GOOD MUSIC GUIDE
March-April '09

BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS
Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!               89%
LOST HIGHWAY

The first time in earshot, it would be easy to mistake Black Joe Lewis for
straight James Brown rehash. Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! may well be the most
soulful funk record in a while, but its influences range wider than the Godfather
alone. Garage rock-informed freak-outs ("Boogie"), hilarious Thorogood-esque soul
sketches ("Get Yo Shit"), and satirical plantation hyms ("Master Sold My Baby")
are piled high in The Honeybears' corner. Lewis is Legit. Ow!

KYLE MacKINNEL