The PBS blue’s documentary led us over the roads of Mississippi, to the town of Memphis and down Beale Street introducing us to musicians whose soulful style inspired many of the great rock, blues and country stars of today. After traveling those trails and realizing the great span of the great blues player’s influence, it’s no wonder we can knock on a door in an Arabi neighborhood and find Reunion 69 playing homage to the blues.

Reunion 69’s second album, Days Together, aptly dubbed “hippie-blues rock” by its creators, sounds remarkably like a couple of guys getting high and jamming in their basement. Guitar, played by Mario Gagliano, and vocals, written and sung by Danny O’Brien, dominate all eight tracks, and all the songs are originals. “Sweet Life” delivers a dreamy, Alice in Wonderland feel. The title track, “Days Together” adds a harmonica to the mix and has a more traditional blues feel about it. On “Morning Slide Blues” Mario showcases his slide guitar technique, while Danny sings in an appropriately tired voice about his wish to blow off work and remain “layin’ in [his] bed.”

My favorite song on the disc is “Cat Creeps,” probably because the added drum machine really helps fill the empty space some of the songs seem to have. I heard these guys are looking for a drummer, and I believe songs like “Sweet Life” and “Drift” would benefit. This may be an opusculum when it comes to the blues, but Reunion 69 are obviously onto something, which they show in their honest second release.