Tinsley Ellis, Hell or High Water - 56m 53s

Tracks & Durations

1. Hell or High Water	4:59
2. Hooked	3:47
3. Mystery to Me	5:36
4. Love Comes Knockin'	2:21
5. Stuck in Love	6:38
6. Real Bad Way	4:00
7. All Rumors Are True	4:11
8. All I Can Do	4:08
9. Love Me by Phone	5:21
10. Feelin' No Pain	8:03
11. Ten Year Day	4:39
12. Set Love Free	2:59

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Review

Tinsley Ellis has earned a reputation for heavy blues-rock guitar since he quit Atlanta's Heartfixers in 1987. Often it's been a little too heavy, ignoring the dynamic nuances that bring out the emotional nature of the blues. But Ellis's first album for Telarc lightens up just enough, so the sweet-and-high six-string intro to "Stuck in Love" enhances the song's guitar melody and the tenderness of his lyrics. He aims for a softer, thinner tone on "Real Bad Way" and turns "Feel No Pain" into a slow, soulful essay in guitar anxiety, full of telling fills, bends, and solo breaks. He also plays some acoustic numbers that allow the butter-and-black-pepper tones of his Southern-accented voice to emerge. Not that Ellis is playing things too cool; there's still plenty of guitar fire all over this record. It's just that he's learned to control the burning. --Ted Drozdowski

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