Jonathon Long - Parables of a Southern Man (CD)

Jonathon Long Parables of a Southern Man Release Date: July 2, 2021 Madison Square Garden The Ride My Kind of Woman Pain Landline All I Need Dangerous Saviors Face My Kind of Crazy That Ain’t Love Cheap Romance Jenny The first thing you notice about Jonathan Long’s new record, Parables of a Southern Man, is that his virtuoso guitar playing is not his only strength. Long is a complete musician and entertainer, a great singer and totally original songwriter whose lyrical guitar playing is always in service to the bigger picture. Technically there is only so much you can play on an electric guitar-fronted blues band, and most everything has been tried at least once.  The differences are more in emotional expression, the ineffable human quality that animates the playing and performance. Long excels at the high intensity blues rock format. You can hear Louisiana calling in Long’s control of dynamics, and his conversational manner of playing, that front porch penchant for telling multipl