★★★★★
Track Listing: 1. That's Right!2. We Can't Make It3. Shame, Shame, Shame4. How Long Will It Last?5. You're Driving Me Crazy6. Ocean Of Tears Personnel: Bob Enos Style: Blues Read more reviews of That A few numbers: 40 band alumnae, 35 years, 16 albums, 4 Grammy Award nominations, and 2 W.C. Handy Awards since the group was founded by keyboardist Al Copley and guitarist Duke Robillard...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
After more than 25 years, Roomful of Blues hassettled into the role of the Respected Pros. That's good and bad. Sure, they choose the classiest jump and blues material(Count Basie, Larry Williams) and deliver it in their bestroadhouse style. But too many times they choke on their own good taste, settling into smooth grooves that fizzle rather thanexplode. Turn It On! Turn It Up! is a worthwhile workout, but you'd expect a little moresweat. B
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Credit them or blame them, but in Roomful of Blues was one of ? if not THE ? first of the wave of "retro" bands. Blame not RoB for the sharkskin trendoids and poseurs that came in their wake (though it's prob'ly safe to say the retro-swing/lounge thing is by now pretty much over - besides, RoB goes back to the late 60s), but when this album was released in 1977 on Island Records there really wasn't anybody else (on a major label, anyway) doing what they did...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Few bands could survive the loss of three key members, but Roomful of Blues has endured numerous personnel shakeups in its 31-year existence. There Goes The Neighborhood marks a change in both personnel and attitude for the legendary ensemble. Now that trombonist Carl Querfurth is gone, guitarist Chris Vachon appears to wield more influence. The emphasis is more on straight-ahead blues with fewer swing tunes, though there's enough swing here to keep long-time fans happy...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
In commemorating its 30th anniversary as a label, Rounder Records is releasing 30 retrospective albums containing exceptional songs culled from its 3,000-plus albums. One full CD is appropriately devoted to Roomful of Blues, the great Providence-based jump band that's toured the world an average of 200 days per year for 32 years now. Roomful is an institution in the jump-blues tradition established by such mid-century artists as Big Joe Turner and Wynonie Harris...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Mentioning that little has changed for a band in nearly 35 years might sound like a criticism, but forRoomful of Blues, that's actually a compliment. After more personal shifting than Savoy Brown and with saxist Rich Lataille as the only remaining original member, the Rhode Island-based jump blues outfit still swings with the passion and precision they exhibited three decades ago...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
This Christmas platter adds another page to Roomful's voluminous releases for Rounder's Varrick and Bullseye Blues imprints. Their only holiday album is a unique collection of some of the greatest R&B; Christmas tunes of all time, including Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run," Fats Domino's "I Told Santa Claus" and Lloyd Glenn's "Christmas Celebration...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Decent to good R&B-influenced; jump and party blues. This group has always been great live; their albums have always been mixed affairs, and this was no different.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
With its second release for the Alligator label, the journeyman Rhode Island ensemble maintains its reputation as no-nonsense keepers of retro-flavored horn-based upbeat blues. The band's previous album was nominated for a Grammy and this one maintains the energy, taste, and passion it has always supplied in its cover choices, while delivering some excellent original material...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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