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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Fervor Records artist: Craig Erickson - Modern Blues - New Release Review

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  I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Modern Blues , from Craig Erickson , and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with straight up rocker, Topsy Turvy , Craig Erickson covers lead guitar, bass and vocal with stinging lead riffs and a catchy melody joined by Jeff Sipe on drums. Cool opener. Stormchasin' has a slightly funky feel with Southern rock style slide guitar riffs and a strong dose of Billy Gibbons on top. Bring Love Back Again has a real nice slinky feel with just the right rhythm and Erickson's guitar riffs fit like a glove. Very nice. Blues River really digs in with a solid blues foundation and soulful vocals by Erickson. Erickson shows real passion in his riffs grabbing the bends and holding back for just the right moment. Very cool. Wrapping the release is In The End , a bluesy ballad in kind of a Gilmore/Moore mix. This is a nice closer for a real enjoyable release.    If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues ta...
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