Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Basics , from Hamilton Loomis and it's really great! Opening with blues rocker, Sugar Baby , bassist, Sabrina LaField also takes the mic. With just a bit of swish in the tail this is a snappy rocker with Loomis on harp and lead guitar joined by Armando Aussenac on drums. Getting into a super funky groove, If I Would've , Loomis is back up front on vocal, guitar and harp creating a purely infectious track. His electrifying guitar riffs and bass lines are tight. Super! With an easy sway, Candles and Wine has just the right feel featuring tasty guitar riffs and cool vocal backing by Aussenac, Fabian Hernandez and Chris Eger. Ain't What It Ain't is a solid rocker with cool vocal blending but what really sets this track apart is super harp and hot slide riffs from Eger. Bluesy ballad, Breaking Down , is pure Loomis and it's a thread that you can trace from release to release. Rich composition, super voc...

"BASICS" --  the new CD by Hamilton Loomis NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!! Pre-order Hamilton's long-awaited new CD by clicking here: http://shop.hamiltonloomis.com/Basics-2017-Basics-PRE-ORDER.htm   Estimated ship date is Aug. 16, 2017! You can also download the entire CD (includes artwork) by clicking here: https://hamiltonloomis.bandzoogle.com/music   ALBUM NOTES: Hamilton Loomis does indeed go back to basics on his new album, which is his most personal and emotional effort to date. Gone are the double entendres for which Loomis is known; this time, his lyrics are direct, personal, and often autobiographical. The “basics” theme runs through the entire CD, in its lyrics (“Prayer,” “Cloudy Day”), single-chord progressions (“Sugar Baby," "Looking Into a Dream”), simple melodies (“Come and Get Me”), and stripped-down instrumentation of guitar, bass and drums (“Reason," "Getting So Bi...