James Blood Ulmer: Brixton Ace, London
Vivien Goldman, NME, 16 July 1983
Sound and loving fury from Blood, ambling aimlessly about the stage, like a giant teddy bear whos somehow laid his paws on a guitar. Big, capable hands man-handling the music like it was a big meal or a big woman.
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