The tattoed lady and the alligator man

"There's no stopping Marcia Ball, and The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man confirms that's good news for blues fans and piano aficionados; this is the work of a veteran whose skills are genuinely on point".

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"Ball wrote all the songs here save for a passionate cover of Hank Ballard's "He's the One." Helping her cause is her fine group (The Amazing Band), such notable guests as Delbert McClinton, Roscoe Beck, Amy Helm, Terrance Simien (on zydeco-inflected working class blues tune "The Squeeze Is On") and Mark Kazanoff, and the clean production of Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy). Saxman Thad Scott arranges the full-blooded horns that are a key element to the album. There's plenty of stylistic variety here, from the soulful balladry of "Just Keep Holding On" and "Human Kindness" to the swampy rock of "Hot Springs." Fun stuff".