Killin' Time

• Artist: Backtrack Blues Band
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1991
• Genre: Blues

Review

Some Black separatists will tell you that white musicians are incapable of playing the blues convincingly -- that they don't have it in them to play genuinely gritty blues. But that silly and racist myth is exploded by the Backtrack Blues Band, a white blues-rock unit whose influences include Louisiana swamp blues, Chicago blues and the innovations of John Lee Hooker. A few of the tunes on Killin' Time are unremarkable, but most of the time, these guys are as confident as they are infectious. Backtrack isn't afraid to play dirty and lowdown, and that lack of slickness works to the Florida quintet's advantage on smokers like "Come On to Me Mama," "Cruisin' for a Bluesin' " and "Babe Oh Babe." Backtrack throws us a curveball with "Don't Need Nobody," a 1970s-type funk tune along the lines of Tower of Power. Although far from well-known, Killin' Time is definitely worth searching for. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Killin' Time		Backtrack Blues Band
Heavy Built Woman		Backtrack Blues Band
Cruisin' for a Bruisin'		Backtrack Blues Band
Like It or Not		Backtrack Blues Band
Work to Do		Backtrack Blues Band
Babe Oh Babe		Backtrack Blues Band
Come on to Me Mama		Backtrack Blues Band
Don't Need Nobody		Backtrack Blues Band
I Make My Home in Florida		Backtrack Blues Band
You'll Come Back Someday		Backtrack Blues Band

Credits

Sloppy Joel (Vocals), Rick Miller (Engineer), Bob Chatham (Art Direction), Sonny Charles (Harmonica (Amplified)), Mike Fuller (Mastering), Sloppy Joel (Bass), Sonny Charles (Harmonica), Bryan Bassett (Mixing), Gary Babich (Drums), Pete Carr (Mixing), Sonny Charles (Vocals), Little Johnny Walter (Vocals), Little Johnny Walter (Guitar (Rhythm))

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