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Alligator Records artist: Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Slideways - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Slideways , from Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials and it's terrific! Opening with Bad All By Myself , Lil' Ed on lead guitar and vocal, gets things rocking right off the bat. With Michael Garrett playing a strong rhythm line reinforced by James "Pookie" Young and Kelly Littleton on drums, this is a great opener. The Flirt In The Car Wash Skirt is a great blues rocker with raucous slide work by Lil' Ed and Ben Levin on piano really gets this track boogieing. Vital rhythm guitar work by Garrett and a rock solid bottom makes this one of my favorites on the release. Elmore James flavored, 13th Street And Trouble , is a strong track with a pounding bottom and super piano work by Levin. Lil' Ed has this track by the short hairs and is really shaking it. Cooking! Laid back Chicago blues , More Time , has solid pacing and features Lil' Ed upfront on lead vocal. Garrett showcases his lead gui...
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I started a quest to find terrific jazz and blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!


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How Blue Can You Get - Blues Trackers

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1996-Blues Trackers begin their musical journey with their first gigs in Larissa. Soon they start making some hot gigs in all the central Greece. 2000-After a lot of member changes, the group takes a form that holds for almost ten years. Tasos Litridis on guitar and vocals, Panos Badikouthis on guitar,vocals,harp and piano, Sakis Smarnakis on bass (replaced from Marios Spiliotopoulos in 2011) and Teo Triadafillou on drums and vocals. 2001-This year the group makes appearances in all Greece with a big succes and takes part to international festivals like the Balkan Youth Festival, the Harley Davidson European Super Rally and the parapente world championship. 2002-In May of that year they do their first studio recording. One afternoon was enough for the band to play six well known covers of blues and rock songs and give to them a different color and a new style. 2003-They accompany the legendary Louisiana Red for first time at his Greek "birthday" tour and they begin a frie...
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