“I had the pleasure of hearing Ernie fire it up and kick it on the same smokin’ Gibson hollow body that he used when he recorded “Dap Walk” recently at Le Bon Temps Roule on Magazine Street. His young band is talented and quite promising. He tore down the house with his nuanced guitar work on songs such as Night at the Club, Katrina Blues, River City People, Party on the Bayou, The Things I Used to Do, Kickin’ the Blues, Rock Me Baby, Just Like My Woman, Red House, Just a Little Bit, Mardi Gras Chief, Sissy Strut, Swamp Daddy, and Dap Walk. He is caught in a time-warp, a throwback to bygone days of old Louisiana juke joints in the swamp.”

““Ernie’s been holding back for a long time because he’s a perfectionist,” Moran says. “If you don’t have what you need to show what you’ve got, then you don’t do it, and that’s pretty much what happened. We’re taking advantage of this situation right now.” The new band looks to be half his age, but he says the music remains classic Ernie Vincent. “It’s almost like déjà vu,” he says. “It’s very good. I’m very excited about it.” Vincent and his new Top Notes have been developing their chemistry with regular gigs at d.b.a., and they recently recorded a live album there, Party on the Bayou Live. It should be out in time for French Quarter Fest. Read the article to find out more!!”

“There’s hardship reflected in the brooding “Bayou Road,” relationship woes in the insistently rocking “Just Like My Woman,” and of course sexual innuendo in the front porch ruminations of “I’m Your Snake Baby.” All ten songs are Vincent’s and every one is more staggering with time”

“Bayou Road Blues "...this combination of acoustic guitar with harp is thus reminiscent of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells’s Alone and Acoustic CD on Alligator, as well as Sonny Boy Williamson II’s 1963 acoustic work with Matt “Guitar” Murphy."”

"...you're saying 'Oh yea, I know Ernie Vincent, he's the one who wrote the song Dap Walk. And right you are! Vincent is the original writer and arranger of...one of the most sought after funk records ever recorded."