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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Ruf Records artist: Dana Fuchs - Bliss Avenue - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, Bliss Avenue , from Dana Fuchs . Opening with the dramatic title track, Bliss Avenue , Fuchs sets the ground work with her powerful voice and Jon Diamond rips some James Gurley like face ripping guitar riffs. How Did Things Get This Way is a straight up blues rocker that could easily find airplay. Backing on organ by Glenn Patscha, Jack Daley on bass and Shawn Pelton on drums round out the track. Livin' On Sunday is a gospel rock style track with a cool soul swing. Vocals by Fuchs, Tabitha Fair and Nicki Richards make this a pretty cool tack. Ballad, So Hard To Move , nice showcases Fuchs' voice with subtle organ work from Patscha and guitar work from Diamond. Daddy's Little Girl takes a pop country twist. Rodents In The Attic brushes blues rock and western music for an interesting track.Diamond on guitar and specific drum work from Pelton reinforce this traditional western sound. Baby Loves the Life is a solid radio ballad but pos...
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