Multi-instrumentalist and foremost harmonica virtuoso Hook Herrera is no stranger to our little country. After several years of absence, he has recently performed at include the Kwadendamme Blues Festival. He seems to have been quite ill and was almost even deceased. Luckily he recovered again and let that show through action and over again by releasing a new album "No Matter What I Do".
As a child he learned to play the accordion, but his older brother taught him to play the blues guitar. On his sixth album "No Matter What I Do" is flanked by great musicians. Billy Gibbons, Junior Watson and Kirk Fletcher playing guitar, John Bazz and Greg Boaz handling the bass and Matt Abts and Stephen Hodges on drums, the parties where. Hook himself and is featured on harmonica, slide guitar, claves, cajon and he sings. Of the eleven songs, eight written by himself.
The first song, the title track "No Matter What I Do" is doing in terms of singing and harmonica playing immediately to mind Sonny Boy Williamson. A real old fashioned blues with this beautiful tribute to the old master. That he (his) feelings can perform well demonstrated by the complaining "Just How I Feel". The guitar Kirk Fletcher brings soul-like "Sweet Memory" to a higher plane. Then comes the vital "Flamenco Soul" by ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons on guitar and the Spanish-style rhythms, which are provided by Abts on drums and claves and Herrera on cajon. In addition, he sings and plays the harmonica, the good man must still have been enough hands. Beautifully also typical Gibbons-guitar solo.
Then follows with "Learnin '" is a brilliant blues song. Beautifully accompanied on the harmonica he sings about his battle against drink and drugs. A time already long behind him. In my opinion the best song of this album. In the languid "Blue NDN" he takes the slide guitar. A song that fits a warm summer evening, cold beer and tasty there ahead on the guitar. A small relief. With "Might Be A Fool" has done it again with the rest: it is again just a greasy blues as two numbers back. At last Hook blow his lungs out of him on the harmonica. "Son Of God" raises the tempo and makes a noticeable number of danceable fun.
The first song, the title track "No Matter What I Do" is doing in terms of singing and harmonica playing immediately to mind Sonny Boy Williamson. A real old fashioned blues with this beautiful tribute to the old master. That he (his) feelings can perform well demonstrated by the complaining "Just How I Feel". The guitar Kirk Fletcher brings soul-like "Sweet Memory" to a higher plane. Then comes the vital "Flamenco Soul" by ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons on guitar and the Spanish-style rhythms, which are provided by Abts on drums and claves and Herrera on cajon. In addition, he sings and plays the harmonica, the good man must still have been enough hands. Beautifully also typical Gibbons-guitar solo.
Then follows with "Learnin '" is a brilliant blues song. Beautifully accompanied on the harmonica he sings about his battle against drink and drugs. A time already long behind him. In my opinion the best song of this album. In the languid "Blue NDN" he takes the slide guitar. A song that fits a warm summer evening, cold beer and tasty there ahead on the guitar. A small relief. With "Might Be A Fool" has done it again with the rest: it is again just a greasy blues as two numbers back. At last Hook blow his lungs out of him on the harmonica. "Son Of God" raises the tempo and makes a noticeable number of danceable fun.
This is apparently the self-written songs, because the next and last three songs are all covers. It starts with Lightning Slim-known "If You Ever Need Me". Beautifully sung plaintive and understated guitar work of Fletcher adds another dimension. It is a beautiful slow blues with some country influences become. The merger of the song "Had My Fun" and "Going Down Slow" to deliver a song with a smooth rhythm, it is difficult to sit still. The valve is formed by Mexican and sung in Spanish "La Guanabana".
After this CD several times I listened, I can only say that he is better every time I give birth. I can therefore conclude that Hook Herrera has made ??a great CD. I think (and hope) is something more to see him or hear. This is me anyway really enjoyed.
Tracklist:After this CD several times I listened, I can only say that he is better every time I give birth. I can therefore conclude that Hook Herrera has made ??a great CD. I think (and hope) is something more to see him or hear. This is me anyway really enjoyed.
1. No Matter What I Do 3:53
2. Just How I Feel 4:07
3. Sweet Memory 5:13
4. Flamenco Soul 5:14
5. Learnin' 3:42
6. Blue Ndn 4:49
7. Might Be a Fool 3:36
8. Son of God 2:47
9. If You Ever Need Me 3:50
10. Had My Fun 6:44
11. La Guanabana 4:19
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