Originally intended as a live recording for broadcast, Bond and the gang found the session rolling with such a mighty groove that it had to be captured for posterity. Right from the start of this date, you can feel what Bond and company were feeling at that moment. A white blues belter from the deep south, Bond has her own special sauce all over this proceeding making it different that what you'd expect from the usual guitar slinging blues momma. Able to caress and seduce as well as steamroller over you, this is the kind of set that raises the career bar and makes everyone take note. Hot stuff throughout.
Chris Spector, Midwest Record, January 2014
Singer and guitarist Debbie Bond has worked with many of Alabama's finest, including Jerry McCain, Johnny Shines, and Willie King, the latter a major influence on both her and her husband, Rick Asherson; both were members of Willie's band and toured and recorded with him. This set, Debbie's third, was recorded just outside Nashville and is a fine, generally low-key set of modern blues; Debbie's usual band, including her multi-instrumentalist hubby and augmented by the sax playing of Tom Pallardy is in good form - no major rock influences, but a little jazz flavour courtesy of the original track 'Steady Rolling Man', a hint of Santana on 'Tarragona Blues' (two versions of this) and an occasional country tinge in the vocals. A fine and varied CD that deserves to be heard.
Norman Darwen, Blues and Rhythm , February 2014