Black Tornado (album)

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Black Tornado
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Studio album by
Magic Slim & the Teardrops
Released1998
StudioHot Ham & Cheese
Genre Blues, Chicago blues
Label Blind Pig
Producer Dick Shurman
Magic Slim & the Teardrops chronology
See What You're Doin' to Me
(1998)		Black Tornado
(1998)		Snakebite
(2000)

Black Tornado is an album by the American musician Magic Slim, released in 1998. [1] [2] He was backed by his band, the Teardrops. [3] Magic Slim supported the album with a North American tour. [4] The album title is a reference to his nickname. [5] Black Tornado won a AFIM Indie Award for electric blues album of the year. [6]

Contents

Production

Recorded at Hot Ham & Cheese, in Chicago, the album was produced by Dick Shurman. [7] [8] Shurman urged Magic Slim to choose songs that he had not before recorded. [9] "Still a Fool" is a cover of the Muddy Waters song. [10] Magic Slim's son Shawn Holt made his recording debut on "Young Man's Blues", contributing guitar and vocals. [11] The title track is an instrumental. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Dayton Daily News B [14]
Los Angeles Times A [15]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
The Tampa Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The St. Petersburg Times called the tracks "studies in wrenching guitar jams." [16] The Dayton Daily News labeled the album "elegant in its simplicity... No one instrument dominates on any track." [14] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "Magic Boogie" "treads the line separating John Lee Hooker and ZZ Top." [10] The Los Angeles Times deemed Black Tornado "sweaty, rockin', roadhouse blues by a master of the craft." [15] The San Diego Union-Tribune praised the "passionate, full-force style of Chicago blues that doesn't concern itself with dressing up." [17] The Boston Herald included Black Tornado on its list of the best albums of 1998. [18]

AllMusic noted that "the original material is up to the 50-percent mark, making this their most adventuresome outing to date." [13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Jealous Man" 
2."Wake Me Up Early" 
3."Still a Fool" 
4."Black Tornado" 
5."Playin' with My Mind" 
6."I Can't Trust My Woman" 
7."Magic Boogie" 
8."You've Got Bad Intentions" 
9."Crazy Woman" 
10."Young Man's Blues" 
11."It's Alright" 
12."Love Like I Wanna" 

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