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Overton Music artist: Russ Green - Stone Cold - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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J&R Collective artist: Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival - Electric Eden - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release. Electric Eden , from Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with Breaking Chains , Jennifer Lyn on lead vocals cranks up the band with fiery vocals, joined by Richard Torrance on vocal and guitar, Jim Anderson on drums and vocals, Barb Jiskra on keys and Nolyn Falcon on bass. Silky guitar riffs by Torrance give the track a real kick making this a solid opener. A cool remake of Grace Slick 's White Rabbit fits the set nicely with tight rhythm by Anderson on drums driving the vocals of JL. Sucker For The Pain is one of my favorites on the release with a great back beat, and solid lead and harmony vocals and excellent piano work by Jiskra. A real kicker on the release is swampy, Baggage with a true Little Feat feel. Lyn's vocals are spot on and Jaxon Fitterer really winds up the slide, joined by Falcon, Jiskra and Anderson driving the rhythm. Excellent. Wrapping the r...
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J&R Collective artist: Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival - Retrograde - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Retrograde , from Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival , and it's packed with blues rockers. Opening with Light The Fire , Jennifer Lyn on lead vocal and guitar ignites the package with potent vocals and joined by Richard Torrance on guitar and back vocals, creates a track with just the right amount of grit and blues. With Barb Jiskra on keys Nolyn Falcon on bass and Jim Anderson on drums and vocals this track is a solid opener. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Sucker For The Pain with a terrific beat, a strong guitar riff. Do Bad Things To You has a real nice swagger with a grinding guitar bottom and strong guitar lead, complimented by Falcon and Anderson on rhythm. '59 Cadillac has cool, funky, rhythm and a real strut. Lyn rides high on the vocals with wicked blues wah saturated guitar soloing giving the track real bite. Wrapping the release is radio oriented ballad, Do It All Again , with a memorabl...
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J&R Collective artist: Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival - Live From The Northern Plains - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release Live From The Northern Plains , from Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival and I really like it. Opening with shuffle, Gypsy Soul , Jennifer Lyn on lead vocal and Richard Torrance on lead guitar really get this rocking. With Peter Green like riffs, solid piano work by Barb Jiskra, Nolyn Falcon on bass and Jim Anderson on drums, this is a strong opener. On a cover of Chris Smither's Love Me Like A Man , Lyn really digs in vocally with nice phrasing and rich bluesy feel. Jiskra lays down some real nice piano soloing and Torrance rips it loose really putting the track into a spin. Very nice. Slower blues, Going Round In Circles is one of my favorites on the release with solid vocals by Lyn and really crisp guitar rips by Torrance. Jiskra's piano work gives the track a super additional dimension. Wrapping the release is gospel influenced, You Can Take It All . Vocals by Lyn, Torrance and Anderson and paired guitar lead...
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J&R Collective artist: Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival - Gypsy Soul - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Gypsy Soul , from Jennifer Lyn & The Gypsy Soul and it's a cool blues rocker. Opening with title track, Gypsy Soul , Jennifer Lyn on lead vocal and guitar sets of with a rocking shuffle. With Richard Torrance and a cool guitar solo and backing vocal, Barb Jiskra adding some heat on keys, Chris Addison on bass and Jim Anderson on drums, this is a solid opener. Slower blues, Going Round In Circles , is really a terrific showcase for Lyn's soulful vocals. Torrance gets loose on lead guitar adding just the right amount of tension making this my favorite track on the release. Wrapping the release is You Can Take It All with it's Curtis Mayfield like sound. Twin lead guitar solo brings to mind Betts and Allman but the track is all Lyn and Torrance. Very nice closer for a cool release.    If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of t...
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