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"OUT OF THE BLUE" ALBUM REVIEW:Cole Prior Steven's blues doesn't knock you out with a powerful punch, but subtly sinks in with repeated listening. These original songs are filled with lots of traditional blues images like the devil, walking shoes and going to the river. His lyrics tell life stories that are both sad and glad, but all have some truth about relationships and fears. In the song "F.E.A.R." Cole's definition of that nemesis is: "False Evidence Appearing Real".
Cole takes you from the Mississippi Delta with the rollin' and tumblin' shuffle of "Went Down to the River" and then over to the Piedmont region with "It Ain't My Fault". He does this playing a variety of guitar techniques, mixing his slippery slide with light finger picking. Cole is a keen observer of the realities of life, sharing his 'tell - it - like - it - is' attitude in "Put Your Pistol Down", where he believes his gal has got the menopausal blues.
On "Meet Me Down At Son's House" his guitar is just a looping rhythmic background and his happy go lucky words are front and center like this partial verse example "… gettin' high when the sun goes down …" Then Cole revs up his guitar and voice like Omar Dykes on "The Gypsy House" telling of his encounter with a fortune teller. His repetitive beat, slide and voice synchronize nicely together on "Rose Colored Glasses".
The final cut "Gimme Back My Steering Wheel — 'Cause You Ain't Gonna Drive" is my favorite. It's like dropping the arm of a turntable down on an old '78 record from the 30's listening to someone trying to find a way out of a bad relationship.
Keith S. Clements — Kentuckiana Blues Society
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"I hear a lot of blues music here at Whole Wheat Radio. Whenever a Cole Prior Stevens song comes on I stop and listen. Really listen. I can't help it. His musical style and playing technique is unique, captivating and sincere. He is one of the bedrock blues musicians in our library and that is a very good thing."
— Whole Wheat Internet Radio
Well YEAH!!! Real toe tappin' smokey rhythm n' blues to get the party off the ground!!!! Terrific tracks that just sizzles with fine work from all corners, great strong vocal & chunky piece of blues you CANNOT ignore, it's the business. Keep up the great work, this one's a live one!!!
— Dic Coates — Australian Radio
COLE PRIOR STEVENS / OUT OF THE BLUE / EIGEN BEHEER (58.31)
"Regelmatig dienen zich bluesartiesten van overzee aan die, onafhankelijk opererend, trachten in Europa voet aan de grond te krijgen. Cole Prior Stevens is zo¹n man die vast van plan is komende zomer naar Europa af te reizen en graag wil optreden.
Om een indruk te krijgen van wat we mogen verwachten stelde hij ons zijn eerste solo-cd beschikbaar die hij in 1999 in eigen beheer uitbracht. Ze bevat veertien zelfgeschreven songs die hun wortels vinden in de vooroorlogse countryblues en waarin zijn belangrijkste instrument, de National Resophonic, centraal staat, die hij met zijn bottleneck bespeelt.
Zijn akkoorden stelt hij voornamelijk ten dienste van uitstekende vocalen waarmee hij er in "Meet Me Down At Son's House" geen geheim van maakt waar hij zijn inspiratiebron vond met de whiskyfles binnen handbereik. Aangezien wij er ook niet in spugen kijken we nu reeds uit naar de komst van deze sympathieke bluesman. Cole kan rechtstreeks worden benaderd voor optredens via zijn e-mail: cole@colestevens.net. Zijn muziek beluisteren kan op de website: www.colestevens.net."
— Theo Loojiman
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