Blessed with the kind of subterranean growl that almost makes Tom Waits sound like a choirboy, former Black Diamond Heavies singer and keyboardist James Leg – the nom de plume of John Wesley Myers – has done much to pull the blues away from any number of pub bores and six-string technicians who regularly sanitise and sully the genre.
(…) While Leg’s ability to roll out rambunctious barnstormers such as Human Lawn Dart and Tao Te Leg remains undiminished, the album is elevated thanks to the inclusion of influences such as gospel on the title track, and the balladry of prime Rolling Stones on I’ll Take It. Open up and bleed. – READ THE REVIEW HERE