Songs For Slim format-dvd and years of writing and

and years of writing and arranging for an orchestra have taught him how to use the tonal colors of a large ensemble to his advantage without drowning out the nuances

and NATTY REBEL finds him in fine form

The late-'60s/early-'70s soul that RZA sampled -- the Hi and Stax labels were frequent sources -- is still in Michels and company's wheelhouse

but at least they cite the aforementioned bands as influences instead of reaching for some obscure point of reference

Songs For Slim format-dvd and years of writing andAs the replacement for Replacement Bob Stinson, Slim Dunlap kind of got a raw deal, serving as a faithful guitarist in an era where the band was falling apart under the stress of Paul Westerberg's conflicted crossover ambitions. Dunlap was a rock & roll lifer, though, continuing to play as a solo act and sideman in the years following the Replacements' disbandment, eventually winding up right back where he started from: playing guitar in Minneapolis,