Ronnie Baker Brooks - Times Have Changed download mp3 flac

As a native Chicagoan, I'm partial to the blues, soul, and R&B that Ronnie Baker Brooks includes on Times Have Changed; the album is an awesome tribute to the aforementioned genres popular in the Chicago of the '70s and early '80s. I purchased the LP release (RBB's first release in 10 years) at one of his live shows, having never heard any of his studio work. The quality of the mastering is very good, and if you're a fan of Curtis Mayfield and the Blues Brothers you'll most definitely enjoy this record. It has the added benefit of a Mayfield cover and a guest appearance by Steve Cropper (and a host of other legendary blues musicians including RBB's father, the late, great Lonnie Brooks); these influences are heard in all the songs. The musicianship is very inspired (and inspiring), a welcome reprieve from much of the garbage that passes for blues today. I'm impressed and will be buying the CD also. Let's hope for more blues bands to continue in this fashion.