An album that hit me like a bomb at the time (1971). As far as I am concerned, it is the high point of Livin’ Blues. There is not a weak song on it: LB Boogie was an (international) hit and Black Night is timeless and indestructible. Keep on and Hitch-Hikin’ are great too, just like the title track, of course. I still play the album regularly and still think it’s a great record. It was the 3rd LP from Livin’ Blues (after Hell’s Session and Wang Dang Doodle) with Ted Oberg on guitar, Nicko Christiansen (vocals and saxophone), John Lagrand on harmonica, Ruud van Buuren on bass guitar and Johnny Lejeune on drums. Since a few years Nicko Christiansen and companions call themselves Livin’ Blues Xperience and are still touring. In 2014, the live album Alive and Kickin’ was released. This shows that the band is still holding its own. This was also proven a few years ago when the band was recruited by BluesinWijk and performed in Langbroek.
