"The Humbler"

May 2025 "The Humbler" live Robert Gordon and Danny Gatton "The Humbler".jpg 1996 1981 Berkeley Square Rock and roll, rockabilly NRG Glenn Holley "The Humbler" is a live album by the American guitar player Danny Gatton, with Robert Gordon on vocals.Catlin Roger Middletown Car Dealer Turned Record Producer Wins Raves Hartford Courant 26 Dec 1996 Calendar 3Russell Rusty The Humbler: A tribute to Danny Gatton Guitar Player May 1998 32 5 52–64 It was released in 1996. Its title was taken from Gatton's nickname, which was bestowed on him by Amos Garrett. Although Gordon is top billed, the album drew widespread praise for the guitar work of Gatton.Morris Chris For years, guitar freaks have been circulating... Billboard Jan 18, 1997 109 3 63 It was released two years after Gatton's suicide. Distributed by NRG Records, a label operated by Gatton's mother, the album sold more than 10,000 copies in its first nine months of release.Holland Bill NRG is fueled by a mom's boundless drive Billboard Oct 25, 1997 109 43 65 Production The album was recorded during a tour to support Gordon's Are You Gonna Be the One, most likely in 1981.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-gordon-mn0000285693/biography Robert Gordon Biography, Songs, & Albums AllMusic The recording was made by the Berkeley Square nightclub sound engineer, Shalom Aberle, and had circulated as a bootleg for years.Thompson Art The Humbler Guitar Player Dec 1996 30 12 124 It was released after Glenn Holley, a fan and car dealer, tracked down the soundman's original tapes. "The Humbler" contains covers of songs by, among others, Webb Pierce and Bruce Springsteen. It includes a bonus track, recorded at soundcheck, of Gatton improvising with the band's drummer, Shannon Ford. Critical reception AllMusic 3 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/humbler-live-mw0000088704 Humbler: Live – Danny Gatton, Robert Gordon AllMusic Boston Herald 2.5 4Convey Kevin R. Discs Boston Herald October 27, 1996 Features 50 Edmonton Journal 5 5North Peter Robert Gordon with Danny Gatton Edmonton Journal 20 Oct 1996 C3 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3 5Larkin Colin The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2006 MUZE 3 696 Los Angeles Daily News 4 4Shuster Fred Sound Check Rock Los Angeles Daily News 20 Sep 1996 L25 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide 4 5MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide 1999 Visible Ink Press 473–474 The Washington Post wrote that Gatton "occasionally alludes to the styles of Cliff Gallup, Scotty Moore, James Burton and Chuck Berry, and emphasizes the country side of the rockabilly equation with pedal steel guitar licks and lots of Telecaster twang."Washington's Fender Bender https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1997/01/19/washingtons-fender-bender/438b53a8-0a55-4717-9dd2-9ad08ee2a417/ The Washington Post 18 January 2022 The Boston Globe thought that "Gordon sings with gruff, garage-rock zeal, but Gatton's wizardry shuts everyone down... He roars through 'Ubangi Stomp' and Roy Brown's 'Good Rockin' Tonight', then plays even faster, yet still intelligently, on Gene Vincent's 'Cruisin'."Morse Steve Recordings The Boston Globe 31 Oct 1996 Calendar The Los Angeles Daily News called the album "the finest straight-ahead guitar album to come down the pike this year," and praised "Gatton's exquisite country-rock picking." The Edmonton Journal determined that "Gatton's slide work on 'The Way I Walk' would leave any blues guitarist wide-eyed... His uncanny ability to maintain total clarity at what seemed like reckless speeds is a constant source of amazement." Rolling Stone opined that the release "is a welcome addition to the official legacy of an American master of the Telecaster."Fricke David On the Edge Rolling Stone Dec 26, 1996 750–751 192 The Boston Herald stated that Gatton "starts slowly but within a few numbers is ripping through his white-hot repertoire of slide tricks, rhythm acrobatics and double- and triple-time solo excursions... It is some show." AllMusic wrote that, "in keeping with Gordon's '50s and '60s stance, up-tempo early rock & roll is the game here, with Gatton supplying the finger-popping coloration that the music demands... Even as a sideman, he knew the secret of backing a singer: play only what the song requires." Track listing Ubangi Stomp The Way I Walk Good Rockin' Tonight There Stands the Glass Drivin' Wheel Fire Loverboy You Got a Heart Like a Rock Cruisin' Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache Love My Baby Twenty Flight Rock Black Slacks Red Hot References Category:Danny Gatton albums Category:Robert Gordon (musician) albums Category:1996 live albums Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title