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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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John Mayall to Release New CD Featuring Todd Rundren, Joe Bonamassa, Little Steven Van Zandt & Alex LIfeson
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Blues Hall of Fame Member John Mayall Announces New
Album, Nobody Told Me
Featuring
Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt, Alex Lifeson and Joe
Bonamassa.
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On February 22nd Forty Below Records
will release Nobody
Told Me, the new studio album from The
Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall.
As with his last handful of albums, Mayall again shares production
duties with Forty Below Founder Eric Corne who also handles engineering
and mixing duties.
The album boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists,
all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little
Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe
Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who
will be joining the band on tour. Also, on hand are Mayall’s dynamic
Chicago rhythm section of Greg Rzab on bass guitar and Jay Davenport on
drums, along with Billy Watts (Lucinda Williams) on rhythm guitar
and Mayall’s regular horn section, moonlighting from their day job
in The Late
Show with Conan O’Brien’s house band.
The album was recorded at The Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on
the same legendary Sound City Neve console his one-time protégés from
Fleetwood Mac used to record parts of the best-selling Rumours album.
“This project has been a true labor of love for me and I can’t wait for
people to hear the fireworks that took place,” beams Mayall. Nobody Told Me is an
apt title for the blues icon who suffered a recent unexpected health
scare shortly after recording the album. But, the seemingly ageless
road dog, who famously takes no days off and carries his own gear on
tour, has been given a clean bill of health and plans to return to his
usual grueling touring schedule to support the release. Tour dates
can be found at johnmayall.com
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