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| In the Spirit | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Holmes Brothers
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $10.38
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 137728
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 011661205628
EAN: 0011661205628
ASIN: B0000002WQ
Release Date: February 14, 1992
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Please Don't Hurt Me - The Holmes Brothers, Harrison, Bob | | • | The Final Round - The Holmes Brothers, Holmes, Wendell | | • | When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - The Holmes Brothers, Hayes, Isaac | | • | Hey, Hey, I Live You - The Holmes Brothers, Johnson, Johnny [2] | | • | None But the Righteous - The Holmes Brothers, Traditional | | • | Squeal Like an Eel - The Holmes Brothers, Holmes, Wendell | | • | Goin' Down Slow - The Holmes Brothers, Oden, James Burke | | • | Ask Me No Questions - The Holmes Brothers, Holmes, Wendell | | • | So Fine - The Holmes Brothers, Falcons [1] | | • | Baby, What You Want Me to Do - The Holmes Brothers, Reed, Jimmy [1] | | • | Up Above My Head - The Holmes Brothers, Traditional |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
With this initial release for the Rounder label, the Holmes Brothers had everyone wondering where they'd been for the past 30 years. The truth is, even after finding their way from the backwoods of Virginia to New York City, it still took decades of dues-paying for Sherman Holmes, Wendell Holmes, and Popsy Dixon to finally hit upon their formula. One can only wish they'd found it sooner, because their unique synthesis of down-home gospel, juke-joint blues, and country is a revelation. Electrifying originals like "The Final Round" and "Squeal Like an Eel" share the limelight with soaring spirituals like "None but the Righteous." Traditional blues like their version of St. Louis Jimmy Oden's "Going Down Slow" showcase the sparkling guitar work of Wendell Holmes. But in the end, it's the trio's harmonizing on "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" that really steals the show. Added bonus of liner notes by music historian Peter Guralnick. --Ken Hohman
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| Customer Reviews:
I'd actually give it 6 stars January 9, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This album and band changed my life. What a debut! And, seeing them at the SPAC Newport Jazz Fest in 1990 was a revelation. No band can deliver like this one can. As far as debuts go, this one ranks up there with Jimi Hendrix's ARE YOU EXPERIENCED and Steve Earle's GUITAR TOWN. THIS IS REAL, DYNAMIC MUSIC.
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