The big sound of Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials

" ... his music reflects the kind of raw-edged exuberance that characterized most shows in big-city urban jukes during the music's postwar heyday ... His slide can make his guitar scream like an outraged panther, moan like a hell-bound soul in torment and act the fool like a trickster ... Lil' Ed is a true blues roots man, and both traditionalists and contemporary-minded blues lovers with big ears should savor what's here".