I Be Trying (LP)
Cedric Burnside
Amoeba Review
I Be Trying, the new album from blues artist Cedric Burnside, revels in the North Mississippi Hill Country blues tradition, with its immediate similarities to the “desert blues” guitar rhythms from West Africa. “Step In” is a searing blues-rock track while “Pretty Flowers” is a funkier mid-tempo number. “The World Can Be Cold” is appropriately sparse and soulful, showing off Burnside’s affecting vocals that are somehow both smooth and gritty at the time. Burnside’s style is the perfect blend of downhome, earnest sounds mixed with true artistry.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
The World Can Be So Cold
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:26 |
2.
Step In
|
Cedric Burnside | 02:35 |
3.
I Be Trying
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:32 |
4.
You Really Love Me
|
Cedric Burnside | 04:15 |
5.
Love Is The Key
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:10 |
6.
Keep On Pushing
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:06 |
7.
Gotta Look Out
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:28 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Pretty Flowers
|
Cedric Burnside | 02:51 |
2.
What Makes Me Think
|
Cedric Burnside | 04:29 |
3.
Bird Without A Feather
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:31 |
4.
Hands Off That Girl
|
Cedric Burnside | 05:36 |
5.
Get Down
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:27 |
6.
Love You Forever
|
Cedric Burnside | 03:41 |