Showing posts with label Dave Hole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dave Hole. Show all posts

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Dave Hole - Steel On Steel

Album: Steel On Steel
Size: 127,6 MB
Time: 55:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues, blues-rock
Art: Full

1. Wildfire (4:27)
2. Quicksand (4:30)
3. Counting My Regrets (5:09)
4. Killing Bite (3:52)
5. Take Me To Chicago (3:50)
6. I Won't Leave (5:17)
7. Worry (4:37)
8. I Found Love (4:38)
9. Going Down (3:43)
10. One Last Breath (3:41)
11. Hook, Line & Sinker (3:53)
12. Cold Rain (3:20)
13. Blues Will Call Your Name (4:03)

Australian slide guitarist Dave Hole is noted for his energetic, high-volume rock & roll/blues music and unusual playing style. Though left-handed, Hole plays guitar right-handed and developed a technique to compensate for a finger injury in which he places his fingers over the top of the neck. He also uses a pick for a slide and utilizes fingerpicking when playing normally.

Born on March 30, 1948, in England, but raised from age four in Perth, Australia, Hole became interested in blues guitar around age six after hearing a schoolmate's Muddy Waters album. He received his first guitar at age 12, but became discouraged trying to learn it by himself (teachers were in short supply in isolated Perth) and abandoned it until he was 16. This time, he began picking up riffs and techniques from records. Primary influences include Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, and Mississippi Fred McDowell.

Hole became a professional in 1972 when working with a band in London. Returning to Perth in 1974, he began his long stint touring the western Australian club circuit, playing 20 years in remote towns before making Short Fuse Blues, an album he financed, produced, and recorded with his band Short Fuse in three days in 1990. He then hawked the album during club performances and on a whim, sent a copy to Guitar Player magazine in the U.S. The editor listened to it, liked it, wrote a praise-filled article hailing him as the newest guitar wizard and comparing him to such greats as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King.

He then helped Hole land a distribution deal with Alligator Records and released Working Overtime (1993), Steel on Steel (1995), Under the Spell (1999), and Outside Looking In (2001). With each new release, Dave Hole continues to build a respectable following in the U.S. and European blues scene that grows stronger every year. /Biography by Sandra Brennan, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Dave Hole - Outside Looking In

Size: 353 MB
Time: 50:10
File: Flac
Released: 2001
Styles: blues, slide-blues
Art: Full

1. Jenny Lee (4:22)
2. He Knows The Rules (3:41)
3. Outside Looking In (4:04)
4. You Move Me So (3:46)
5. How Long? (5:38)
6. Nobody (3:35)
7. Blues Begins At Home (3:43)
8. Walk Away (4:55)
9. Get A Job (3:56)
10. Insomniac (3:58)
11. Out Of My Reach (4:35)
12. Living On Borrowed Time (3:50)

Dave Hole’s new album is a firebreathing slide extravaganza. Armed with a ’72 Gibson ES-345, Hole returns to his fat, bluesy guitar tone. Backed by bass, keyboards and drums, Hole sings lead on all the tunes and does a fine job. “Jenny Lee” starts things rolling with his literally over-the-top slide technique that favors Rory Gallagher. And that’s a compliment! Guitar boogiein’ on “He Knows The Rules” and “Living On Borrowed Time.” The title song resembles The Stones, “You Gotta Move” but apparently it’s not, but it’s still cool. All the songs are Hole compositions with the exception of B.B. King’s “You Move Me So,” where drummer J. Mattes keeps a rollicking drum shuffle that just never stops. Dave pulls out his Dobro from the ’30s for the snappy acoustic blues of “Nobody.” The radio friendly “Walk Away” has a rhythm guitar with the crunchy tone that everyone will like. “Get A Job” tells the funny-but-true story that all of us guitar players can relate to; you know – pacifying everyone else so you can continue to play your guitar. Thanks, Dave. Tremolo laden slide guitar on a Bo Diddley-style shuffle with “Insomniac.” Hole finds his own voice on the beautiful slide intro and solo of “Out Of My Reach,” a love ballad with some fine lyrics.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Dave Hole - Ticket To Chicago

Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:04
Size: 144,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Out Of Here (3:09)
2. You're Too Young (3:57)
3. Phone Line (3:42)
4. You Got The Blues (4:42)
5. My Bird Won't Sing (6:17)
6. Bermuda Triangle (3:39)
7. Wheeler Dealer (4:42)
8. Empty Train (4:04)
9. Why Can't You Be True (3:20)
10. Beyond Jupiter (3:48)
11. Cold Blue Moon (6:50)
12. Outlaw (4:39)
13. Ain't No Justice (3:46)
14. Bullfrog Blues (5:22)

Slide guitarist Dave Hole kicks up a fun ruckus on Ticket to Chicago, his fourth album for Alligator Records. This native of Perth (Australia), the Chicago blues label's first overseas signing, realizes for the first time his dream of playing with Chicago blues musicians - bassist Johnny B. Gayden (Albert Collins), pianist Tony Z (Larry McCray, Buddy Guy), and drummer Ray "Killer" Allison (Buddy Guy), along with (on several tracks) a horn section and harmonica (courtesy of Billy Branch).

The opening "Out of Here" serves as the starter's pistol - Hole and company play too fast, too loud, and sound too rowdy on just about every one of these 14 songs (13 Hole originals and William Harris' "Bullfrog Blues," here dedicated by Hole to late blues-rock guitarist Rory Gallagher). In other words, Ticket to Chicago is a wonderfully high-spirited blues album, the kind to listen to when you're in the mood to go out and raise some hell but you're either too tired, too broke, or too ripped up to actually go out and do it. /Chris Slawecki, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Dave Hole - Whole Lotta Blues

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:08
Size: 166,9 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Nobody Hears Me Crying (3:50)
2. Short Fuse Blues (5:16)
3. Quicksand (4:29)
4. I Found Love (4:38)
5. Tore Down (5:01)
6. Key To The Highway (4:59)
7. I Can't Be Satisfied (2:48)
8. Going Down (3:43)
9. The Plumber (2:33)
10. Berwick Road (5:38)
11. Keep Your Motor Runnin' (3:44)
12. Up All Night Thinking (8:19)
13. Crazy Kind Of Woman (4:52)
14. Blues Will Call Your Name (4:00)
15. Counting My Regrets (5:09)
16. Travelling Riverside Blues (3:03)

Australian slide guitarist Dave Hole is noted for his energetic, high-volume rock & roll/blues music and unusual playing style. Though left-handed, Hole plays guitar right-handed and developed a technique to compensate for a finger injury in which he places his fingers over the top of the neck. He also uses a pick for a slide and utilizes fingerpicking when playing normally. Born on March 30, 1948, in England, but raised from age four in Perth, Australia, Hole became interested in blues guitar around age six after hearing a schoolmate's Muddy Waters album. He received his first guitar at age 12, but became discouraged trying to learn it by himself (teachers were in short supply in isolated Perth) and abandoned it until he was 16.

This time, he began picking up riffs and techniques from records. Primary influences include Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. Hole became a professional in 1972 when working with a band in London. Returning to Perth in 1974, he began his long stint touring the western Australian club circuit, playing 20 years in remote towns before making Short Fuse Blues, an album he financed, produced, and recorded with his band Short Fuse in three days in 1990.

He then hawked the album during club performances and on a whim, sent a copy to Guitar Player magazine in the U.S. The editor listened to it, liked it, wrote a praise-filled article hailing him as the newest guitar wizard and comparing him to such greats as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King. He then helped Hole land a distribution deal with Alligator Records and released Working Overtime (1993), Steel on Steel (1995), Under the Spell (1999), and Outside Looking In (2001). With each new release, Dave Hole continues to build a respectable following in the U.S. and European blues scene that grows stronger every year. /Biography by Sandra Brennan, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Matty T Wall - Transpacific Blues, Vol. 1

Size: 84,3 MB
Time: 35:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Boom Boom (Feat. Dave Hole) (3:24)
02. Hi Heel Sneakers (Feat. Eric Gales) (4:37)
03. Quicksand (Feat. Kid Ramos) (3:12)
04. She's Into Something (Feat. Walter Trout) (4:11)
05. Stormy Monday (6:13)
06. Born Under A Bad Sign (Feat. Kirk Fletcher) (4:58)
07. I'm Tore Down (4:14)
08. Crossroads (4:58)

The career of Australian blues-barnstormer, Matty T Wall, has been on a rising path since his debut album, 2016’s Blue Skies, was nominated as Best Blues Album (International) at the 15th Annual Independent Music Awards. The follow-up, 2018’s Sidewinder subsequently reached the upper echelons of blues airplay charts in Australia, the US and Europe, opening doors all around for this firebrand singer/songwriter/guitarist.

Wall’s newest step forward may be a tad unexpected, but it’s certainly welcome. A love of blues traditions combined with a thirst for new and different approaches to the genre has resulted in a collaborative album of classic blues songs with creative twists.

So aptly titled Transpacific Blues Vol. 1, the album finds Wall reaching across the oceans to trade licks with some of the greatest blues players right now, such as the likes of Eric Gales, Walter Trout, Kirk Fletcher, Kid Ramos, and fellow West Australian, Dave Hole.

The album features three standards purely showcasing Wall and his band, namely Stormy Monday, Tore Down and Crossroads.

In any and all cases, it sounds like everyone’s having a whole lot of fun.

With the experience complete and ready for release one can’t help but note that Vol 1. would suggest more of these to come. It’s entirely possible, but Wall continues to write his own new music and there is no doubt some future surprises in store. Meanwhile, Transpacific Blues Vol. 1 is ready and waiting for those who want to take something from its bluesy goodness.

Transpacific Blues, Vol. 1

Friday, April 27, 2018

Dave Hole - Goin’ Back Down

Size: 107,5 MB
Time: 45:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Stompin' Ground (2:53)
02. Too Little Too Late (3:59)
03. These Blues Are Here To Stay (6:22)
04. Measure Of A Man (5:06)
05. Bobby’s Rock (2:57)
06. Used To Be (6:17)
07. Shake Your Money Maker (4:08)
08. Arrows In The Dark (3:35)
09. Back Door Man (5:02)
10. Tears For No Reason (3:32)
11. Goin’ Back Down (2:04)

At the age of 69, it wouldn’t be a stretch to describe Dave Hole as one of this country’s elder statesmen of the Blues. Regarded as one of the all-time slide guitar greats, Hole also became Australia’s first successful Blues export. His playing, infused with the spirit of legends such as Elmore James, Duane Allman and Johnny Winter, earned both rave reviews and multiple invitations to perform worldwide.

Nine albums and countless tours of the US and Europe solidified his stature and saw him headlining festivals in America, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Poland, Russia and Switzerland. Hole’s two performances at the prestigious Leverkussen Blues Festival in Germany were televised nationally. His tours have also included performances in the UK, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Czech Republic.

Dave’s new album GOIN’ BACK DOWN released on CD, LP and digitally – and it has been a long time coming. “It’s taken three years of my life”, says Hole “but it’s been worth it. This is the one I’ve wanted to make for what seems like forever – an album where I could have the luxury of writing and developing the songs at a leisurely pace without the pressure of a fixed release date.”

The result is a quite different and more varied collection of songs than what might be considered usual for a Dave Hole album. The ballad Tears For No Reason for instance, features nylon stringed classical guitar while Arrows In The Dark reveals a distinctly ‘60’s Merseyside influence – a side of Dave Hole we’ve not heard before. That said, there’s still a substantial helping of Hole’s signature high-octane slide guitar on offer – Goin’ Back Down promises to have broad appeal to both new listeners and Hole’s many existing fans alike.

Goin’ Back Down