Recorded LIVE... Tab Benoit has gone the live route before on his recordings, and he's smart to keep reminding listeners every so often that that's where he's at his best. Which is not to take away from Benoit's studio recordings, all of which are admirable showcases for his consistently solid blues guitar chops and gritty vocalizing. As on the last effort, Benoit is backed here by the New Orleans fixture Louisiana's Leroux, who provide the kind of muscular foundation that makes Benoit's funk that much funkier. They're all most at home when churning out a basic boogie, but on the occasions when they lay low, Benoit finds a deeper connection with the soul of New Orleans, a soul that, in this post-Katrina age, we all need to connect with more than ever. Released in 2008, 11 tracks, including:
01- Night Train
02- Solid Simple Things
03- Darkness
04- Too Sweet For Me
05- Moon Comin' Over the Hill
06- Lost In Your Lovin'
07- Rendezvous With the Blues
08- Fever For the Bayou
09- New Orleans Ladies
10- Muddy Bottom Blues
11- Stackolina