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A brilliant and gifted messenger, Bobby shares the rawness of life.
Reviewer: Nancy McIntosh - Boise Blues Society
Wow, no click track or over-dubs. Not many can pull this off! In the first cut, Bobby writes about people trying to be in control when ultimately he states you really have no control and in general you're just along for the ride. One of my favorite cuts is Mandatory Mad X Husband Blues. Can't help but tap your feet to this little story about lovin' a woman with baggage and a past. In Paint the Moon, Bobby sings about changing perspectives and about what used to be uncool suddenly becoming cool when viewed from a different side. He can't see only the black and the white. The song Everything We Need is a simple thank you for the powers that be allowing him to survive the craziness of life whether taking the right or the wrong road. Bobby has been to hell, heaven and back again and is all the better for it! Okay, my very favorite song on this CD is Can't Pee Like a Puppy! Pure fun about hangin' out with the big boys and makin' music. Don't try to analyze this song too much. Just enjoy it! Next up is Angels in The Kitchen which uses an old grandmotherly saying at its core. Ultimately coming on home to the comfort of love, food, and the kitchens of our lives is all that is on his mind. Rain - now being from Oregon this is one I can relate to. The steady, incessant rain causes an Oregon form of depression and fear unmatched by any other locale. Oregon musicians all have written about the rain at one time or another. Down Under the Sun is another song about change and seeing life as it is...still chasing the wind and not done yet, Bobby looks to the future and what more changes will lie ahead. Finally, Mystery Girl sings of buying into the image of a woman and finding out she's not quite what he thought he was getting or expecting. He swallowed her hook, line, and sinker. But now how does he get out of it? This CD will make you think about looking at your own life and deciding what really is important to you.

Bobby always tells it like it is.
Reviewer: Kathy Walker
Even though I know Bobby personally, I would like this cd. Anybody that writes a song titled Pee like a Puppy has my vote.

Behind the Mic is a Collection of Northwest Blues music
Filed under: About Town — boiseboy @ 5:11 pm
Music Review: Stocking Stuffer for Blues Lovers
Behind the Mic is a Collection of Northwest Blues music

By Curt Nichols, Guest Writer, 12-02-07
http://www.newwest.net/city/article/behind_the_mic_is_a_collection_of_northwest_blues_music/C108/L108/
You never know what to expect from a compilation CD. Most of them have a spotty record (think of the music sold on late night TV) while others are very good.

As a casual blues fan and a Northwest native, a collection of Northwest blues music sounded promising. So I was eager to listen to “Behind the Mic.” However, when I first looked at the artists featured on this CDs 18 tunes, I didn’t recognize even one.

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that The Heard was included. That’s right, Idaho’s own impure folk original songsters (as they like to call themselves) are part of “Behind the Mic” with a bluesy tune called “I Saw You” that’s also on their most recent CD, Bliss.”

Except for The Heard, the rest of the musicians were new to me. I’m more familiar with the blues scene in Oregon and Washington. What I heard on “Behind the Mic” was a strong indication that Idaho has a thriving blues scene of its own.

One high point on this Idaho-centric CD is “First Night Out.” It tells a (nearly) true story of the first night out on the town after moving to Twin Falls. The song opens with the lines, “The first night that I went out/I saw some things that made me shout/Made me wonder about what kind of place this was.” In this tune, Dr. Mambo sings, “There I stood in my tourist shirt/Out among the cowboys and the dirt/A city boy in a place I did not know.”

If you haven’t heard Bobby Lindstrom, his song, “Angels in the Kitchen” is a great introduction to his brand of blues – acoustic guitar and vocals. Shaun Cox Leonard’s vocals stand out on “Playin’ with Fire.” The live instrumental, “Skatewings,” showcases Ken Harris’s abilities on the Hammond B-3 organ.

Unlike the compilation CDs hawked on late night TV, this one is available in stores. “Behind the Mic” is on sale at the Record Exchange. If they happen to be sold out, contact the Boise Blues Society and order a copy directly from them.