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Archive for October, 2012
“When it gets to the part, when the band starts to swing, then you know everything, Cause you were Born To Sing”
Heck, Ray Charles would be smiling if he heard Van Morrison’s new album Born to Sing No Plan B.
The reason is simple.
It’s a great band playing behind Morrison’s sophisticated but simple songwriting R & B/Jazz/Soul structures.
It’s a natural groove that will charm listeners.
The title track is a prime example of how radio music used to be.
No boundaries. A simple song, great melody and emotion
Sounds easy, but that’s the trick.
Morrison has always had great bands.
This studio band of Bassist Paul Moore, drummer Jeff Lardner, guitarist Dave Keary, Paul Moran (who really shines on piano,/organ) Alistar White on trombone, Chris White tenor saxophone (check out Retreat and View, If In Money We Trust, and many others) and Morrison himself are eager to show their chops
The band is contemporary yet play with feel and emotion.
Elsewhere, Morrison gives up striking vocal work on Goin Down to Monte Carlo, Mystic of the East (think Bring it On Home) and the John Lee Hooker influenced Pagan Heart.
Each of these songs shows that Van still loves to phrase his vocals so that they sit at the heart of what the band is playing.
Very nice work, and yes I will be playing a lot of this on future radio episodes
JOHN EMMS is a veteran music journalist, songwriter/musican and radio host http://emms.podbean.com/
Ritchie Sambora’s life and musicanship is evolving from the inside out and on his new album Aftermath of the Lowdown Sambora lays it all on the line with an authentic gutsy performance.
Folks, this is what rock albums are supposed to sound like.
On anthemic rockers like Nowadays, the ripping Burn That Candle Down, Learning How To Fly With a Broken Wing and the mid tempo burn of Taking A Chance On The Wind Sambora sings his ass off backed by a studio band that simply kills.
Basically it sounds like Sambora pulls it from the inside, the band feels it, works their chops and you press the record button.
Elsewhere on Seven Years Gone, You Can Only Get So High and the gorgeous Every Road Leads Home to You Sambora ups the ante lets you inside to his private thoughts and world. The crushing feelings he exposes on these songs is at once redemptive and fulfilling.
There is a new committment Sambora displays on Aftermath of the Lowdown and with solid conviction he has made a career defining album.
This album will make my top ten list in 2012
Sambora and his great band play Toronto this upcoming Saturday night October 20th. Watch for a searing performance.
JOHN EMMS is a veteran music journalist Hosts his own roots, rock radio show http://emms.podbean.com/ John has fun with his hard rockin’ blues/roots band THE SHAFTMEN www.theshaftmen.com
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