Time: 48:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Rock Blues
Art: Front
1. Never Loved You Anyway [3:24]
2. Two Trains Running / Still a Fool [3:57]
3. Borough Blues [3:05]
4. Nullabor Blues [5:25]
5. Champagne & Reefer [4:11]
6. Out of Time [5:40]
7. Fast Johnny Cool [4:00]
8. Crosscut Saw [3:16]
9. Thank You Babe [3:12]
10. Life Without You [5:28]
11. No Escape from the Blues [2:50]
12. Gotta Move On [4:00]
On a cold, rainy Saturday morning in October 2018, Gippsland’s Amnesia Blues Band filed into Paulie Bignell’s Hailstone Studio as men with a mission. On Sunday afternoon, the band headed back East with twelve workable songs in the can. Into this world comes Hailstone, Amnesia Blues Band’s iron-fisted second album.
In the aftermath of their 2015 debut album, We Still Remember, the dynamics of Amnesia Blues Band began to change demonstratively. The departure of lead guitarist Blake Sadler moved bass guitarist Sandy Clark onto lead and slide duties. Darryl Kerr, a dyed in the wool Gippslander, obligingly stepped in as the new bass player. Second guitarist, Ning Hopkins, also a Gippslander, was then recruited to add a bit more kick to the engine. Dennis “Salty Dog” Trevarthen, who appeared on the band’s debut album as a guest, later became a full time member and, over time, his vinegary harp became an integral component of the ABB’s overall sound.
Meanwhile, front man and songwriter Paul Buchanan kept things ticking over until he had a dozen songs ready to go for the follow-up album. Seven originals and five well-chosen covers finally made selection for Hailstone and then it was off to the races. Buchanan and band go full throttle on the opening track, I Never Loved You Anyway, a harsh tale of a fractured relationship full of recrimination where Buchanan’s hoarse roar is ably supported by Ning’s spiky lead guitar.
HailstoneIn the aftermath of their 2015 debut album, We Still Remember, the dynamics of Amnesia Blues Band began to change demonstratively. The departure of lead guitarist Blake Sadler moved bass guitarist Sandy Clark onto lead and slide duties. Darryl Kerr, a dyed in the wool Gippslander, obligingly stepped in as the new bass player. Second guitarist, Ning Hopkins, also a Gippslander, was then recruited to add a bit more kick to the engine. Dennis “Salty Dog” Trevarthen, who appeared on the band’s debut album as a guest, later became a full time member and, over time, his vinegary harp became an integral component of the ABB’s overall sound.
Meanwhile, front man and songwriter Paul Buchanan kept things ticking over until he had a dozen songs ready to go for the follow-up album. Seven originals and five well-chosen covers finally made selection for Hailstone and then it was off to the races. Buchanan and band go full throttle on the opening track, I Never Loved You Anyway, a harsh tale of a fractured relationship full of recrimination where Buchanan’s hoarse roar is ably supported by Ning’s spiky lead guitar.