Brian Ritchie

The Blend

Brian Ritchie - The Blend

01/01/1987

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All Music Guide Review

"Dedicated to Sun Ra, Son House and my son Silas," Violent Femmes' bassist Brian Ritchie's solo debut The Blend is a diverse affair that melds his alt-rock background with funk, blues and Eastern instruments. Joined by numerous guests, Ritchie sings and plays guitar, accordion, banjo, flute, recorder and more; his songs are equally ambitious, ranging from the self-explanatory "Arab Song" (performed on the arabic tabla) to the gritty funk exercise "Alphabet." And The Blend isn't just dedicated to Sun Ra; Ritchie also covers the spaceman's "Nuclear War," although his eccentric rendition of the blues standard "John the Revelator" bears little resemblance to Son House's version -- or, for that matter, to any previously recorded stab at the song. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

The Blend Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Alphabet
  • 5:23

  • 2
  • Two Fat Dogs
  • 3:44

  • 3
  • Austrian Anthill
  • 1:13

  • 4
  • Days of the Blend
  • 3:38

  • 5
  • Doin' the Best We Can
  • 2:27

  • 6
  • Arab Song
  • 3:00

  • 7
  • Feast of Fools
  • 3:29

  • 8
  • Nuclear War
  • 4:10

  • 9
  • The Toad
  • 3:03

  • 10
  • John the Revelator
  • 3:14

  • 11
  • Song of the Highest Tower
  • 1:52

    • Credits of The Blend

    • Brian Ritchie
    • Banjo, Bass, Flute, Guitar, Accordion, Arranger, Recorder, Tom-Tom, Vocals, Producer, Main Performer, ?, Conch, 6-String Bass, Jaw Harp

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