{"product_id":"chris-ruest-gene-taylor-its-too-late-cd","title":"It's Too Late Now CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eChris Ruest \u0026amp; Gene Taylor\u003cbr\u003eIt's Too Late Now CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's Too Late Now\u003c\/em\u003e was born after Gene Taylor relocated to Austin, Texas, and began to work with Chris Ruest.\u003cbr\u003eCovering a wide range of blues history, Taylor opening with \u003cem\u003eCrazy Mixed Up\u003c\/em\u003e World and then powers through Blue Smitty's \u003cem\u003eDate Bait\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHe then turns to an earlier era with the lilting \u003cem\u003eLost and Lonely Child\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eRuest's witty, New Orleans-inspired \u003cem\u003eKeep Talking\u003c\/em\u003e features his switchblade guitar over a Professor Longhair-esque piano figure and second-line drums.\u003cbr\u003eTaylor plays Little Johnny Jones to Ruest's Elmore James on \u003cem\u003eThat Will Never Do,\u003c\/em\u003e and then cuts loose on the jumping \u003cem\u003eTorpedo Boogie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe band pushes sizzling Texas-style rocker \u003cem\u003eI Tried\u003c\/em\u003e into the stratosphere.\u003cbr\u003eRuest's \u003cem\u003eMr. Policeman\u003c\/em\u003e comes across like a lost side from the early Sun Records days, whilst \u003cem\u003eI'm Down\u003c\/em\u003e rides a nervous, country blues rhythm. \u003cbr\u003eTaylor submits two gospel-inflected songs - the rollicking \"\u003cem\u003eoo Late to Stop Now\u003c\/em\u003e with its slamming backbeat and \u003cem\u003eSlipping Away\u003c\/em\u003e to end the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWishmaster\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork Of Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmokin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNormal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet It Inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake It Easy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Gene Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208549093705,"sku":"8436567250473","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/chris_ruest_gene_taylor_itoo_late_now_cd.jpg?v=1776343432","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/chris-ruest-gene-taylor-its-too-late-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}