CMJ, September 1994--
"Bill Wharton is an American Original, the kind of rare citizen that makes us proud to live in this country. . . you simply wouldn't find such a delightful nut case thriving, cooking, and playing the blues in a repressive Eastern bloc country. . . Wharton and his band play a rich flavor of the blues,. . . making better records each time out."

Miami New Times June 1994--
". . .Curb your craving with hefty helpings of scathing slide blues . . Wharton's latest slab, South of the Blues, quite simply kicks harder than Van Damme on a battleship."

Tallahassee Democrat July 1994--
"There's plenty of straightforward blues on the disc, the type of music that Ingredients fans have come to expect from Wharton and crew. "Lazarus," "Great Big Fanny" and "She's On Fire" all meet expectations. But several songs on "South of the Blues" have a different feel. . . . The song "Cadillac of a Woman" is a heartfelt ballad. . .Two of the songs "Stir Your Pot" and "Dogging My Cat" feature guitarist Kenny Neal and harp-blower Carey Bell, playing acoustic trio style. . . .The album's highlight is "World Full of Blues", a world-beat/blues hybrid.that began (in a jam session with players from all over the World) during a music festival in Bourges, (France). . ."

National Book Award Winner, Bob Shacochis, from the liner notes--
" . . .Get it, sinners? That sweaty feeling you've been having? That ain't global warming, that's the prophet Bill turning up the heat. . . . and the Lord sayeth unto the Sauce Boss 'go naked as a hambone into the wilderness, south of the blues . . .and gather unto ye these heathen, . . .blister their souls, yet spareth not their palates. Honor the muddy roots of thy forefathers, but open thine heart to the funk of many nations, so that ye might harken to my bidding, which is as it ever was, to kick ass for the blues.' And the prophet Bill went forth and kicked ass for the blues, and it was good. It was, sayeth the Lord, fuckin' dynamite."