This years Top 10 Albums Lists were chosen from 243 Submitted Albums. For the complete list of all the Albums submitted, click here... Albums picked for individual categories in my Blues Underground Network Year End Review 2013, are signified with an *. Blues Underground Network's Year End Review 2013, is viewable here...
The Albums listed below, were chosen because they represented, to me, something that was either unique, fresh, totally enjoyable to listen to, or all of the above.
Blues Underground Network's Top 10 Canadian Blues Albums 2013
1.Marshall Lawrence "House Call"* |
2.Sunday Wilde "He Gave Me A Blue Nightgown" |
3.Daddy Long Legs "The Devil's In The Details"
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4.MonkeyJunk "All Frequencies" |
5.Sean Pinchin "Rust Bucket"
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6.Holly and Jon "1929: The Summit Sessions" |
7.Uncle Wiggly's Hot Shoes Blues Band "Still Burnin It Up" |
8.Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce "Got My Eye On You" |
9.Mark "Bird" Stafford "Live At The Delta" |
10.Al Lerman "Live At The Acoustic Grill"
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Blues Underground Network's Top 10 Canadian Blues Rock Albums 2013
1.Chris Antonik "Better For You"* |
2.Plain Dirty Blues Band "Slow Burn"* |
3.Dan McKinnon "As Sharp As Possible"*
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4.Ross Neilsen Band "Resurrection" |
5.David Gogo "Come On Down"
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6.James Boraski & Momentary Evolution "Comin' Home" |
7.Texarillo "Black Satin Blues" |
8.The Perpetrators "Stick 'Em Up" |
9.Jake Chisholm "Diamond In A Coalmine" |
10.Big Crush "Temptation"
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Blues Underground Network's Top 10 USA Blues Albums 2013
1.Studebaker John's Maxwell Street Kings "Kingsville Jukin'"* |
2.Granvil Poynter "Another Day Singing The Blues"* |
3.Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King "Road Dog's Life"
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4.Chris James & Patrick Rynn "Barrelhouse Stomp" |
5.John Primer And Bob Corritore "Knockin' Around The Blues"
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6.Andy T - Nick Nixon Band "Drink, Drank, Drunk"* |
7.Tail Dragger "Stop Lyin'" |
8.Little G Weevil "Moving" |
9.Tip Of The Top "From Memphis To Greaseland" |
10.Matt Baxter & Jake Sampson "Haunted"*
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Blues Underground Network's Top 10 USA Blues Rock Albums 2013
1.Dudley Taft "Deep Deep Blue"*
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2.Samantha Fish "Black Wind Howlin'" |
3.Bobby Messano (Featuring Deanna Bogart) "Welcome To Deltaville" |
4.Sean Chambers "The Rock House Sessions" |
5.Todd Wolfe Band "Miles To Go"
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6.Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch "Tell You What" |
7.Nuno Mindelis "Angels & Clowns" |
8.Mark Robinson "Have Axe - Will Groove"
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9.Too Slim And The Taildraggers "Blue Heart" |
10.Aaron Williams And The Hoodoo "Live Loud Harmony"*
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Blues Underground Network's Top 10 International Blues/Blues Rock Albums 2013
1.Bottleneck John "All Around Man" (Sweden)*
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2.Hans Theessink "Wishing Well" (Austria) |
3.Craig Hughes "Losers And Bastards" (UK)*
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4.Laurence Jones "Thunder In The Sky" (UK)* |
5.Bare Bones Boogie Band "Tattered & Torn" (UK)*
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6.Danny Bryant "Hurricane" (UK) |
7.Jock's Juke Joint "Contemporary Blues From Scotland Vol 3 (UK)* |
8.Crow Black Chicken "Electric Soup" (Ireland)
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9.Federal Charm "Self Titled" (UK) |
10.Stevey Hay's "Shades Of Blues" (UK)
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Blues Underground Network's Top 10 Multi Genre Albums 2013
This category is designated to Albums which are an assortment of other genres, which in addition to Blues or Blues Rock, also include a variety of one or more other genres, such as, Americana, Roots, Rock N' Roll, Folk, World, Etc.
1.Petey Hop "The Levee" (USA)*
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2.The John Pippus Band "Howl At The Moon" (Canada)* |
3.Eric Bibb "Jericho Road" (USA) |
4.Moreland & Arbuckle "7 Cities" (USA) |
5.Claude Hay "I Love Hate You" (Australia) |
6.Toronzo Cannon "John The Conquer Root" (USA) |
7.Tim Bastmeyer & Jerome Tucker "Self Titled" (Canada) |
8.Soulstack "Five Finger Discount" (Canada) |
9.The Communal Well "Under A Western Sky" (France) |
10.The Tilt "Howlin" (USA)
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