'The Tweedale Press' review, 2001
Sometimes rarely but just sometimes, a CD just arrives. However it's almost unique for it to be of the quality of Mojave Dust. And in one of those quirks of fate, as I prepared to review it the title track was played on Paul Jones' R'B show on Radio 2. What Kevin Brown re-affirms, emphatically is that to play the blues all you need is a guitar, a voice and a wagonload of belief, wagonload was not the first word that 'Sprang to mind but you get the idea. If I tell you that alongside the the self-penned numbers there is only one cover, Robert'J,ohnson's Travelling Riverside Blues, it will Give you some idea of what Brown is offering. Throughout the album you can hear strings being bent as he leaves Life red-raw and bleeding in the wake of some real gritty blues.
Biographical detail is scant born in Lancashire his;.first album Picking Good Tunes was released in 1984, The other true statement is that he is not as yet, a household name The-question has to be why?'Hi Si Subtle earthy slide guitar dovetails with a rasping, powerfull voice to broduce music without compromise. It's the solitary,atmosphere that Moiave Dust creates that is its greatest delight. This is not just a dozen songs burned on to a CD, it's a personal performance for all those lucky enough to own it. Strangely I've reviewed this without picking out any individual tracks and that's testament to the album as a whole experience. Pick any one of the 12 and you will find a steamy sensual example of the blues at its very best. Better still do what I did, sit back open something cold and lose vourself for an hour or so. It's the healthiest out of body experience on the go. But at the end of the journey comes one of the most beautiful songs When Saturday Comes, it's not about football it's about life and passion and surely that's the blues. Michael Mee, the Tweedale Press Group.
