A glorious, and timeless work of heart. No ego trip, no purple prose, no blood-red bombast........just sheer blue majesty. |
Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
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a potent brew of blues, jazz and swamp music, all delivered with deep-voiced medicine show zeal. An oddball collection of stories, the first single to be lifted was Condemned To Live, which attacks the Ku Klux Klan by assuming the character of a klansman and allowing klan bile to affect the listener directly. |
A Cast Of Aspersions
Jon Casimir. Sydney Morning Herald. 1990. |
The Retrospective:
To Ride a Dead Pony
Rare and Key recordings of Louis Tillett, Wet Taxis, Paris Green, The Aspersion Caste, The Ego Trippers from Hell and more
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the instrumentals are infatuating, perhaps long-winded at times, but to Tillett's credit he sustains the mood, mainly due to the absence of electronics and a rhythm section. His bold operatic voice is engaging and he works an interesting interplay with backing singer Mary-Ellen Stringer. |
Letters to a Dream
Bevan Hannan.
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