MUSIC REVIEW OF THE DAY: DADDY LONG LEGS - THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS

This is blues with a punch from Waterloo, Ontario's Daddy Long Legs.  Proudly electric and raunchy, the group turns it up and keeps it there, eleven originals all from a nasty place.  They rock more than most rock bands,

Each cut features searing leads from harp player Chris "Junior" Malleck, and guitarist MIke Elliot, who also handles the vocals. Add rock-solid rhythm section Steve Toms on bass and Jeff Wagner on drums, and that's all they need, no guests, no horn sections, no detours.  The guitar and harp and lead vocals are pushing into the red, distortion almost a fifth member of the band.  Play loud to get the maximum effect.

There are a couple of jump blues numbers, which prove where rock n' roll came from, one slow number to end things off, but the rest are head-on, hard-working, 12-bar workouts.  Verse, verse, rip a harp solo, another verse, do the same on guitar, and nobody lets up until its done.  While they haven't re-invented the wheel, Daddy Long Legs give it more gas than most.