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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: D.K. Harrell - Live Your Dream - Talkin' Heavy

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Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell , one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence , sounds like no one else on the scene today. With his stinging, single note string bending, deep soul vocals, and attention grabbing original songs, the 27 year old Harrel - a major draw at blues festivals around the world is already in a league of his own.  🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM (Click the Track Number) ▶ Listen to Album Samples - Click the track number (Click to Expand) Add this Record to Your Collection Available in CD/Vinyl and Digital Formats. 🛒 Buy Album on Amazon Store As an Amazon Associate, Bman earns from qualifying purchases. The Deep Dive Bursting into the release with a stinging guitar intro on A Little Taste , D.K. Harrell has a no holds barred approach with trem bends that will set you shaking. His vocals are...

Kristalyn Records artist: Barb Jungr - Hard Rain (The Songs Of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen) - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release (March 24, 2014), Hard Rain , from Barb Jungr . Though not bluesy in the traditional sense, Jungr puts her own spin on some of the most loved music by singer / songwriters Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Joined by musicians Gary Hammond, Neville Malcolm, Steve Watts, Clive Bell and Richard Olatunde Baker, Junger puts together a very serious vocal effort in the style of say Judy Collins (for Americans not familiar with her work). Up first is Blowin In The Wind which is very solemn with only flute like sounds under her vocals. Everybody Knows gets a jazzy swing feel with light percussion and piano. Who By Fire is a quiet ballad with piano. Hard Rain is juiced up but with jazz ballad roots. I can compare it to Leon Russell's take on the same track but that wouldn't be fair to either artist. But it is more similar than to Dylan's original. Actually very theatrical. First We Take Manhattan has a Joni Mitchell jazz kind of feel. I'm not ...