The CD Woodbury Trio – Bulldog
Self Released
11 tracks/47 minutes
Seattle, Washington, is home to this guitar slinging blues and roots rocker on his third studio album. The trio are Clint CD Woodbury on guitars and vocals, Robert Baker on bass and backing vocals and Bill Ray on drums. A few guests help out on four tracks.
“Wicked Grin” gets thing started. It’s a a dark themed cut with impassioned vocals and big guitar. Vengeance is the main point of this song, and Woodbury expresses those feeling well. “Born Under a Bad Sign” gets a rousing cover to follow the opener as he picks out some cool licks. CD turns Elvis’s hit “Little Sister” into a slick little shuffle and it works well. His guitar rings and Bill Davis adds some nice harp to the mix.
Bobby Bland’s “I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)” has some well done guitar and Woodbury sings with emotion. The original “Gas Light Road” is a blues rock piece with CD noting about the deceptiveness in life. Cream’s “Politician” gets a distorted and psychedelic cover that remains a commentary on today’s politics. He gives a slow and deliberate pacing to the cut which works well.
CD goes acoustic on “Dollar Store Readers” where he laments about old age forcing the cheap devices for far sighted who regularly break glasses; it’s a fun track. James Brown’s “I Got You (I Fell Good)” gets a jazzy bluesy cover as Woodbury thoughtful picks his way through this one. This cut features Jonathan Sayre on drums. Willie Dixon’s “Spoonful” is next with added flute by Mike Marinig. Another Cream-like rendition, the songs works with the ringing guitar and cool flute.
Joel Astley adds harp to Mark Dufrene’s “A Song In There.” The harp and guitar intertwine sweetly as this grooving cut drives along. CD concludes with his song “(Call Me The) Bulldog” with some more stinging guitar and (pun intended) biting vocals.
This Pacific Northwesterner and his trio deliver a high powered set of tunes with a few originals and a host of interesting covers. Woodbury keeps the listener hopping to his takes on familiar songs and his brand of rocking blues. The Washington Blues scene certainly has a plethora of bands that serve up high octane performances!
