An album like a long night in a smoky bar 1

and in the best sense of the word! Hugh Laurie returns with "Let Them Talk" from a Southern Bue's album of the highest quality at the listener and it is to be hoped that this does not remain a one-time trip from acting. When I found last year in the booklet of the new Meat Loaf album "Hang cool teddy bear" his photograph among the list of participating musicians, I was somewhat surprised. On the album he hits the song "If I Can not Have You" so passionate, ambitious in the keys of the piano that immediately disappeared all doubt. This man is not a famous actor, the Just want to make music, the man is a musician, who earns his money with acting. And when his debut album was announced, I had no doubt, there comes no meter, there comes an album of a mature musician who has little longer gejobt before his first album as an actor. My expectation was not only met, special far exceeded! "Sounds like" comparisons are always difficult, but each of the albums like "Closing Time," "The Heart of Saturday Night", "Small Change" or "Heart Attack and Vine" loves the early Tom Waits, who is at the Billy Joel albums "52nd Street", "Piano Man" and "The Stranger" a touch more Blues would have liked in the Arragements, or the current Tom Jones album "Praise and Blame" classifies as difficult succeeded will find on Hugh Laurie's first plate big favor, no doubt! Nota bene, Tom Jones is located at 14 song of the album "Baby, please make a change," the honor and support Laurie vocally, very great shot! Great is außnahmslos the entire album, wonderful piano passages (Piano plays Laurie consistently even), the finest blues musicians on each instrument, magnificent arrangements of great songs. This album will be known in 30 or 40 years from now, a classic! Is it worth the rather expensive deluxe edition? If you as so outstanding album feels like me, then absolutely. Three other songs and a very oppulentes cover in book format with plenty of good photos of the recording sessions. This high-quality presentation ensures the album as well as visually in the status of CD rack, it deserves. It is striking!