Them Update Blues
1995 studio album by Lowell Fulson
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Them Update Blues is an album by the American musician Lowell Fulson, released in 1995.[1][2] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[3] Them Update Blues was Fulson's second album for Bullseye Blues as well as his final studio album.[4][5]
| Them Update Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Blues, West Coast blues | |||
| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | Bullseye Blues | |||
| Producer | Ron Levy | |||
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Production
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide |  [12] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [13] |
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | [14] |
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that "these are picture-perfect West Coast blues—like fine brandy—smooth and sensuous with just the right edge."[14] Stereo Review said that Fulson's "electric-guitar playing, juke-joint raw, wastes no notes, and his simultaneously gruff and mellow vocals get the job done with economy."[15] The Retford, Gainsborough and Worksop Times noted that Fulson maintains "very high musical standards with gritty commitment."[16]
The Age praised Fulson's "unhurried voice and flowing guitar" on "Sun Going Down".[9] The Lake Geneva Regional News labeled the music "seductive and spiky."[17] Metro Silicon Valley opined that "Sun Going Down" "ranks up there with the best of the West Coast blues pioneer's midnight-hour grinders, while the title track percolates with the down-home soul of Memphis-cooked stew."[8]
AllMusic noted Fulson's "customary biting guitar and insinuating vocals."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "What's the Matter Baby" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Think About It" | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Don't Lie" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "My Secret Love" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Sun Going Down" | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Get On Down (Them Update Blues)" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Lonely Man" | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Forty-Four" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Too Soon to Tell" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Not a Dime" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "L & L Special" | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 42:31 | |