11/23/2018 0 Comments Robert Randolph ColorblindRobert Randolph The Family Band ColorblindRobert Randolph & The Family Band started as critics darlings with its 2002 debut, Live at The Wetlands. Its swampy sound, built around Randolphs pedal steel guitar, has evolved through its follow-up, Unclassified, into a progressively more accessible mix of bluesy rock and pop as its jam-band live shows earned it the opening slot for Dave Matthews Band, among others. Matthews and violinist Leroi Moore join the crew here for Love Is the Only Way, and, though the collaboration seems a lukewarm one at first, several listens find it improving. Part of Colorblinds accessibility enhancement is its guest list, including soulstress Leela James and guitar hero Eric Clapton. The best cuts, though, are all Randolph and family. Aint Nothing Wrong With That and the single, Thrill of It All, are both top-down, rolling-down-the-highway jams. The latter sounds more than a little like dcTalks Minds Eye. Randolph must be quite a fan because Deliver Me also sports dcTalks influence; and he and Clapton revisit the Doobie Brothers Jesus Is Just Alright, famously covered on Free at Last. Robert Randolph - Colorblind - Amazon. The one good thing about coming to this CD almost a year late is that I don't have to wait so long for the next Robert. What a kick to hear Eric Clapton singing the Jesus, Hes my friend bridge. Angels is a pop-meets-neo-soul-with-a-little-simmering-guitar-thrown-in slow burnera charming, VH1-ready gem. And the Family goes full-on gospel with Blessed. If many of those titles sound rather familiar, they are; youd struggle to find much originality in the lyrics department. ![]() Thankful N Thoughtful and Homecoming quickly grow monotonous, though the former does allow Randolph a lengthy guitar jam. But, on balance, this is an energetic, fun recordperhaps better suited to a summer road trip than for fall. It seems geared to boosting the bands profile and keeping the accolades rolling in. BEAU BLACK- CCMMagazine.com. This has actually come across to me as a great boo A wonderful read. Anyone who's watched his Constitution Class or listened to his radio shows over the years, there's not exactly anything new here but it's nice reading all his Constitutional arguments all in one place. Badnarik does an amazing job breaking down each and every part of our Constitution in layman's terms and extrapolates a bit to offer perspectives that are sorely lacking today in our public schools, media, and even from ourselves.
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