Bootleg Blues: Live at Temperance | ||||
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Live album by Trevor Babajack Steger & Jesse Benns | ||||
Released | 07 June 2023 | |||
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Bootleg Blues: Live at Temperance is the fourth album by Trevor Babajack Steger. It is a live album featuring Jesse Benns on percussion, known collectively as the Trevor Babajack Duo.[1]
The album was recorded live at Temperance Bar in Leamington Spa, UK, and features songs from Steger's first three albums, some of them played in an alternate fashion due to Benns' added percussion rhythms.[2]
Track listing
- "Sawdust Man (Live)"
- "River Song (Live)"
- "Devil Inside (Live)"
- "Solemn Truth and Barefaced Lies (Live)"
- "Red Dress (Live)"
- "Ambler Gambler (Live)"
- "Black Water/Rambling Man (Live)"
- ""Deep River Blues (Live)"
- "Mary Oh Mary (Live)"
- "Black Dog (Live)"
- "Went Out Walking (Live)"
- "Brownsville (Live)"
Reception
The album was positively received upon release, entering the UK Blues charts at number 21.[3] Spill Magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, with reviewer Aaron Badgley summarising, "Bootleg Blues: Live At Temperance is a great example of a solid, energetic live album. Although Trevor Babajack has recorded studio albums, the idea of releasing a live album was very smart. It allows fans to revisit the show, and also demonstrates the energy they have on stage. It shows two guys on stage, having fun and producing astounding music."[4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes:
- Trevor Babajack Steger – vocals, guitar, Weissenborn, Dobro, harmonica
- Jesse Benns – cajón, percussion
- Patrick Murphy - Mixing and Mastering
References
- ↑ "Bootleg Blues - New Album". trevorbabajacksteger.
- ↑ "Blues in the South Magazine - Album Review". Blues in the South Magazine.
- ↑ "UK Blues Charts Top 40". UK Blues Charts.
- ↑ "Spill Magazine Album review: Bootleg Blues".