Review by Jerry Thompson

April 2006  Kansas City Blues News

Homegrown and heavy, very heavy stuff!  "5 Miles To Rolling Fork" is produced right here in Independence by one hell of a talented individual, Adam Wyatt.  This album pushes the envelope with blues and simple screaming guitar and drums.

At first song, "5 Miles To Rolling Fork" you have to look at your stereo to see if you stuck in Ozzy, Metallica, or hearing a synthetic waa-waa disc, that only the true professional can deliver with such style and class.  It's almost strange how the names like Deep Purple, Alice Cooper and some of my favorite trippy songs of the past keep floating across my mind as I listen....and listen....and listen!

Adam really lays you out!  Kicked me back and made me think of the days of dancin' hookahs and dreams!  Crank up the volume, and you can feel the very heavy thump and see the heads turn....yeah, you 20-somethings ain't got shit!

The key word for this album is "heavy"- man, oh, man....get out the roundtabe, put away the dancing shoes, kick back and let some heavy-duty music paste you against the backstop of any sofa, chair, or floor you find yourself on.

Termed Hill Country Blues, unlike Delta or Chicago styles that went mainstreem, it didn't come to real light to later in life for most musicians.  Adam mentions on his website that it's probably due to the fact that there wasn't any real recordings till much later in years.

Track 3 "Too Cold In Chicago" brings you blues purest to attention. The crying and great blues fills of harmony and slow creeping lyrics are just too cool.  It's just the sort of mix a true professional lays on an album that brings you back to a great "blues reality".

Even though the next couple of tracks keep that heavy feel, it's blues, and what you notice is poingnat lyrics and great musical ensemble.  Track 4 "Two Worlds" brings you some more of the rock feel, but then Track 5 "Same Old Blues" delivers the lyrics and story that us bluesers love.

Just when you thought you've got him figured out, he throws Track 6 "Murder In The Bayou" to keep your loyalty and love.

He opens the throttle and harmony with Track 7 "Bonnie and Clyde"!  It will get your butt off the chair and wiggling or swinging with your partner all over the place.  Nice uppity beat and just another envelope pusher but this time on the blues side.

Adam closes out the CD with a sound that most bluesers will find familiar and comforatable.  To me, it almost seems as him paying his dues to the sound of the past.  Great crispness, nice slides and a loving dancing beat.

Go see Adam Wyatt any time you can! Vist his website to familiarize yourself with his skill and talent.

by Jerry Thompson.  courtesy of the Kansas City Blues News.  April 2006