Sheridan Square
2007
The Best Of Susan Tedeschi: Episode Two
About This Album
The second volume of Susan Tedeschi's best work in many ways turns out to be better than the first. The reason for this is simply that the compilers at Sheridan Square Records reached deeper into her early catalog for material. While both volumes come from the same recordings, the choices here seem to be less carefully picked and offer a more immediate and versatile view of the performer. Most of the material on Episode Two comes from Tedeschi's first and third albums for Tone Cool, 1998's Just Won't Burn and 2002's Wait for Me, respectively. There are also a pair of tracks from her Live from Austin, TX disc issued in 2004. Perfect examples of this are in the compilation's first three cuts. The opening "Can't Leave You Alone," which is self-penned, and the third track, an excellent cover of John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery," come from her debut. The former is a burning wail of a blues cut, and the latter -- while not as fine as Bonnie Raitt's signature reading -- is different and emotive enough to be a truly moving version graced by her slide work, which sets it apart. "I Fell in Love," written by Tom Hambridge, one of her bandmates from the period, is a roiling boogie-woogie blues with a killer vocal by Tedeschi; the track crackles with a pumping piano line that invokes the influences of both Professor Longhair and Marcia Ball and a pair of electric guitars in the red zone.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,4,9 and 12)

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