![]() | Nice & Warm by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.49 **** (1992) Tab's debut album. Though he was yet to hone his unique, immediately recogizable guitar attack this is still a good Tab album and a great debut. His singing also lacks some of the depth that it now possesses. But this is to be expected from a 24-year-old. A good place to start. Grade: B
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![]() | Loose Tonight by Debbie Davies
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $2.09 (1994)
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![]() | What I Live For by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.49 **** (1994)
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![]() | Released by David Rice
Buy used from: $0.01 (1995)
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![]() | Standing on the Bank by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.95 **** (1995) Fantastic, guitar-driven blues, with a rock edge. I'm convinced that whoever recorded Tab's first three albums had difficulty capturing his voice properly. That said, this album is sheer funky, rollicking fun, and should be played loud so the neighbors can hear it. Grade: A
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![]() | I Got That Feeling by Debbie Davies
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $2.25 (1996) Tab appears on the song "Let The Heartaches Begin" with Debbie Davies. As a whole, the album is somewhat lacking in energy and emotion. Debbie Davies has a kind of monotone voice and generic guitar tone, and the song in question is one of the worst Tab songs I've ever heard. Not recommended. Grade: C-
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![]() | Come on in This House by Junior Wells
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.39 (1996)
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![]() | Live: Swampland Jam by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $9.84 **** (1997) Tab really comes into his own on this live recording. It's funky, bluesy, playful, and has all of the components that make him unique. The Albert Collins cover is a highlight. Grade: A-
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![]() | Lonely Street by Eddie Kirkland
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $1.99 (1997)
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![]() | Homesick for the Road by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.20 **** (1999)
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![]() | The Songs of Willie Dixon by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $2.86 (1999)
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![]() | These Blues Are All Mine by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.43 **** (1999) Tab's fourth album. It's hard to say what seperates this from, say, his debut, but this album is definately better. He has better control of nearly every aspect of his abilities. The song choices are strong and the playing is flawless and emotional. Tab is obviously a big fan of Albert King and CCR. Grade: A
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![]() | Carousel for Two by Vin Bruce
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $1.40 (2000)
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![]() | Hello Sunshine by Harry Anselmi
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $0.15 (2000)
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![]() | Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $4.99 (2000) Tab performs with Raful Neal on "Feels Like Rain." It's a solid song and proves that Tab could probably cover a Bette Midler song and make it his own. The album as a whole is a mixed bag. Half the songs are good, the other half are pretty terrible. Grade: C
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![]() | 35th Anniversary Jam by James Cotton
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $4.95 (2002)
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![]() | The Blues "White Album" by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $4.21 (2002)
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![]() | Preachin' The Blues: The Songs of Mississippi Fred McDowell by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.66 (2002)
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![]() | Wetlands by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.30 **** (2002) Another great Tab album, benifitting from good, solid production that lends a real punch to the music. Tab ventures into mellow country blues territory on a few songs. However, the remaining upbeat blues run-throughs and funky, razor-sharp shuffles act to balance things out and are among the strongest songs Tab has ever cut. Grade: A-
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![]() | Whiskey Store by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.10 **** (2002) A collaboration with Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musselwhite, and the rhythm section of Double Trouble that eschews the funky, grittiness of Tab's other work and leans heavily on standard 12 bar blues (some might say less exciting) material. This is one of Tab's weaker albums. Jimmy Thackery is not my favorite singer, so bare this in mind. Grade: B-
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![]() | Chipped Front Tooth by Scott Holt
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $3.91 (2003)
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![]() | Exile on Blues Street by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $0.99 (2003)
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![]() | Mr. Stranger Man by Monk Boudreaux
Buy used from: $4.54 (2003)
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![]() | The Sea Saint Sessions by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.97 **** (2003) This entire album is great. The stripped back, live feel really aids the mood of the music. Features some of Tab's best vocals and some of his liveliest, grittiest guitar playing. Grade: A
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![]() | Whiskey Store Live by Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $11.50 **** (2004)
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![]() | Fever for the Bayou by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.18 **** (2005) A flawless album by Tab. Finely crafted, great production. An essential modern blues recording. Grade: A
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![]() | Voice of the Wetlands by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.50 **** (2005) A charity project put together by Tab, featuring Dr. John and George Porter Jr., among others. Tab sings and plays guitar on roughly half of the tracks. The music is layed back and rather impromtu, with a fair amount of piano, featuring multiple singers on most cuts. Not all of the songs are very interesting, but most are solid and listenable. Grade: B
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![]() | Best of the Bayou Blues by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $9.99 **** (2006)
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![]() | Brother to the Blues by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.88 **** (2006) Laid back vibe. A more acoustic offering, with country and pop overtones. The album as a whole has less of an edge to it than some may prefer. Still, there are a handful of good tunes. Grade: B
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![]() | Power of the Pontchartrain by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $3.34 **** (2007) A great album; Tab sounds perfectly refined, and the production quality is superb. Tab channels John Fogerty and Albert Collins for this one. High-power, funky swamp blues. A must-have Tab recording. Grade: A
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![]() | Blues Blast
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.70 (2007)
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![]() | Hurricane on the Bayou
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.91 (2007) Movie featuring Tab Benoit.
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![]() | Night Train to Nashville by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $10.26 **** (2008)
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![]() | Brand New Blues by Cyril Neville
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.28 (2009) Tab plays on a couple tracks. A mixture of blues, R&B, soul, funk, and reggae, all executed with a modern touch. Grade: B+
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