“It is here their honest determination does not let us down - giving us a patchwork of twelve scholarly musical compositions and a delicious rendition of "Muddy Waters".”
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Joel Bizon, BCR La Revue Magazine, France
“Majestic is the soul and the funk you experience with "Up to your Soul" which transports you to Motown in the blink of an eye. Savor the most robust "Mannish Boogie" and "Under my Feet" - a genuine, familiar strength.”
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Joel Bizon, BCR La Revue Magazine, France
“This album is like riding the train at 320 km. To our "mannish boys" TOO LOOSE - we praise you with class, tact and talent - you are true blues veterans! This new album is an honest SUCCESS with comfortable listening. REMARKABLE!”
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Joel Bizon, BCR La Revue Magazine, France
“Mojo Bruno with the Dobro Stratocaster, Mickael with harmonicas and his faithful guys at the base rhythm, have once again just fired an album which is more mature, more successful and more melodic than its predecessors...long awaited, this achievement is indeed an added value for these four! ”
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Joel Bizon, BCR La Revue Magazine
"The music of Mannish Boys is a successful cocktail, a mixture navigating between the Blues of the Mississippi Delta, the modern Chicago Blues, and also a hint of Rhythm & Blues."
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UnKnown, French Press Release
"In My Shoes" 'mais aussi l’atmosphère vous font vibrer comme là-bas, en plein Delta. Mickaël signe à l’harmo quelques envolées qui sont pures merveilles, Mojo Bruno fera découvrir grâce à son jeu de gratte subtile, que le Blues de la première moitié du siècle dernier est toujours dâ
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Frankie Bluesy Pfeiffer, Blues Magazine
"In My Shoes" 'but also causes the air to vibrate as if though you are right there in the Delta. Mickael signs to harmonize some flights that are pure wonders, and Mojo Bruno will discover through his subtle guitar playing, that the Blues of the first half of the last century are still valid.
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Frankie Bluesy Pfeiffer, Blues Magazine
“ Mojo Bruno attaque doucement avec deux morceaux au Dobro et attrape ensuite sa vieille strat aussi bouffée par la sueur que celle de notre regretté SRV. Et là, c’est parti pour un duel entre Bruno à la 6 cordes et Mickaël au 10 trous.”
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Gerald "GGBlues" Tremblais, BLUES MAGAZINE No. 44
“Mojo Bruno gently attacks two pieces with the Dobro, and then catches his old woman strat that is as puffed out by sweat as that of our late SRV. From there we go on for a duel between Bruno to 6 strings and Mickael to 10 holes. ”
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Gerald "GGBlues" Tremblais, BLUES MAGAZINE No. 44
“ les Mannish Boys , nous envoient dans les gencives un blues robuste, et divinement coloré.
Teintant leur Chicago Blues, de swing, et d’une pointe de saveur louisianaise.”
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JOEL BIZON , BCR n° 7
“The Mannish Boys, play a robust of blues that are colorful and divinely. They can be heard tingeing their Chicago Blues of swing with a touch of Louisianian flavor. ”
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JOEL BIZON , BCR No. 7
“Blues-rock gras, où la rythmique impeccable donne l’assise à des solos pêchus de guitare ou d’harmonica, viennent s’ajouter des parfums du Delta, des pièces plus swing et des hommages à Ali Farka Touré ou Taj Mahal. Un gumbo made in Sud-Ouest bien pimenté.”
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Eric Doidy, Xtreme Guitar No. 17
“Bold blues rock'n'roll, where the impeccable rhythmic foundation gives base to the solos of guitar or harmonica, and can be added to the perfumes of the Delta pieces, plus the swing, and tributes to Ali Farka Tour, or Taj Mahal. A gumbo made in the well spiced South-West.
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Eric Doidy, Xtreme Guitar No. 17
“ Originaux de Mojo Bruno et reprises (Gatemouth Brown, Blind Willie Johnson, Leadbelly, Fats domino), électricité et acoustique, se mêlent dans un répertoire tous publics, garantie d’un bon concert
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Christophe Mourot, SOUL BAG No. 184
“The originals of Mojo Bruno, and those taken again from Gatemouth Brown, Blind Willie Johnson, Leadbelly, and Conceited Domino, make for pure electricity and acoustics, and when you mix a repertory of all these blues greats with Mojo Bruno, then you are guaranteed to have a good concert.
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Christophe Mourot , SOUL BAG No. 184
"Take It Easy" 'C’est un très bon cocktail Bluesy, bien équilibré, à consommer sans modération'.
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Eric Dumeige, Blues & Co. No. 37
"Take It Easy" 'This is a very good Bluesy cocktail, well balanced, and made to consume without restraint'.
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Eric Dumeige, Blues & Co. No. 37
“ portant son blues devant le public depuis 1989 .
Les Mannish Boys laissent éclater au grand jour leur plaisir d’être réunis sur la même scène et nous gratifient de quelques grands moments de musique sur lesquels la guitare devient aérienne et où l’harmonica semble chauffé à blan”
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Fred Delforge, Zicazic
“since they began delivering the blues to the public since 1989. The Mannish Boys leave with pleasure at the cold light of day to be put on the same scene with some big instants of music where the guitar becomes aerial and the harmonica seems to be heated to white! ”
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Fred Delforge , Zicazic
“Les mauvais garçons de la ville rose. D'abord il y a le son, d'enfer et robuste, une belle giclée d'adrénaline qui mord jusqu'au sang et vous plombe de blues. Ce blues délivré avec une énergie et un talent que ces 4 Toulousains peaufinent depuis plus d'une dizaine d'années.”
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Francis Rateau , CROSSROADS No. 27 -December 27, 2004
"The bad boys of the pink town. First there is the sound of robust and hell, then a beautiful spurt of adrenaline that bites you until you bleed the blues. These blues are delivered with energy and talent that these 4 Toulouse boys have agonized over for a decade ... "
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Francis Rateau, CROSSROADS No. 27- December 27, 2004
“One could almost believe that they fell in
a cauldron of the Blues from a young age.
In effect, the MANNISH BOYS prove that they deserve the label "Authentic and Inspired Bluesmen of France" with their 4 albums and their numerous concerts. ”
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CENTRE REPUBLIQUE -2003
