Mason Ruffner - Mason Ruffner / Gypsy Blood
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Artist: Mason RuffnerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-05-26
Music Label: AMERICAN BEAT
Soundtracks:
- Just Be My Friend
- Last Moon
- Gamblin' Fever
- Down To New Orleans
- Bon Ton Roule
- Gravediggers
- Ain't Nothin' But Trouble
- Stranded
- Lay It On Me
- Serenata
- Gypsy Blood
- Fightin' Back
- Dancin' On Top Of The World
- Distant Thunder
- Courage
- Runnin'
- Under Your Spell
- Red Hot Lover
- Baby, I Don't Care No More
- Ain't Gonna Get It
Music reviews of Mason Ruffner / Gypsy Blood
Music Review: MASON RUFFNER/GYPSY BLOOD
Rating: 4 Stars
One disc 78 minutes approximately. The sound is clean and crisp,with good space between the vocals and the instruments. The original vinyl LP was a bit warmer which gave Ruffner's voice an extra smoothness,but this sounds quite good.
This is a re-release of Ruffner's first two albums from 1985 ("Mason Ruffner") and 1987 ("Gypsy Blood"),and are still considered his best albums.
For those unfamiliar with Ruffner,his voice is one part Texas growl,one part New Orleans "Big Easy" smoothness,and one part Bob Dylan,with a bit of Mark Knopfler (of DIRE STRAITS) somewhere in there. Dylan's style and sound is probably the most apparent on first listening to these tracks. His timing and vocal inflection,at times,is very close to Dylan's style. That's okay because Ruffner has the songs,the arranging skills,and the instrumental (guitar) firepower to put it together and come out with something all his own. Both these albums are basically Ruffner and rhythm section. The first album was produced by Rick Derringer (who also contributed guitar,bass,synthesizers,and background vocals)while the second was produced by Dave Edmunds (who played guitar and sang background on a few tracks) so the feel of these two albums is close to seamless. A good songwriter,Ruffner wrote almost everything on these two albums except one track (the great "Bon Ton Roule") which helps blend these albums together.
The tracks are a mixture of a few slower tunes mixed with straight ahead rockers,with Ruffner's vocals and his sometimes incendiary guitar always in the forefront. On both albums the drums play an important part in setting up the rhythms that enable Ruffner to soar both vocally and on guitar (his guitar style is faintly reminiscent,but a bit smoother,of Stevie Ray Vaughn with a bit of that New Orleans "good time" tone),which impressed a number of guitar-slingers,such as the previously mentioned SRV and Carlos Santana,among others. Bob Dylan was likewise impressed with Ruffner's songs and his instrumental sound so much that he hired Ruffner to play on his "Oh Mercy" album. Most listeners seem to like the first album over the second. The addition of a synthesizer on "Gypsy Blood" sometimes gets in the way of Ruffner's guitar,and now sounds a bit dated. However,there are a number of fine tunes on the second album,along with his fiery guitar playing,which is always something to hear. His note choice,coupled with his speed on the fret board is always just right,combined with the aforementioned SRV tone,which most good guitar players from Texas seem to possess to some degree.
Mason Ruffner is an important songwriter,vocalist,and guitar player. His songs are well written,and combined with his instrumental skills, make the release of these two albums on one cd a great buy. Hopefully more people will pick up on Ruffner,and in the future,hopefully,he will release some new material that combines his many skills. Skills that are very apparent all through these tracks.
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