I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Blues Is Still Alive, by Will Wilde, and it's a strong new blues entry. Opening with title track, Blues Is Still Alive, Will Wilde on vocal and harmonica is coming on strong. With solid vocals and scorching harp lines, paired with Walter Trout on lead guitar, Blues Is Still Alive a ear catcher. Backed by Bobby Harrison on rhythm guitar, Greg Coulson on keys, Steve Rushton on drums, Russell Carr on bass, and backing vocals by Dani Wilde, Lindsey Bonnick and Chloe Josephine on backing vocals, this is an excellent opener. Wilde really opens the door on blues rocker, Don't Play With Fire with some of the most intense harmonica work that I've heard in a while. Driving blues rocker, Trouble Of That Girl has a great driving bottom thanks to Rushton and Carr. Wilde really adds a hot lead harmonica making this one of the hot radio likely tracks on the release. On Slow blues, Stole My Love, the band lays back and gives the floor to Wilde on vocal and harmonica and he knows how to work it. High impact harmonica soloing, accented by Rushton on drums makes this my favorite track on the release. Another solid blues rocker, Learn How To Love, has a solid shuffle beat and with potent lead harmonica work and vocals by Wilde and nice backing vocals by Wilde, Bonnic and Josephine, this is another solid radio candidate. Another slow blues, Broken Dreams Blues gives Wilde a great opening to dig down deep on harmonica. Chided along by Rushton, it's really cool to hear harmonica play guitar like phrasing. Excellent! Wrapping the release is shuffle, Don't Trust Me, with it's rocking bottom and power organ by Coulson and a slick guitar lead by Harrison. Solid closer for a super release.
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