Audio CD
Type: Studio Recorded Blues/Roots Blues/Rock
Number of discs: 1
Release Date: 2003

Release Notes:
Eddie Martin continues to push blues across the frontiers of rock, roots, country and soul with his mastery of guitar, harmonica and songwriting.

Track Listing

1. Let's Move it on
2. Ice Cream
3. Put the Brakes On
4. Elmore's Stomp
5. Love is like a river
6. Keep it natural
7. Cherry Red (335)
8. Blues took me by the hand
9. Tough but tender
10. Lazy Monday

Press Reviews

"Martin's Eighth album in as many years not only proves his staying power on the British blues scene but displays his versatility as a guitarist (electric or acoustic), harmonica-player,singer and writer, whether sliding through 'Elmore's Stomp' or easing into a long, laid-back 'Tough But Tender'. Many artists have a grander reputation than Martin; not all of them deserve it. Essential blues listening." MOJO ***

"Eddie Martin has been steadily building a reputation as one of Britain's most respected blues musicians in recent years, proficient on guitar, harmonica and vocals. Backed by the American drummer Michael Wedrich and the female bass player Marion Dolton, he has just released Ice Cream (Blueblood), a sassy combination of in-your-face blues, house-rocking slide and Buddy Guy-like pyrotechnics. With standout tracks such as Blues Took Me By The Hand, Elmore's Stomp and the below-the-belt title track it could be the album that launches him into the mainstream."
THE TIMES

"Excellent. If you're going to sing the blues for a career, then living on the A30 instead of Highway 49 is bound to have certain disadvantages, but that aside, Bristol's Eddie Martin has always managed to carry it off better than most. With not a glimmer of SRV in sight, Eddie relies on his beloved Cherry Red 335 to conjure up some pure blues tones ranging from straight down home to anarchic flash. Sparse and just plain menacing at times, the ghosts of Albert Collins and Freddie King haunt the playing of a British bluesman who sounds like he means it" GUITARIST ****

"Eddie Martin brand blues is just about as good as you can reasonably expect blues to be. I normally avoid using superlatives to describe artists, but this is mesmeric, spellbindingly superb stuff. He has an overwhelming abundance of talent in all aspects of performing - a blues equivalent of Pele. Whether he is playing the guitar, harmonica, soloing or singing, he delivers every note with unequivocal passion and intensity as he explores the whole spectrum of blues styles with equal aptitude. Backed-up all the way by his rock-solid rhythm section. Eddie Martin's music is a powerfully uplifting experience that shows exactly why he is widely considered to be Britain's most significant blues artist." ROBIN ABIADABI