Eddie Taylor Jr. – Stop Breaking Down

Accompanying Eddie on this latest album is Tony Palmer on 2^nd guitar, Greg McDaniel on bass, Timothy Taylor on Drums, and Harmonica Hinds and Bob Waleso sharing duties on harmonica. In this new set of songs they cover everything from the jazzy Ghetto Woman by B.B. King, in which Eddie sounds stylistically similar to the great Fenton Robinson, to a wonderful rendition of the Jimmy Reed classic, “Baby What You Want Me to Do,” where Eddie’s guitar sound pays direct homage to his dad. In an effort to adapt to an increasingly younger audience, he has modernized his style by experimenting with different guitar pedal effects. The results are clearly evident on many of his rock-leaning, distorted guitar solos including a very prominent one featured on Doctor Clayton’s “I Got to Find My Baby.”

Track Listing:
1. I'm a King Bee - 3:16   2. Ghetto Woman - 5:56   3. Kiddio - 4:00   4. Baby What You Want Me to Do (Ode to Jimmy Reed) - 4:54   5. The Sky Is Crying - 5:07   6. I Got to Find My Baby (Before That Evenin' Sun Go Down) - 3:14   7. Baby Please Come Home - 3:22   8. 32-20 Blues - 2:19   9. You Gotta Pay the Price - 4:40   10. Low Down Dirty Shame (Oooh-wee Baby) - 4:17   11. Whiskey Headed Woman - 2:55   12. Stop Breaking Down - 4:41

Personnel:
Eddie Taylor Jr. (vocals, guitar) , Tony Palmer (guitar) , Harmonica Hinds / Bob Waleso (harmonica) , Greg McDaniel (bass) , Timothy Taylor (drums) , and 

Reviews:

1. www.lahoradelblues.com 
Acompañando a Eddie Taylor Jr. en su último álbum se encuentran Tony Palmer como segundo guitarra, Greg McDaniel al bajo, Timothy Taylor a la batería, junto a Harmonica Hinds y Bob Waleso a las armónicas. Este puñado de buenas canciones con las que nos encontramos cubren todo el espectro del blues de Chicago, tanto el clásico como el más moderno, con temas como “Ghetto Woman” de B.B. King en la que Eddie suena estilísticamente similar al gran e inolvidable Fenton Robinson, o la maravillosa versión del clásico de Jimmy Reed “Baby What You Want Me To Do”, donde el limpio y cristalino sonido de guitarra de Eddie Taylor Jr. rinde homenaje a su padre. En un esfuerzo considerable para adaptarse a un público cada vez más joven, Eddie ha ido modernizando su estilo, experimentando incluso con diferentes pedales y efectos de guitarra, de los que sale muy airoso. El resultado es un disco altamente satisfactorio y ello se hace evidente en muchos de sus solos de claro matiz rockero en ocasiones suavemente distorsionados por la pedalera que emplea, especialmente en la canción de Doctor Clayton “I Got To Find My Baby”. Un buen disco de blues de Chicago si no fuera por el armonicista Bob Waleso que está fuera de lugar y estropea en ocasiones las canciones en las que interviene.MUY BUENO.

Backing Eddie Taylor Jr. in his last album you will find Tony Palmer on second guitar, Greg McDaniel on bass, Timothy Taylor on drums, together with Harmonica Hinds and Bob Waleso on harmonica. The handful of good songs that form the album cover a wide range of Chicago blues, both traditional and actual ones, with songs like "Ghetto Woman" by B.B. King where Eddie sounds stylistically similar to the great and unforgettable Fenton Robinson, or the wonderful version of Jimmy Reed’s "Baby What You Want Me To Do," where the neat and crystal sound of Eddie Taylor Jr.’s guitar pays tribute to his father. On a big effort to adapt himself to an increasingly young audience, Eddie has modernized his style, experimenting with different pedals and guitar effects and he has really succeeded. The result is a highly satisfactory album, which becomes evident in many of his rocky solos that sometimes have a gently pedal distortion, especially in Doctor Clayton’s song "I Got To Find My Baby".  This is a good Chicago blues album if it was not for harmonica player Bob Waleso who does not contribute to a good final result and sometimes spoils the songs where he plays. VERY GOOD.