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Overton Music artist: Russ Green - Stone Cold - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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Wildcat O'Halloran - Party Up In Heaven - New Release review

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I just received the newest release, Party Up In Heaven, from Wildcat O'Halloran and it's a full blown party. Opening with Rollercoaster, an uptempo rocker, stinging guitar riffs from O'Halloran and Devin Griffiths and smooth sax work from Emily Duffy ride nice on the roller coaster of drums and bass of Jopey Fitzpatrick and Loverboy McManamon. Crossin Off is up next in pure ballad format with Paul Provost on keys. This is the kind of track that you would often see Gary Moore pack full of guitar riffs and Wildcat is hot on his tail. Very clean! A rock'n'roll style track, title track, Party Up In Heaven, is up next sounding like a Little Richard track with vintage guitar riffs. Cait Squires and Emmalyn Hicks add background vocals and rolling keys by Provost. Gypsy Deadend Track is a slower acoustic style blues featuring primarily vocals of O'Halloran and harp work from Wally Greaney. Drownin (Flu Bug) has a sixties boogaloo/blues style. Nick Borges is featured on trumpet on this track for a tight solo. O'Halloran steps up with a few more real nice solos on guitar. Everything I Do has a cool R&B feel and a nice slide solo. Hate Me For A Reason has a bit of a English blues/rock flavor with sassy sax work by Duff. Nice guitar and sax riff exchanges in this track set it aside. Livin By My Wits has a Latin rhythm with strong tom tom work from Fitzpatrick. One of the most entertaining guitar solos of the release is found here with a free flowing guitar lead taking the melody. Duff also steps up for her own whack at the pinata and really does a nice job! Probably Dead is a quiet acoustic blues with harp by Wally Greaney. A light Dan Hicks kinda of tune. Nice! Fell From Heaven has a 60's "rock" rhythm by Fitzpatrick and with warm sax feeling and cool guitar riffs and Greany on harp. N.Y. I'm Home has a cocky Lynyrd Skynyrd feel with spanky guitar riffs and a catchy Huey Lewis kind of melody. This is a fun release and one that is quite entertaining.

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