The Blues Overdrive - Live Slices

Album: Live Slices
Size: 87,7 MB
Time: 37:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Rolling Thunder (4:10)
2. Lay Your Burden Down (5:47)
3. I Was Wrong (3:34)
4. Aurora (5:05)
5. Pistol Blues (3:36)
6. Jealous (5:06)
7. 16 Tons (5:35)
8. I Need Your Lovin' (4:56)

The Blues Overdrive was founded in 2000 and is an internationally renowned blues’n roots band out of Copenhagen, Denmark. The band has gathered a strong reputation on the international blues and roots scene, touring all over Europe and garnering rave reviews from renowned music publications worldwide. Prominent dutch publication “Blues Magazine” have hailed The Blues Overdrive as: “A world-class blues band from Denmark. I do not exaggerate by saying that this combo can easily be categorized in the same league as, for example, The Fabulous Thunderbirds.”

The band's formula is a clear distinctive sound that effortlessly blends elements of various blues and roots styles into a strong and recognizable signature sound. Through the years, the band has collaborated with notable legends such as Lazy Lester, Manfred Mann, James Harman, Ian Siegal, Duke Robillard, and many more.

Personnel: Martin Olsen (vocals, guitar); Andreas Andersen (guitar); Thor Boding (bass); Louisian Boltner (drums); Ole Frimer (guitar).

Live Slices mc
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The Blues Overdrive - Overdrive Live!

Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 42:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Death On The Highway (4:04)
02. Three Time Lover (3:49)
03. Ball And Chain (9:24)
04. Highwater (For Charley Patton) (4:49)
05. Everybody Was Rocking (3:49)
06. Mr 16 Tons (Blues For Thorup) (3:55)
07. You Got The Power To Turn Me On (4:13)
08. Cherry (5:15)
09. I Was Wrong (3:30)

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Overdrive Live! from The Blues Overdrive and it's really solid. Recorded at one of Denmark's biggest and most prestigious festivals, Smukfest, TBD opens with Death On The Highway with it's laid back JJ Cale or Eric Clapton style country blues rocker feel. Martin Olsen fronts the band on lead vocal and guitar with Brother Birck on bass, Louisian Boltner on drums and Andreas Andersen on lead guitar. On shuffle track, Three Time Lover, the band gets a cool groove going with extended soloing by Andersen. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Ball & Chain (not Big Mama's) but with a strong San Francisco sound, lush ringing chords and interesting guitar work by Andersen under Olsen's vocals. Very nice. With a touch of hill country sound and a heavy bass rhythm, Bob Dylan's High Water (For Charley Patton) is a really strong track that really draws me in. Excellent! With a straight up rhythm, Everybody Was Rocking has the spirit of early rock and roll well endowed with slick rock n roll guitar riffs. With a Latin flavor, Cherry, the band starts out quiet with vocal, bass, easy guitar riffs, cymbal and tom tom but builds steam winding the guitar out as it goes developing a real nice tension. Wrapping the release is smoking boogie, I Was Wrong, with a cool walking bass line, a super guitar jam and some of the best vocals on the release. This is a really nice closer and one that leaves you wanting more. ~bman

Overdrive Live!

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The Blues Overdrive - Clinch!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:51
Size: 91.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:45] 1. Pistol Blues
[3:24] 2. Rolling Thunder
[3:19] 3. Three Time Lover
[3:41] 4. Woman Of Love
[4:06] 5. Daughter Of The Devil
[3:04] 6. Jealous
[3:55] 7. Cherry
[6:12] 8. Lay Your Burden Down
[4:23] 9. Living Here Without You
[3:57] 10. Aurora

The European Blues Awards were originally called the Trans European Blues & Jazz Awards and were started by Dietrich Muller and Tall Boy Wilder in 1981. This year the award winners will be announced at a European Blues Festival on the weekend of 8th November. The awards remain totally independent and free from sponsorship. On Saturday afternoon of the Blues Fest UK the winners of the European Blues Awards 2015 were announced on the O2 Arena Brooklyn Bowl Stage. Best Album/Recorded Session: The Blues Overdrive – Clinch.

We can’t believe it! – We just won ‘Best Album’ award at European Blues Festival!

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The Blues Overdrive - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:34
Size: 92.9 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:42] 1. Death On The Highway
[3:42] 2. Out In The Country
[2:34] 3. I Was Wrong
[5:08] 4. Ball & Chain
[4:07] 5. Mr. 16 Tons-Blues For Thorup
[3:40] 6. Too Blind To See
[2:35] 7. I Need Your Lovin'
[3:09] 8. Got Myself A Woman
[2:45] 9. Big Fat Woman
[4:34] 10. Done Tryin'
[3:34] 11. Feelin' Kind Of Blue

The Blues Overdrive is a professional blues ‘n roots band founded in 2001. Martin Olsen (vocals & guitar), Thomas Birck (bass), Lars Heiberg (drums), Andreas Andersen (single guitar).

The Blues Overdrive is regarded as one most exciting and fastest rising acts on the european blues scene right now. Receiving raving reviews from major music publications from over the world. From Germany to the U.S. From Australia to United Kingdom. In early January 2013, the multi-award winning band won their latest honor for “Debut album of the year” in the respected german music magazine “Wasser Prawda”. The band play a modern and updated style of blues. The key elements are respect for tradition, but playing it with a contemporary twist. 

In April 2012 the band released their highly acclaimed debut album containing a previously unknown and unpublished gem by roots and blues cult-icon J.J. Cale. A song from his golden area in the early seventies. The album also offers a tribute to the late godfather of danish blues Peter Thorup, as well as nine self-composed songs.

However this is not the only award the band has received. Back in 2003 The Blues Overdrive established themselves by winning the prestigious 25 year Anniversary Blues Competition at the legendary scandinavian bluesmecca, Mojo Blues Bar in Copenhagen. The praise included national media headlines like “The new shooting stars on the Danish bluesscene” and “The best and most promising blues band in the country.
 Consisting of a collection of the country’s highest regarded talents, the band has toured extensively in Scandinavia and europe in recent years. Including highlevel gigs at Skanderborg Festival, Cph. Jazz Festival, Cph. Blues Festival, Malmö Festival, Augustii Bluus Festival among others. The music has so far gained radio airplay in over 30 countries.

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