Big Pete Pearson - The Highway Is Like A Woman

Album: I’m Here Baby - Allmusic review: The blues may be one of the very few musical genres where revivalism -- thanks to the slow pace of change -- was never really necessary. While certain forms, like acoustic blues, have come and gone, electric blues have never really been out of style since Muddy Waters’ time. Better yet, a listener could have fallen asleep for 50 or 60 years after listening to Waters and still be able to “get“ most of the blues scene. Big Pete Pearson isn’t so much a revivalist on I’m Here Baby, then, as he is a traditionalist, drawing on a wide array of familiar blues styles. But while Pearson’s approach might be called tried and true, he nonetheless gains the listener’s attention by delivering songs like “Worried About My Baby“ and “Too Many Drivers“ with persuasive energy and soulfully gruff vocals. The backing band, including a guest list big enough for a blues festival, matches Pearson’s energ