HARRY MANX
Wise and Otherwise
NorthernBlues Music
· "Album leaves reviewer speechless."
Anyone who reviews records occasionally errs on the side of generosity, awarding four stars where three would have been more appropriate. Whatever. But now and again the sheer brilliance and completeness of an album makes a mockery of the whole ranking system. This is one such album.
Wise and Otherwise is Harry Manx’s follow-up to last year’s Dog My Cat. That was very good, but this is far, far better. Once again Manx mixes up acoustic blues with Indian ragas to produce a seamless sound that you never want to stop. Luxuriously but artfully produced by Jordy Sharp (as was its predecessor), there simply isn’t a false moment on the whole CD. Case in point: just listen to what Manx does to B.B. King’s "Thrill is Gone" or Hendrix’s "Foxy Lady."
"If you only buy one album this year…." Well, you know how it goes. But seriously, music just doesn’t get any better than this. No number of stars could do this CD justice. Just buy it.
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