Short Fuse Blues (1992)

About this title: Dave Hole's American debut album is a stunning display of slide guitar pyrotechnics. Hole runs through a dizzying array of licks and solos, pulling out a variety of different tones and textures from his guitar. He can play it straight and greasy, or spooky, tough and gritty, or subtle and melodic -- his technique is quite impressive. Although the songs themselves are occasionally weak, Short Fuse Blues is essentially a guitar record, so the songs don't matter as much as the playing. And the playing is superb throughout. Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Keep Your Motor Running [Hole]
2. The Bottle [Hole]
3. Short Fuse Blues [Hole]
4. Every Girl I See [Dixon/Murphy]
5. Something Fine [Hole]
6. Albatross [Green]
7. Night Cat [Hole]
8. Tore Down [Thompson]
9. The Sun Is Shining [James]
10. Business Man [Hole]
11. Take a Swing [Hole]
12. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground) [Johnson/Public Doma]
13. Truck Load of Lovin' [Adams/Lewis]
14. Purple Haze [Hendrix]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.