Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release, Waiting On The Rain , from Pete Herzog and Dennis Walker and it has a rural country blues sound. Opening with Lotsa Rain , a catchy track with Herzog on acoustic guitar and vocal, Dennis Walker on bass and GT Albright on drums it's a compact hit. I Wish Him Luck is an easy 2 stepper. Herzog again handles vocals and an acoustic slide guitar solo on this track. World's On Fire Again has a bit of a folk blues feel with an almost european sound. Cedric Billings adds some alternate bass work on this track complimenting warm backing vocal and jangly slide work. It's Gotta rain has a really contemporary pop sound. This is a track that would really seem to have radio appeal with a light rhythm and cool melody. St. Louis runs right down 12 bar highway. Herzog plays a real nice bluesy slide solo on this track. That Rainy Day is a nicely constructed ballad with a somber feel. Very nice. Arizona is a rockin 2 stepper with a simple beat. Tigh...

I have been listening to an interesting release called STEEL GUITAR a blues opera by Pete Herzog. Pete has put in an incredible amount of work on this 49 (22 songs) track forage into his thoughts about where an ancient guitar may have been prior to his coming to play it. Pete tells tales of possible journeys, events and life experiences that the instrument may carry as he accompanies himself on guitar and sings songs. Pete has a good voice for this type of playing and has good command of his instrument, The release is well thought through, interesting and well played. Nice job Pete! Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! -  ”LIKE”