Somebody Loan Me A Dime

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Total Tracks: 11   Total Length: 43:29

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07.27.11
Arguably the biggest sleeper in Alligator's catalog
2009 | Label: Alligator Records

This is arguably the biggest sleeper in Alligator’s catalog. Robinson was a hard-luck journeyman when he swung these sweet, sophisticated blues, several of which he’d cut earlier but not as well. That includes the title track, already made semi-famous by Boz Scaggs’s feverish extended jam with Duane Allman; Robinson’s mellow vocals and guitar lines that jab and flow effortlessly return it to its original owner. His jazzy guitar is a seasoned extension of B.B. King’s style while his vocals pour on the pathos.

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Ten Stars

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This is quite possibly the greatest blues album of the last 40 years. Absolutely magnificent.

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One of the most subtly satisfying electric blues albums of the ’70s. Fenton Robinson never did quite fit the “Genuine Houserocking Music” image of Alligator Records — his deep, rich baritone sounds more like a magic carpet than a piece of barbed wire, and he speaks in jazz-inflected tongues, full of complex surprises. The title track hits with amazing power, as do the chugging “The Getaway,” a hard-swinging “You Say You’re Leaving,” and the minor-key “You Don’t Know What Love Is.” In every case, Robinson had recorded them before, but thanks to Bruce Iglauer’s superb production, a terrific band, and Robinson’s musicianship, these versions reign supreme. – Bill Dahl

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