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A Touch of Someone Else's Class

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Download links and information about A Touch of Someone Else's Class by Black Diamond Heavies. This album was released in 2008 and it belongs to Blues, Rock, Punk, Alternative genres. It contains 11 tracks with total duration of 40:17 minutes.

Artist: Black Diamond Heavies
Release date: 2008
Genre: Blues, Rock, Punk, Alternative
Tracks: 11
Duration: 40:17
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Nutbush City Limits 3:01
2. Everything Is Everything 3:51
3. Numbers 22 2:54
4. Bidin' My Time 5:16
5. Take a Ride 4:40
6. Solid Gold 2:35
7. Smoothe It Out 2:58
8. Make Love Time 3:31
9. Oh, Sinnerman 4:25
10. Loose Yourself 3:42
11. Happy Hour 3:24

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Nashville's Black Diamond Heavies spent a lot of time on the road after the release of their first album, 2007's Every Damn Time, and you can hear the lessons of dozens of sweatbox gigs on their second full-length set, 2008's A Touch of Someone Else's Class. While James Leg (aka John Wesley Myers) on vocals and keys and Van Campbell on drums sounded tight and fiery the first time around, on their sophomore LP they sound tougher, harder, and practically incendiary; the duo's blues gestures are just as solid as before, but there's an emotional weight and an almost telepathic synergy between Leg and Campbell that makes their fine first record seem like a rough demo by comparison, and the songs rock harder and crazier than ever before. Leg often sounded like he was trying to channel Tom Waits on the BDH's debut, and not in a good way, but while the raspy growl of his voice still bears more than a passing resemblance to Waits, this time he sounds more like an inheritor of the great vocal tradition of Howlin' Wolf and Captain Beefheart, and it's a welcome improvement. Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys produced and recorded these sessions, and while his approach feels pretty hands-off, the results suggest having a more sympathetic hand behind the board was a real help for the band. And when a band's originals sound as good as covers of stuff by Tina Turner, Nina Simone, and T-Model Ford, there's no question it must be doing something right. In short, if you want to hear some blues-shot rock that'll kick your butt and make you love it, A Touch of Someone Else's Class is one album you need to hear.