Too Slim The Taildraggers My Body

, Blues From the Album: Blood Moon Year: 2016 Too Slim is Tim Langford and hes been around a while now, playing roots rock and displaying grit, taste, and great chops through his entire discography. Backed by bassist Jeff Shakey Fowlkes and drummer Robert Kearns, Blood Moon doesnt change any of that. The songs range from the Hendrixfueled Evil Mind to the creepy (in a good way) balladry of My Body to the Chuck Berry boogie of Letter all showing off a trio in full command. Langfords guitar playing shows lots of influences, but he manages to make his sound all his own. He has that gift of mixing the dirt with tons of taste, and things get nasty, but never too nasty. Check out the poprocker Get Your Goin Out On for a good example. The tone remains thick through most of the solos, although My Body does have a clean Stratsounding solo over the chiming, chorused rhythm guitars. He also knows how to anchor a song with a riff that wont be let easily out of your head, su