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Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down!
Rock · 1991 · 12 tracks

Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down!

Elvin Bishop

Gritty slide guitar and working-class wit. A warm, unpretentious blend of Chicago blues and Southern rock that feels like a Saturday night at a local dive bar.

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The perfect soundtrack for when you're ready to quit your job but still want to have a good time.

A resilient, humorous defiance against life's daily grinds, wrapped in warm blues-rock.

Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down! · vs · Elvin Bishop
Humor Satire+1.1σ

The writing leans notably further into humor satire than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Fannie Mae
3:20
02
Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down
2:50
03
Murder in the First Degree
3:09
04
Kissing in the Dark
2:44
05
My Whiskey Head Buddies
5:24
06
Stepping Up in Class
2:57
07
You Got to Rock 'Em
4:10
08
Come on in This House
3:08
09
Soul Food
2:45
10
Rollin' With My Blues
3:38
11
Devil’s Slide
2:57
12
Just Your Fool
2:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sharp, stinging slide guitar solo on Devil’s Slide that cuts through the mix like a hot knife.
The way the saxophone punctuates the blue-collar frustration in the title track's chorus.
The slow, whiskey-soaked piano intro of My Whiskey Head Buddies that sets a somber barroom mood.
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