MIDWEST RECORD –
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OMAR & THE HOWLERS/Essential Collection
Celebrating 50 years as a blues/roots man, Omar and his pals
reach back into 20 years of recordings to cull a flock of stuff to full up two
discs of high spots and influences. A must for guitar slinger fans that
like the lyrics growled from the soul, this certainly representative collection
is just what the doctor ordered for the frat boy in everyone. Certain to
ping seminal and atavistic chords in the psyche, this is modern day look at
when music was music and genres could hold their own without any crossover help
from anyone. Hot stuff. – Chris Spector