108 Results for : bluesy
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Someone's Band
- Lost UK bluesy prog classic- Originally released in 1970- Includes 16pp booklet- Detailed liner notes- Archival imagery- Shop: odax
- Price: 17.86 EUR excl. shipping
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Bluesy Burrell (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
No description.- Shop: odax
- Price: 20.91 EUR excl. shipping
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Mr. Forky
Soulful, bluesy, dark, weird melodies and beautiful musicianship.- Shop: odax
- Price: 28.81 EUR excl. shipping
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Bitter Blood
Review from Chart Magazine (4.5/5) Their old group The Blood Lines may have disbanded, but brother-sister duo S.J. and Maygen Kardash are continuing the family theme with their new project, Violent Kin. Their debut album, Bitter Blood, draws on more influences than it's simple 'pop' tag on iTunes suggests, combining electro with garage rock, acoustic and even funk. The album's title track is it's strongest - think baroque-sounding '70s rock, a la Jack White's The Raconteurs. Boy-girl harmonies and bird noises(!) sweeten the track's repeated refrains. 'Feverish Cold' is gorgeous and melancholy, with echoed drum rolls on timpani, synth-produced wind sounds, and the occasional bell. 'Blue Eyes' and 'Call You Out ****' feature danceable choruses sandwiched between serious verses. Funky guitar, bass and drums on 'Bury Your Secrets' complement layered vocals and dreamy keyboard riffs. 'Let Go And Let God' hearkens back to early '90s lo-fi with it's distorted vocals and fuzzy guitars. The track also features a chilling brass solo. The band continue the '90s feel with 'No Security' and 'Please' - both reminded me of Nada Surf with their poetic lyrics and tender vocals. The record ends with 'Electrons,' a slow jam that leads to an instrumental climax with a bluesy guitar solo and more brass. Bitter Blood is an admirable first record that oozes with sibling synergy. It'll make you want to hit repeat over and over. -Bianca Marcus.- Shop: odax
- Price: 24.46 EUR excl. shipping
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Think 2 Much
Think 2 Much was recorded in the late 80's and was Jimi Behringer's first album. It is a bluesy, rocking and even more technological sounding than any of his other albums. The first album by Jimi it was remastered and brought back to life for release and is now available for sale. Jimi Behringer had worked with Bobby Caldwell, Prince, Laura Branigan, Bonnie Raitt and many others before deciding to do his own original albums.- Shop: odax
- Price: 15.76 EUR excl. shipping
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Dish Dogs
The Dish Dogs' New Album Cleans Up The first time I heard, "Wish I was a Bird" (Track 7) as it was being previewed as an early release to the Dish Dogs eponymously titled album, I thought it was a great version of a cover. However, this is original Dish Dog material and the perfect illustration of classic Dish Dogs music - original, familiar and entertaining. The arrangement is brilliant and the blending of dark and light voices allows the song to soar. The confidence of delivery of the song allows the delivery to be sharp, direct and fun. And so it goes with every track on the album. Chris Howdyshell's latest incarnation, The Dish Dogs, have produced a genre bending sound marrying folk, rock, blues and country. Is this what we call Honky-Tonk? By going into the studio the greatest question The Dish Dogs had to answer was 'could their high-energy, audience-participation, ensemble LIVE production' translate to a studio album where the spotlight shifts to the lyrics, rhythms and harmonies, while showcasing the extreme talent that drives the existence of the Dish Dogs?' The musicianship across the board is incredible - loud, driving, precise and innovative. The Dish Dogs are a mix of older statesmen - Doug Pitts (electric guitar and guitjo), younger guns - Josh Vana (electric guitar, harmonica, vocals), Kyle Oehmke (bass), and Michael Bowman (drums, mandolin, vocals), and the middle guard of Lara Mack (vocals) and Chris Howdyshell (acoustic guitar, vocals) - fronting the band. The sound is familiar in a warm, cozy, 'I know these guys way.' Playful music gives way to serious technical guitar rift, soaring harmonica and vocal blends. Michael Bowman's crisp voice acts as a clear counterpoint to Howdyshell's seasoned croon. Mack lends a lightness and whimsical dance to the harmonies with her vast range. All of these proceedings are anchored to the Rock 'n' Roll traditions by the relentless bass guitar of Kyle Oehmke. Oehmke is technically gifted without predictability. He is a steady hand, when the melodies leave the playing field, acting as an eventual landing strip for the bluesy beats and soulful dirges. The main criticism is the arrangement of the album. The album seems to start at the point 'Dry Here for Weeks' and 'It's Not Your Fault,' which coincidentally are the newest offerings for this album. 'Leaf Pile' and 'She's An Artist' are fine songs, but do not catapult the album or showcase the talents of the ensemble. The newest tracks, possibly by virtue of being new, sound fresh and demonstrate the best of Howdyshell's talents as a lyricist. No doubt this is grown up music raised on a couple of generations of the masters - Bob Dylan, The Greatful Dead, Allman Brothers Band and Tom Waits. The album's artwork (courtesy of Bryan Vana) hints at something sad about the music. A broken down one time old reliable station wagon lays wasting in a field with the Appalachians looming beautifully in the distance. Is this our fate? The album is cathartic and revels in Pitts' guitar guile and pure feast of energy incited by Howdyshell's maniacal vocals. But this experience is not a purely happy one. If the album is life in miniature, then according to the Dish Dogs - the best it will get is 'sitting in a big Leaf Pile', because in order to get over your problems, you've got to shut yourself away as evidenced in 'Dry Here For Weeks' - a sad song about alcoholism where it seems like the best days are over. Some solace is provided by knowing 'It's Not Your Fault', but the truth is, it is your fault and relationships are an ebb and flow of chance and confidence and self-change. 'Whiskey Momma', (a great addition to the album and a tip of the cap to local musician Rob St. Ours) is a cynical song about an absence of faith and celebrating life in the present moment. Tom Weights, obvious in it's acknowledgment, is out of place and is the weakest song on the album compared to it's similarly themed 'Then You'll Know' and 'I Got A Little More', which are ironic and twisting, simultaneously captivating and heart-wrenching musings on life bringing us once again to that scrapped car in that anonymous yard in the Shenandoah Valley (see Album Cover). The Dish Dogs are a Live band to be experienced in person and this album delivers as near to the front row as you could be. -Ken Gibson From the ashes of the band Red River Roller Coaster, a new breed of rock 'n' roller has emerged. One could describe them in a language common only to poor, laboring restaurateurs. You know the guy in the back that nobody talks to, that might only get tipped out a couple bucks, but has made sure your silverware is spotless? I'm talking about the dish dog. Singing the blues quietly to himself... no more. Patiently hoping some big shot record company guy will be in the dining room and suddenly hear the faint sounds of love and pain resonating off the plates and cups....no more. These five guys and a gal are out and about sharing their stories of pain, suffering, love and brief moments of bliss, that create our existence. True songs of real-life situations, that's what you'll hear on this CD. Songs about what is happening to all of us. 'The band's songs are musically diverse, with the musicians dabbling in electric guitar, banjar, harmonica, tambourine, drums, mandolin, acoustic guitar and the glue that ties it all together: the vocals.' -Rocktown Weekly The Dish Dogs are a pretty eclectic bunch. Lead singer, acoustic guitarist, writer, and composer Chris Howdyshell, leads the band with a heavy dose of fibber jabber. With Doug Pitts and Joshua Vana taking turns on Lead Guitar, you truly get a guitar-heavy album. Michael Bowman, a classically-trained guitarist, sits down on drums this time, adding mandolin on a couple tracks as well. (Little fingers)Kyle Oehmke plays electric bass and Lara Mack provides the gorgeous harmony. The Dish Dogs are known for their great live performances, so check out the CD and then find 'em in the hills and valleys of Virginia for a show.- Shop: odax
- Price: 26.65 EUR excl. shipping
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Wigglesticks
WIGGLESTICKS is the second CD by this Texas songwriter. It is another galloping romp through the imagination of a perceptive witness to the human condition. Enjoying a somewhat detached perspective when it suits him he plays with metaphors that strike his funnybone. But his musical background is diverse enough such that he will pivot after a humorus track and deliver a blistering bluesy testament, update an old country gendre, delve into the realm of the soap opera, the folk tale, or go jazzy pazazzy with his stratocaster. This is a singing guitar player who does not like to be classified or restricted. He is here to enjoy making music and share the experience. This is danceable, listenable, funny, provactative, and emotional stuff.- Shop: odax
- Price: 25.19 EUR excl. shipping
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Mayhaw Vaudeville
Perhaps Houston Press writer Nicholas L. Hall summed it up best when he wrote, "Listening to multi-instrumentalist Lee Alexander is a lot like taking a leisurely stroll through about a century of American popular music...Alexander has earned a reputation as both a strikingly original voice and an able torch-bearer for a broad handful of American musical idioms, layering Nilsson-esque pop-standard fare, dusty country ballads, the occasional bluesy stomp, touches of jazz classicism and damn near anything else he wants." This past year, Alexander's catchy melodies and razor sharp lyrics have placed him as a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and he has been honored as Best Male Vocalist by the Houston Press Music Awards. Other past honors include being a grand finalist in The Bugle Boy Songwriting Competition, the Independent Music Awards, a regional finalist in the 2007 Mountain Stage Newsong Folk Festival, and a semifinalist in the 2005 UK Songwriting Contest. Alexander has also been a featured artist in the Songwriter's Serenade Folk Festival, 'M' Music and Musicians Magazine, Performing Songwriter Magazine, the 2007 Mardi Gras Festival, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus 2006 Summer NAMM Showcase, the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Houston Press Music Awards, the 2006 Houston Fair Compilation, and the 2006 Houston International Music Conference and Festival, as well as being a featured artist on Sonicbids.- Shop: odax
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One More Day
JOEL HOFMANN: From his deep and true baritone, Joel Hofmann can cover legends like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and George Jones, just to name a few. His Telecaster rings with the emotions of the past with a hint of a wide variety of influences. He can go from a bluesy original to a classic country cover with minimal effort while his super tight rhythm section keeps the beat. The Joel Hofmann Band is truly a honky-tonk band in the sense that they play what they want and they play for the enjoyment of playing. 'The Joel Hofmann Band will be around a long time'.- Shop: odax
- Price: 21.75 EUR excl. shipping
