Big Red - Soul Stack- New Release Review
This debut recording, Big Red by Soulstack is really interesting. It mixes rock soul, gospel and blues to come up with what is a very good release. Soulstack is formed from what is left of a popular Toronto blues band, Wikens-Knight, featuring Jonathan Knight on vocal and guitar, Tom Bona on vocal and drums, Mark Wessenger on vocals and keys and Josh Knight on vocals and bass. In My Time Of Dying doesn't very as much from the center as Led Zep but it is a absolutely terrific track. It is performed with real authenticity. Desperate Times has a really warm feel to it and has a great back beat with clean slide guitar texture. This band sounds like they're from Florida or Atlanta...not Ontario. Skinny Girl is definitely one of the outstanding tracks on the release. It has a bit of the Taj Mahal island feel mixed with the southern funk. Just a great track. In Your Mind gets that Little Feat feel and even has a heapin' helpin' of funky slide. The vocal mixtures on this ...