Bullfrog Brown
Uncooked
KWAQ Records
2006
(23'53")

Let's have the same team and do it again. Even better. Indeed, after their excellent Snakes & Devils, already reviewed here, Bullfrog Brown seems to have improved their style, or maybe their blues simply has matured. Unless it's the extra time they spent together on the road, on stage and in the studio ? Nevertheless, here's the obvious result : country blues to die for. With both respect for the tradition and that inevitable modern sound due to the fact this was recorded in a studio of our time. The nucleus still consists of Alar Kriisa on vocals, Üllar Kärt on harmonicas and Andres Roots, the guy with a predestined last name on guitars (slide, reso, etc), composer and producer of every title on this little jewel. They added the talents of Peeter Pilk on doublebass and mandolin here, Raul Terep on drums there, and, as an icing on the cake, Marju Varblane on violin. Yes, a little jewel indeed, and that maybe the only flaw on this CD : less than 25 minutes, 6 numbers only, that's just enough to make one crave for more. Let's wish this gets reissued soon with the addition of as many songs of the same quality. This EP will be commercially available, it should be on Black Cat CD in the US, Woodchuck Guitars in Europe, and as mp3s on Green Bullet soon.

René Malines