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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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Eller Soul Records artists: The Bopcats - 25 Years of Rock n' Roll - New Release Review

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This is definitely not a recording that I would automatically say... this should be good. But you know...it's great! Lindy Fralin, famous pickup designer and manufacturer along with John and Gary Fralin are the Bopcats . They have put together a versatile set called 25 Years of Rock n' Roll which includes styles from blues to country (and everything in between. Often when you hear that, your first thought is watered down and indecisive but in this case, what you hear is a group of guys playing what they like and having a blast doing it. Ten of the seventeen tracks to be released on October 2, 2012, are originals and this recording is great listening. First up is Don't Want To Be Alone , a rock styled country song focused more toward dancing. Everly style vocal harmonizing enriches the track. Dark Train is even a little more country and is a really cool track. Who Drank My Beer has a lot more Chicago swing to it. Gary Fralin plays some pretty nice keys on this track. B...
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