"This unique, bass-Iess project is his best to date. Accompanied solely by the solid, deeply rhythmic drum and percussion work of John Gerritse as weil as Jan Mittendorp's big-toned guitar playing, Davis delivers spirited, rough-edged vocals ……..Modern-day Mississippi blues at its finest." Sing Out (USA) "Blues and Hip Hop are two styles that on the surface have little in common. They both play to completely different audiences. However they both have the same root. Boo Boo Davis goes straight to that root and comes up with an end result that is quite funky and enjoyable. He isn't the first to try this. However in my opinion he is the first to succeed !! So what does the album "Drew, Mississippi" by Boo Boo Davis sound like??? Well I think that it's what Muddy Waters or John Lee Hooker would sound like if they were young bluesmen in 2006." Bob Davis from Soul Patrol (USA) "Much of this intriguing album is Davis remembering the small Delta town of his birth, and it composes a loose, fragmented suite on the theme of growing up in the pre-Civil Rights South, inventively arranged and produced by Ramon Goose of Nu Blues, who also plays attractive slide and fingerpicked guitar parts." MOJO Magazine (UK) "Met een prominente rol voor zijn twee Nederlandse begeleiders levert veteraan Boo Boo Davis een van de beste bluesalbums van 2008 af ". Volkskrant (NL) 'Name Of The Game' is geen nostalgisch gezeur maar explosieve oerblues. Simpel, harmonica op de hielen gezetten door schuimbekkende gitaarriffs en no-nonsense slagwerk. De donkere grafstem van Davis nestelt zich als een voodoobezweerder in de barakken van Mississippi." Back To The Roots (B) "Scharfkantig und tough, so klingt der Blues dieses Unikums aus Drew, Mississippi. Davis hat seinen eigenen, unverkennbaren Juke-Joint- Sound geschaffen. Nichts für schwache Nerven, aber fast ein Muss für Liebhaber des unverwässerten Mississippi-Blues." Blues News (D) "Black and Tan is on the forefront of contemporary blues recordings. As the world is changing the blues has to change too….. Reminiscent of the good old Fat Possum days of recording, the combination of rural blues and urban sounds goes hand in hand, naturally. Congratulations for another superb release !!" Detlev Hoegen, CrossCut "Sannelig om jeg vet helt hvorfor, men den mørke, suggererende musikken til Århusianerne Turnip Greens tiltaler meg en hel del. Og denne deres tredje CD er intet unntak Så koker de sin egen suppe på det, tydelig New Orleans-inspirert, og vips; Turnip Greens. Det er muligens ikke helt tradisjonell blues, dette, men de bluesa undertonerne vil jeg påstå ligger der hele tida. …en dyster, mørk, melankolsk, smakfull, musikalsk, tilbakelent utgivelse……du kan ta mitt ord for det, og skaffe deg i alle fall et par av danskernes utgivelser." Blues News (Norway) "There are many conversations about the future of the Blues. Some people look towards the young guns, such as Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, to lead the way. Others look at the fusing of Hip-Hop with Blues by artists such as Chris Thomas King to lead the way. Still others look at mixing dance beats with Blues, such as RL Burnside's later recordings on Fat Possum, to be the new sound of the Blues. Here comes another artist to add to the lineup, Boo Boo Davis takes Blues traditions and brings Ramon Goose in to add some programming in what may be the future sound of the Blues. Many years after the Johnsons and Pattons, Davis is going strong, putting out albums, pushing the limits, and trying new flavors. Davis' voice is a nice, weathered affair of a workingman that's been around and through the ringer a few times. The music has a laid-back feel overall and can fit into another era. Then there are little hints of scratches and samples that bring the album to the new millennium." Blues Wax (USA) "Boo Boo Davis heeft de blues, is de blues, schuwt de moderniteiten niet, houdt de blues levendig, hij is compleet net als deze CD." Back To The Roots (Belgium) "Sans marquer l'histoire du blues, cet album a tout de même le mérite de tenter une approche entre blues du Delta et sons groovy, par la présence d'un scratch.. C'est la petite surprise de Drew, Mississippi. Un poil détourant peut-être, mais ça passe comme un couteau chaud dans du beurre." Blues Again (France) The entire disc was recorded live in the studio, which is no doubt part of the of the reason for the music=s sensual, high-energy cohesiveness...... Little Milton re-incarnated as backstreet signifier.........This CD is a blast of fresh air. Living Blues (USA) Boo Boo Davis growles it out on this one. This is blues, blues, blues to the bone. I like this mans singing. He gives it his all on this release. Every tune is filled with a haunting realness and a special sound of it=s own. The Snake is one of the most powerful CDs to be released for the blues market this year. If Blues is your gig, then this CD is for you. Roots Music Report Great stuff! To everyone who loves Howlin' Wolf's raw Chicago blues, you'll love this release. It proves that great traditional blues is still being recorded with the same intensity as the masters who taught it to us. Highly recommended. Blues Bytes (USA) Als vocalist is de zestigjarige Davis namelijk een onbetwiste natuurkracht. Zonder gekke kunstgrepen wordt hier een informele sfeer opgeroepen die even authentiek als tijdloos klinkt. The Snake is het resultaat van een welhaast magische reeks opnamesessies. OOR (NL) Dit is de meest wezenlijke bluesplaat de ik dit millennium heb gehoord. Heaven (NL) ..ongepolijste plattelands blues van Davis........deze CD groeit bij elke luisterbeurt. Back to the Roots (B) La conclusion revient à Boo Boo Davis lui-meme dans le dernier titre de lablum:Cest sur, nous avons passé un moment merveilleux à l´écouter de son CD. Soul Bag (F) Et si Boo Boo passe pres de chez vous, n'hesitez pas une seconde. Trois Rivieres Blues (F)