Blues and Trouble - Grand Marquis - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (June 25, 2013), Blues and Trouble from Grand Marquis. Grand Marquis is Bryan Redmond on lead vocal and sax, Chad Boydston on trumpet, Ryan Wurtz on guitar, Ben Ruth on bass and sousaphone and Lisa McKenzie on drums and washboard. Opening with Bed of Nails , the band wastes no time establishing a strong instrumental presence with horns and slide guitar. Redmond has a very distinctive singing style reminiscent of earlier times and this track is jam packed full. I really like it! Every Day's The Same has a strong New Orleans jazz rhythm, again horn heavy on bottom. Redmond unleashes a nice sax solo followed by Boydston on trumpet and leading up to Wurtz on guitar. A bluesy R&B style track, Reputation gets a heavy dramatic treatment from Redmond on vocals before laying down a nice sax solo and Wurtz riffs off a real nice guitar solo as well. Empire Of Dirt is a really cool funky track with horn lead and popping drum accents. Boydston plays ...