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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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Lovelight Blues Band

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Join the Lovelights and be lifted off the killing floor and into the arms of Oakland's New Blues sound.: Say it loud and say it proud. Dee Washington brings the roughest toughest bluesman stuffest vibe to the forefront of the best New Blues band in Oakland. This imposing frontman walks the walk and preaches the talk with the raw power that comes straight outta Richmond. Saxman Al Choir Lazard, whose soaring harmonies raise the spectre of New Orleans above the Bay waters, rips the levers off his sax solos with the ruthless rhythm of a boiling kettle of black cat bone. Axeman Brent Stewart's searing strings both serenade and scream with tube driven groove. This masterblaster flashes the powder and unleashes a torrent of East Bay anarchy on the Lovelights New Oakland Sound. The Great Bearded One, Paul's counterpoints on bass mystify and drive the funk of this relentless mojo groove. This deep smokey bluesman's sound will put a haze in your gaze and the devil in your po...
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