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This thirteen track album was recorded in Paris, Nashville, Montreal, Fort
Lauderdale, and Sheffield.

The opener, ‘Just Need Me’, is an enticing, loping, jangling, shuffling rumble. ‘I Can’t
Get Enough of you’, is a poppy/rocking plea for love or more mistreatment? Whereas
‘Did U See Judy?’ is a breezy upbeat, hand clapping, bubbly keyboard and guitar

number with echoes of a stabbing reggae bass line. On ‘Change My Ways’ a wailing
guitar, hurting horns and popping organ punctuates, a lamenting tale of
unfaithfulness. A sorrow filled foot-tapping ‘I Got the Blues’ enticingly entwines a

blues piano with a touch of hip-hop and vinyl scratching.

‘Savigny-Sur-Orge’, is a sad ballad, with sympathetic guitar, piano and horns. While,
‘What’s The Matter With You?’ is an upbeat, searing organ filled rocker.

‘Saving Angel’, has an enticingly rolling, honky tonk piano and a slipping and sliding
guitar. Towering horns, introduces the heartfelt ballad ‘I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye’,
as rolling piano and guitar entwines with emotion, Manu’s raw, raspy vocals suit

the mood.

The questioning ‘Could It Be Love’, introduces a breezy European feel, with rustling
backing vocals and insistent guitar adding to the emotion. ‘Make it Right’, is quite

simply a goodtime piano, guitar and hand clapping foot-tapper.

‘Man On A Mission’, is a strident, percussion fuelled guitar rocker filled with purpose
and finally, ‘Une Nuit’, is a lazy, hazy French lyric number with a sweetly tender

nostalgic feel (I think?).

Recommended!

Brian Harman

Randy Lee Riviere—Farmhand Blues—Wilderness
Records

In the past, Randy equally divided his twin passions:

music in Nashville and the Montana wildlife, now as a
retired wildlife biologist, he focuses solely upon his
music.

Here, with this new album he continues his recent
collaborations with Producer and Drummer Tom
Hambridge. Joining Randy, vocals, guitar, are guitarists;

Doug Lancio, Bob Britt, and Michael Saint-Leon (also on
harmonica), Mike Rojas; keyboards, and Robert Kearns; bass.

The music is mostly whisky soaked, rocking Americana and blues, ‘Downtown’, is

scorching, guitar laden mid-paced rocking tale of Saturday night good times.

The prowling ‘Big On A Bender’, explains the possible perils, such as; going to the
toilet when handcuffed by the police.