NO STRAIN 10/08/2013 So the breakup song ("Piss

So the breakup song ("Piss Up A Rope") is viciously upbeat

and opens his work to a new generation of listeners while giving older ones a righteous jolt

Melvins: King Buzzo (vocals

Personnel: Don Was (vocals

" Coltrane was also balancing playing "pretty" with the energized

NO STRAIN 10/08/2013 So the breakup song ("PissCut from the same 1960 sessions as Slim's equally fine Just Blues album, No Strain finds the pianist and singer effortlessly working through another set of solo piano and combo pieces. Backed by either harmonica player "Harpie" Brown or the tandem of guitarist Lafayette Thomas and bassist Wendell Marshall, Slim turns in a highly enjoyable set of seasoned performances. Both at the keyboard and the mic, alone or with company, Slim shows why he was one