11/28/2025
"Kid Ramosโs first record in 5 years is a beautiful thing. ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ is a gospel record with a blues vibe - or is it the other way around? Either way this baby will swing its way into your heart and find a comfy place to stay." - John the Rock Doctor
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STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING Kid Ramos (Nola Blue) **** ยฝ
Kid Ramosโs first record in 5 years is a beautiful thing. Strange Things Happening is a gospel record with a blues vibe- or is it the other way around? Either way this baby will swing its way into your heart and find a comfy place to stay.
The inspiration for Strange Things Happening came when Ramos received a call from an old friend, pastor James Rasmussen. "James was telling me about missionary work he was supporting overseas. He had lost confidence in the people he was supporting and where the money was being spent," says Ramos. "He decided he was going to start supporting musicians that were playing gospel music and spread the word that way, and he wanted to know if I wanted to make a God record.โ This feels like money well spent.
Produced by Chris Lizotte STH includes, amongst others, Kidโs son Johnny Ramos. On the surface this feels like swinginโ blues but after your first pass try digging in and really listening to the wordsโฆ then youโll find a gospel album in blues clothing. "To hear gospel music presented with a West Coast Blues vibe is such a unique and compelling approach to combining two styles of roots music with shared influences," says Sallie Bengtson, Nola Blue Records president. That it works so well is hardly a surpriseโฆ. From most blues artists to the church itself thereโs always been a deep spiritual connection between these two disparate worlds, and while I donโt consider myself religious in the least, I find Strange Things Happening quite compelling.
There are two ways to approach this record; just lay back and feel the music or come at it from the spiritual side, but I suspect combining both is the most effective way. Iโm really loving the sound and feel of Strange Things Happening, but as the sole agnostic in our household grasping the messages behind the lyrics is taking a little more work. I donโt mind, thoughโฆ at the end of the day this is a really fine piece of music.
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