This is some of the tightest and most interesting Blues music I've heard in a long time. All but two of the songs are original Lockwood compositions, and they have been created with his sound and style in mind. He has a truly compelling Blues voice in that it sounds like he's had a pack a day habit chased with bourbon. But I've never heard such a sweet sounding guitar, especially on those that he used the electric twelve string.
You have never heard anything like the bell-like tones he is able to get from that guitar when he does a typical Blues run up and down the neck of his guitar. The scale is right, but the sound is different, and it sounds great.
Robert Jr. Lockwood passed away in November of 2006, but for the last thirty–six years of his life he fronted his own bands and played his own brand of Blues guitar. I would have liked to have the opportunity to see him and his band live. I'm sure they were wonderful. Judging by the material on Steady Rollin" Man I know I've missed out on something special, but I'm glad that at least this disc is available again so that there's a record of Lockwood's truly remarkable guitar sound.
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