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"…The idiosyncratic phrasing and enunciation of his vocals and his predilection for exploring the lower registers of the guitar give the music a distinctive flavor that places Gotcha By Your Blues among the year's more interesting debuts." JDK, Living Blues "This area has its share of great roots guitarists in the last forty years or so: Roy Clark, Link Wray, Roy Buchanan, and Danny Gatton, to name a few. While only time will tell how Baltimore's Mr. Morris will stack up against these greats, he's certainly gotten off with a bang on Gotcha By Your Blues…When RWM gets going on self-penned tunes, however, the showman emerges and the creative blue juices really start to gush forth…Next up is "Reggie's Cream", which really defines what may someday be known as the Reggie sound. It's an instrumental tour de force not unlike Roy Buchanan's "Pete's Blues". Think equal parts Buchanan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and the elements of RWM. Those special elements emerge again on the superior originals "Left Alone" and "Don't Play With My Feelings." Every time you think about the similarities to SRV, Morris goes off on little tangents on the ax that totally snatch you away from your preoccupation and say "What was that?!" That's creativity. That's what legends are made of. Reggie Wayne Morris just might be one in the making." Greg Allen, East Coast Entertainment "Reggie has a rich, full and expressive voice and knows his way around a guitar. Left Alone is slow blues at its best with Morris' gut-wrenching vocals and intricate picking. You can hardly find a more contemporary theme than on E-Mail Blues. Gotcha By Your Blues is a suitable title for this album. Reggie Wayne Morris proves himself as a bluesman. His original tunes are great; his choice of covers is unique. I found this album captivating…" Carol Sawyer, Washington Blues Society "Thumbs Up"…"To put it quite simply, Reggie has the 'Right Stuff'." Larry Benicewicz, Music Monthly "Hey, record companies, have you heard this cat yet?" Scott Acton, Skyland Blues News "Bluesman Reggie Wayne Morris has come a long way since his days as a Jimi Hendrix tribute act." John D. Johnston, The Enterprise "…When Reggie Wayne and co. plug in, it turns into a volcano!" William B. Smilardo, Chesapeake Entertainment "…Housequakin', backbeat stompin', rhythm and rockin' blues courtesy of Reggie Wayne Morris…" Entertainment Section, The Voice of Southern Maryland "Caught the Reggie Wayne Morris Band at the Dead Eye Saloon and was very impressed. Reggie is coming into his own with more focused playing, better material selection, mature vocals and charismatic showmanship. His trio was first rate." Blues Beat, Blues Rag |