Horny Devil

Straight up!
There's no irony here, surreal or otherwise.

This set of recordings captured Snakefinger in full homage mode; and for a skinny bloke from Tooting, he sure could play the blues.
Backed up by a biggish band (Vestal Virgins and others, including Eric Drew Feldman on bass), one that included a fistful of glorious horns, some gorgeously authentic rich sounds are created: blues standards never sounded so good.

Of all the versions of 'I Can't Be Satisfied' I've heard, none is better than this version, and well worth the bother (of downloading) on its own.

Despite the big band styled jazzy blues making up the majority of this album, there are a couple of numbers Snakey performs solo: 'If You Haven't Any Hay' being particularly wonderful; perfectly accompanied by the most gracefully deft playing.

The final track, the lengthy instrumental 'Stolen Moments', has a marvellous thuggish, noir quality about it, finishing everything off very nicely nicely.

So not your traditional Snakefinger, due to Snakey getting all traditional; but no matter what the genre, you can be certain: Snakefinger could only have done it well.

Snakefinger - Snakefinger's History of the Blues: Live in Europe (1984)

Natural Ball
36 22 36
Cryin For My Baby
I Can't Be Satisfied
Crosscut Saw
Every Day I Have the Blues
If You Haven't Any Hay
You Upset Me Baby
Preachin Blues
These Kind of Blues
Stolen Moments

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