The High Cost of Low Living

by Nick Moss, Dennis Gruenling, Nick Moss Band

Overview

Nick Moss decided to steer his band back to his first love, the greasy boogie of Chicago blues, around the time he hired harpist Dennis Gruenling as a featured musician toward the beginning of 2017. Not long afterward he signed to Alligator, that stalwart of Chicago blues, and cut The High Cost of Low Living, a jumping little record that keeps the postwar dreams alive. Moss seems revitalized by this pairing, and it's not just how he trades licks with Gruenling that gives the album a kick. The guitarist wrote eight new songs, all solid senders in the classic Chicago tradition, all pairing well with the two originals from Gruenling and smartly selected covers, highlighted by the Santo & Johnny obscurity "All Night Diner." While The High Cost of Low Living might not expand the form, it certainly makes a case for the vitality of old-fashioned Chicago electric blues in the 21st century. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/09/2018
Label:	Alligator Records
UPC:	0014551498124
Rank:	57655

Tracks

1. Crazy Mixed Up Baby
2. Get Right Before You Get Left
3. No Sense
4. The High Cost of Low Living
5. Count on Me
6. Note on the Door
7. Get Your Hands Out of My Pockets
8. Tight Grip on Your Leash
9. He Walked with Giants (Ode to Barrelhouse)
10. A Pledge to You
11. Lesson to Learn
12. All Night Diner
13. Rambling on My Mind

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nick Moss   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Nick Moss Band   Primary Artist
Dennis Gruenling   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Chris "Kid" Andersen   Soloist,Guitar (Rhythm),Shaker
Nick Fane   Bass
Taylor Streiff   Piano
Eric Spaulding   Sax (Tenor)
Jim Pugh   Organ,Piano
Patrick Seals   Drums
Jack Sanford   Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Chris "Kid" Andersen   Engineer,Producer,Mixing
Boyd Gilmore   Composer
Johnny Farina   Composer
Nick Moss   Composer,Producer
Otis Spann   Composer
Dennis Gruenling   Composer
Bruce Iglauer   Mastering
Kevin Niemiec   Package Design
Collin Jordan   Mastering
Tom Hyslop   Liner Notes
Chris Monaghan   Photography