Partly due to non-existent marketing and push, and partly due to Lanny's prolific songwriting abilities, I feel like I've blinked a few times and missed half a dozen of this guy's albums. Here's another one that almost slipped through the cracks into quick obscurity - Salvation Medicine Show. On this 15-song collection, Lanny once again pays deep respect and tribute to his blues forefathers. Relying on steel, acoustic, and electric guitars - as well as various other stringed instruments (dobro, banjo, ukulele) Lanny puts together a rustic, laid-back album that reads like a backwoods hymnal - "If I Ever Needed Someone" (penned by Van Morrison), "Last Call," and "Eulogy for a Friend." Quite a contrast from the blistering electric licks on Tony Palacios' solo album, but full of quality songs showing rock's roots without rocking. In fact, some of these tunes, like "Confessions," could cross over into Country radio.
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