The Graveltones 9/10
Don’t Wait Down Record Label: Lagoon Dog Records/RSK Entertainment Highlight of the album: You’re No Good
Released: 21 October 2013
Website: http://www.thegraveltones.com Reviewer: Jon Seymour
One of the best things about doing this job is that occasionally you get something a bit quirky that just makes you smile. This is one of those times. This album is made basically by Rockabillies on steroids forming a blues punk band. You can tell it has that old time sound, but it’s just been amped up, and sped up.
worth persevering.
All in all, it’s a welcome taste of a genre that I’d almost forgotten about. Yes I’ll admit that it made me feel a little nostalgic, but for those of you out there who are too young to remember the psychobilly movement first time around then grab yourself a slice of the Graveltones and have a listen What you’re left with is an interesting album, that’s to see what happens when you inject it with a rock n actually a lot of fun to listen to. It sounds raw, and it’s roll attitude, and see how many other genres you most certainly rough around the edges, but that just can pick out along the way. Whatever happens adds to the overall charm. I wasn’t too sure whether though, it’s just a whole heap of fun. I was going to like it to be honest, but after just a couple of tracks it had won me over. It’s a strange mix of that rockabilly funk, whiskey soaked blues, and straight up hard rock, with the vocals going through a fuzzbox, so it’s a little weird to start with, but it’s
GT’s Boos Band 9/10
Steak House Record Label: Self Release
Released: TBC
Highlight of the album: Steak House Website: http://www.gtsboosband.co.uk/ Reviewer: Tony Corner
Following On from their inclusion in the Jock’s Juke Joint series of albums celebrating the best of contemporary blues from Scotland, Gt’s Boos Band released their much anticipated debut album Steak House on Friday 6th September 2013. Featuring 10 tracks and covering a wide variety of blues styles, from laid back, through rock to groove, this is an excellent debut album from one of Scotland’s hardest working bands.
nice in these modern times to hear the bands instruments shine through clearly, with little or no effects/processing applied, just the perfect blend of sounds from Fender, Gibson and Marshall! The album is a concept album with an adult theme behind it and the highlights for me are the blues-rocker and title track “Steak House”, “Whiskey and Woman”, groove laden “All Night Long” and the sublime and wonderful “Lonely Roads”.
The band consists of Greig Taylor (vocals), John Boos (guitars), David Atkinson (bass) and Stephen Coetzee (drums) and presents a nice stripped back, natural feel to their music. There’s guest harmonica from Jim Harcus of Wang Dang Delta fame which adds to and enhances the rhythms produced by the band. It is so
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