Whitey Ford Sings the Blues [PA] by Everlast (CD, Sep-1998, Tommy Boy)

I BOUGHT THIS DISC BECAUSE OF EVERLAST'S APPEARANCE ON CARLOS SANTANA'S 'SUPERNATURAL' CD, AND I WANTED TO HEAR HIS SOLO MATERIAL. 'WHITEY FORD SINGS THE BLUES' IS A LARGELY AUTO-BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM ABOUT EVERLAST'S HEART ATTACK. THE SONG 'WHAT IT'S LIKE IS GREAT' AND IS DEFINATELY A MUST LISTEN TRACK. EVERLAST COMBINES, ROCK, RAP, AND BLUES IN CREATING THIS CD, AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY ON THIS SONG. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ME, THE REST OF THE CD IS A LITTLE TOO HEAVY ON THE RAP AND HIP-HOP BEATS, WHICH I'M NOT REALLY INTO. IF YOU LIKE RAP AND HIP-HOP YOU WILL LIKE THIS CD, IF YOU'RE NOT A HIP-HOP FAN IT IS STILL WORTH A LISTEN JUST FOR 'WHAT IT'S WORTH'.

This is a several year old CD but it holds up well. I am more of a blues/Motown/old school R&R guy (Clapton, SRV, Stevie Wonder, etc). I always liked the rap "What it's Like" so I decided to venture into a rap CD. I was not dissapointed. All the Lyrics are hard core and the message of the CD is crystal clear. Live or Die by the "Smokin Gun"! I'm hooked. This is a gr8 CD to work out to as well. It gets you mad and pumped up. Out!

i really like this album and they do not have it on i-tunes for some reason,anyways i got it now,rock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good communication, described the negatives as well as the positives, and and all round pleasurable buying experience. Thank you!

Everything you could hope for from Everlast. He can do it all. I really only bought it to get What It's Like, but I am completely impressed. I hope he puts out some new stuff soon.

I wanted the song "What it's like" and was limited in album selection. I had liked Everlast in Santanna's hit album. This album having the song I wanted did nothing else for me as far as wanting to listen to the other songs. Too much rap type music for me...

As Good in 2008 as it was in 1998! Make that GREAT in 2008!!! Everlast Transcends the boundaries of contemporary music and Fuses Rap, Rock, and Blues into a timeless work of Art.

My husband bought this CD for me because I had recently purchased another Everlast CD that I fell in love with. I do not however like this particular CD because it is mostly rap type music which I don't like. It was an enexpensive Ebay purchase so there is really nothing lost. But it arrived quickly and was in proper working order. I just didn't care for the music.

The singles from this album, "Ends" and "What It's Like", are not only the best songs, but not representative of the other songs on it. The majority of the songs on this album are straightforward rap songs, without the acoustic guitar and sung vocals that made "What It's Like" more appealing. The rap songs are often well-done, but as someone who bought the album on the strength of the singles, I was somewhat disappointed.