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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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Smelly Cat Records artist: Kirby Sewell Band - Girl With A New Tattoo - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release (September 30, 2014), Girl With A New Tattoo , from the Kirby Sewell Band and is really cool! Opening The Devil's In The Details with tom tom's pounding by Jim Johnson and a funky rhythm from Neil Gunhold and Morgan Turk on guitars pushed by Jae Cho on bass, these guys are rumbling and Sewell adds super vocals. A cool slide solo and nicely flat picked solo on this track really kick it in the butt. Great start! Simply Not Enough is an easy going, well constructed ballad with a solid melody and vocals. Twin guitar leads and warm chords make this a certain radio track. Title track, Girl With A New Tattoo , is a cocky blues track with a Chuck Berry feel. This is a real cool track with tasty guitar riffs and a solid bottom (think Berry's Almost Grown). Very cool! Carry Me Home is a blues rocker with some swagger. A tight back beat mixed with a soft bridge makes it a unique track. Stop and Go opens with a real nice bass line and Sewell is r...
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