This record was chosen to play by my girlfriend, and we both had similar reactions. The first three songs are all covers in a roots-rock/blues vein, not necessarily bad, but conservative and lacking a distinguishing vocal personality. The fourth song and title track was probably the best song, but skipped on my record every five seconds or so, making it unlistenable by circumstance. Unfortunately for Mr. McClinton, when deciding what records I want to keep, a record that skips is a circumstance that detracts points indeed. I'm not sure if this record would have made it anyways, as again, although I wouldn't say the music was bad, it didn't stand out either. So as such, fairly or unfairly, to the blue bin this record goes.
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