great blues voices and tempo awsome for rock'n roll on some tracks
2008-01-03 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
I ususally listen to the tracks while I review it to get a better feel of a review. I am "younger" but so what? 37sih ain't 20! So thier are those even younger that review older music. As for this music even if you aren't a true blues fan you'll... (Read full review at Amazon)
2007-10-30 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
Ride Captain Ride gets a lot of ink as a one hit wonder. But the second side of the Blues Image Open album - from start to finish - is some of the best jazz-rock you will ever hear. It sounds something sort of like Santana, but with more of a true... (Read full review at Amazon)
2006-06-29 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
Blues Image was a short-lived band from Florida that unsuccessfully attempted to relocate in LA later than the peak time to do so (which was 1965-1967). The group only produced one hit song, "Ride Captain Ride," because the label insisted on a... (Read full review at Amazon)
2006-03-11 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
"Open" is the best of the Blue Image's three albums. It combines latin rhythm with bluesy rock and comes up with a unique sound. Their big hit "Ride Captain Ride" is a good song but really isn't representative of the music on this album. Anyway,... (Read full review at Amazon)
2005-12-31 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
I got this LP back in the early 70's. I saw it cheap in a cut-out bin and got it since I liked "Ride Captain Ride" a lot. It turns out that "Ride Captain Ride" isn't really very representative of the album; the album is mostly good bluesy rock,... (Read full review at Amazon)
First-ever domestic CD issue of the group's in-demand second album, featuring "Ride Captain Ride"
When Blues Image launched into their 1970 chart smash, "Ride Captain Ride," the smoking lamp was always lit. But, with their subtle use of Latin Rhythms—featuring tantalizing fretboard work by Mike Pinera and the addictive conga drums of Joe Lala—this Tampa, Fla. combo proved themselves anything but a one hit wonder on their out of nowhere classic, Open.
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