★★★★★
This is a live, 12-song set recorded at Hugh's Room in T-O with Graham Guest on piano, Tom Bona on drums and Mike Turenne on electric bass. Several tracks, like Here Comes the Sun, are just Foley and her acoustic guitar. Foley writes five of the tracks here - her Change is telling of the songwriter's gifts - with other titles from Memphis Minnie (Me and My Chauffeur, Bad Luck Woman), W.C. Handy (Careless Love) and Reed Hatcher James (You Don't Have to Go)...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
After a pleasant debut, an Austin-based Canadian comes up an original. Blues in form, she's girl-group in spirit--"Cry for Me" steps as lightly as the Magic Sam covers, and the Earl Hooker tribute has the weight of a charming novelty. Just don't trifle with her--not unless you can name another blueswoman who'd lead three instrumentals on a single album, or call her a liar when she goes out on "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" and "Annie's Drifting Heart...
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-17
★★★★★
No text for this review; see http://robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
dirty old rock and roll gal ("Where the Action Is," "Stupid Girl")
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
No text for this review; see http://robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-06-06
★★★★★
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Sue Foley actually transcends the blues with these 11 self-penned tunes, incorporating elements of rock and folk. At least one critic has called Foley a female Bob Dylan, and the characterization is not entirely off the mark. Though not as nasal a singer as Dylan, Foley also possesses a limited vocal range. However, she uses her voice to great advantage here...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Sue Foley is one of the best blues guitarists around, male or female. While her guitar work is more versatile than ever, her songwriting skills have also matured. The knock against the Canadian artist is that she can't sing. To these ears, however, Foley's vocals have improved greatly from album to album, to the point where her singing today is far better than adequate...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Not long ago I reviewed Tab Benoit's new album and recalled how some blues records seem to fall flat on their face when compared to that performer's sizzling live shows. I recalled seeing Marcia Ball in Providence, Rhode Island and then found myself utterly disappointed in the transfer of her energy to the studio. Sue Foley rings some of these same bells for me...
- www.popmatters.com
2008-11-11
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