Can't Take It

Blues guitarist first started his own band way back in 1963, backing many greats as they passed through Chicago, inc. Al Green, Johnny Taylor, Etta James & others - this, his 2nd Delmark album, further establishes him as a tasteful & talented bandleader & recording artist. It isn't the slick musicianship alone that makes bluesman James Wheeler so appealing; nor is it his songsmith's polish. Whether the beat boogies fast or drags slow, Wheeler's lyrics tell a good tale--and, amid all the laughs and crashes of life, a funny one, at that. The songs reflect such mature themes as the chugging confession of sexual malaise in "I Can't Take It" and the uptempo dressing-down of a selfish bedfriend in "Wasting My Time," while his blues makes a social statement in the guitar-charged "These Hard, Hard Times." Behind Wheeler's guitar is a finely tuned supporting cast, featuring gifted Billy Flynn's slide guitar, Ken Saydak's tasteful keyboards, and Ron Sorin's heartbreaking harmonica, with bassist Bob Stroger and drummer Marty Binder providing a roomful of rhythm. Listen to Flynn's slide slice through the breathless shuffle "Who Loves You, Baby?" and feel the sadness in Saydak's piano on the lonely ballad "Sometimes." --Alan Greenberg

Number of Discs: 1

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