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Blues’ where Davey’s laconic vocal tells us that is exactly where he was raised and
pays homage to what has gone before. ‘Walking Easy’ is a mellower performance
somewhere between southern rock and country, though the raw ‘Ain’t No Good For

Me’ is close to a boogie blues with some fine, dirty electric guitar, and ‘Mid Memphis
Blues’ hits a fine rocking groove.

There is a soul touch to the moody ‘What You Gonna Do’, whilst is that a tinge of

Freddie King’s ‘Going Down’ I detect on the loud ‘Six Feet In The Ground’? There is
a subtle rock tinge to ‘Going Down In Mississippi’, another grooving blues tribute
to Davey’s home area. The closing ‘Woman’ I Love’ is a rocking modern blues,

making for a fine end to a very enjoyable, feel-good blues set.

Norman Darwen

(www.daveyjonesmusic.com)

Laurence Jones—On My Own—Ron Records

Laurence Jones is an award winning and critically ac-

claimed blues rock artist from Liverpool. He is well
known on the blues circuit and has a loyal following
across the UK and Europe. With this debut solo album

Laurence is going back to his blues roots with just an
acoustic guitar and vocal.

The album opens with ‘One Life’ a stomping slide guitar
number and ‘Life I Made’ follows on from where that one left off. ‘On My Own’ has
a nice Eric Bibb style to it, I really liked this one. ‘Get Back Up’ is another foot tapper

whilst ‘Ain’t Coming Back No More’ is a nice boogie style blues.

‘Change My Ways’ is another upbeat slide blues followed by a more rootsy offering
with ‘I Gave My Life To You’. ‘I’m Giving Up’ has a more jazzy edge to it with some
tasty guitar licks thrown in. ‘Do You Feel The Same’ has a great drive to it before a
change of pace with ‘Middle Of The Night’ which once again brings to mind Eric

Bibb. The album closes with ‘Beautiful’ which has a different vibe to it, sort of
blending a Led Zeppelin III style of acoustic guitar with a more pop style chorus.

Laurence’s acoustic guitar work is exemplary throughout which of course you
might expect and his vocal style is strong and clear so you can take in his simple yet
effective personal and reflective lyrics.

Tempo wise all of these original songs are upbeat and of a similar pace which could

raise a challenge to the listener. However, what makes this album work for me is the
subtle use of vocal effects, stomps, handclaps etc to add interest and keep the
listener locked in. I think some of the credit for that has to go to Wayne Proctor who