R.L. Burnside - Too Bad Jim (1994)

A1 	Shake 'Em On Down 	4:48
A2 	When My First Wife Left Me 	3:46
A3 	Short-Haired Woman 	3:40
A4 	Old Black Mattie 	4:10
A5 	Fireman Ring The Bell 	3:58
B1 	Peaches 	4:15
B2 	Miss Glory B. 	3:24
B3 	.44 Pistol 	2:56
B4 	Death Bell Blues 	3:54
B5 	Goin' Down South 	5:50

Drums – Calvin Jackson
Guitar – Kenny Brown
Guitar, Vocals – R.L. Burnside

Too Bad Jim is cut from the same cloth as its predecessor, Bad Luck City. It features R.L. Burnside fronting a small juke joint combo, tearing through some greasy blues. However, Too Bad Jim is the better album, simply from a performance standpoint. Burnside sounds more relaxed and the band steps back from the spotlight slightly, letting the guitarist burn brightly on his own, showcasing his deep blues roots. ---Thom Owens, AllMusic Review

Mississippi throwback Burnside tears through some of his best-known material with the grimy, thumping performance style for which he was beloved. Foot-tapping, down-home, straight forward blues utterly devoid of pretension. "Fireman Ring the Bell" and "Miss Glory B." are two personal favorites of mine. ---Kenneth Bridgham, allmusic.com

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