Tail Dragger might be singing the Blues, but it's Blues that expresses a passion for life, that recognizes that even the stuff that causes pain has value and needs to be celebrated in song. The truth doesn't win very many beauty contests, and Tail Dragger's voice isn't likely to be even voted in as Miss Congeniality, but it has a beauty far richer than anything you're liable to find emitting from an easy listening station.
Sexuality, passion, pain, joy, mischief; anything and everything you can think of that’s part of being human and feeling is contained in the voice. From the humour of the title track "My Head Is Bald" (which had every man in the audience with a bald pate removing their hats with pride) to the sting of "Prison Blues" Trail Dragger's voice covers every emotion under the sun and all the ones that come out at night too.
People who say that Black people don't listen to the Blues anymore have obviously been listening to the wrong bands playing in the wrong bars. How many Black people are going to go to white bars to hear white people sing their music when the can go to Vern's and listen to people like Tail Dragger sing it the way it was meant to be played.
With My Head Is Bald Delmark Records delivers another great recording of a live performance from a local bar in Chicago. The camera work is wonderful, staying with Tail Dragger when needed and switching back to the band for the solos. The sound quality is spot on too with every little nuance of voice and musical instrument being caught to perfection. You can also set the sound for whatever your system can handle, from plain stereo right through to DTS, which ensures the best quality for everyone.
Watching My Head Is Bald by Tail Dragger is an experience that shouldn't be missed by anyone who loves and adores the Blues. This is what it's really all about and what I've always thought the Blues should sound like.
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