I'm a huge fan of Archie Shepp. His albums "The Magic of Ju-Ju," "Mama Too Tight" and "Fire Music" are all classics, and I was hoping this would be more of the same--wild, free jazz of the spheres.Unfortunately, this album is more like Albert Ayler's "New Grass," where vocalists (bad ones) really just ruin the album. I hate to say anything bad about anything by Archie Shepp, because I think he's one of America's great treasures, totally underexposed and underappreciated. But "Attica Blues" is not where I would start my exploration of his genius.