Them Update Blues

Them Update Blues is an album by the American musician Lowell Fulson, released in 1995. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Them Update Blues was Fulson's second album for Bullseye Blues as well as his final studio album.

Production

Them Update Blues was produced by Ron Levy. Fulson wrote or cowrote the album's eleven songs. He was backed by the South Central Rhythm section. The Memphis Horns contributed to some of the tracks.

Critical reception

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that "these are picture-perfect West Coast blues—like fine brandy—smooth and sensuous with just the right edge." Stereo Review said that Fulson's "electric-guitar playing, juke-joint raw, wastes no notes, and his simultaneously gruff and mellow vocals get the job done with economy." The Retford, Gainsborough and Worksop Times noted that Fulson maintains "very high musical standards with gritty commitment."
The Age praised Fulson's "unhurried voice and flowing guitar" on "Sun Going Down". The Lake Geneva Regional News labeled the music "seductive and spiky." Metro Silicon Valley opined that "Sun Going Down" "ranks up there with the best of the West Coast blues pioneer's midnight-hour grinders, while the title track percolates with the down-home soul of Memphis-cooked stew."
AllMusic noted Fulson's "customary biting guitar and insinuating vocals."