Showing posts with label Frank Hannon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Hannon. Show all posts

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Frank Hannon - From One Place To Another Vols. 1 & 2

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon will release "From One Place… To Another", a series of albums comprised of cover songs. The first of three albums to be issued in 2018, "From One Place… To Another Vol. 1", will be made available on January 26. The disc features special guest appearances by Paul Jackson (BLACKBERRY SMOKE), Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND), Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (sons of Ricky Nelson), Roger Fisher (original HEART guitarist) and many others.

"The songs that I contributed to TESLA, 'What You Give', 'Gettin' Better' and 'Love Song', have always had an acoustic, country or bluesy vibe to them," says Hannon. "I love to sing and my father-in-law Dickey Betts encouraged me to step up to the microphone with guitar in hand. He sang many hits in the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and 'Blue Sky' is one of my all-time favorites. I recorded the majority of the songs while on tour with TESLA in dressing rooms, hotels, buses and even bathrooms using a handheld recorder," continues Hannon. "I also went to friends' houses to capture performances and traded files over the Internet, bringing home the digital files to mix and embellish in my studio. I started this project a few years ago and it has evolved substantially with the help of my friends," declares Hannon. "What started as learning a few songs to sing turned into multiple albums of cover songs, tributes and collaborations with many inspirational artists."

"Each song and album are very different from one another, as are my musical tastes," admits Frank. "From 'Blue Sky' to the most current song on the release, 'Sunrise In Texas', the music and even my voice go 'From One Place... To Another'. Needless to say, that album title has many meanings for me."

Album: From One Place To Another Vol. 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:58
Size: 91.5 MB
Styles: Rock, Blues rock
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:28] 1. Blue Sky (Feat. Duane Betts)
[4:49] 2. Call Me The Breeze (Feat. Paul Jackson)
[5:19] 3. Under The Milky Way (Feat. Duane Betts)
[2:51] 4. Jim Dandy To The Rescue (Feat. Tommy Curiale & Alyson Kimball)
[2:56] 5. You're My Best Friend
[3:56] 6. Garden Party (Feat. Matthew Nelson & Gunnar Nelson)
[4:45] 7. Sunrise In Texas
[3:29] 8. I Hear You Knocking
[3:30] 9. Joy To The World (Feat. Ron Keel)
[3:51] 10. Four Letter Word

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Album: From One Place To Another Vol. 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:47
Size: 104.8 MB
Styles: Rock, Blues rock
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:49] 1. Hush
[6:03] 2. Lord Of The Thighs
[6:47] 3. You Can't Always Get What You Want
[4:34] 4. Tell Me Something Good
[3:52] 5. Kiss From A Rose
[4:29] 6. Sing Child
[3:07] 7. I Can See Clearly
[3:41] 8. Spanish Castle Magic
[3:14] 9. I Can Help
[6:06] 10. Sweet Leaf

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Gary Hoey - Deja Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:25
Size: 88.0 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Boss You Around
[2:57] 2. Boot Hill Blues (Feat. James Montgomery)
[4:43] 3. Almost Over You (Feat. Jon Butcher)
[3:39] 4. Going Down
[3:24] 5. She's Walking (Feat. Johnny A)
[4:20] 6. Stranger
[3:57] 7. Born Under A Bad Sign
[3:38] 8. Got To Believe (Feat. Frank Hannon)
[4:21] 9. Deja Blues
[4:16] 10. Hold Your Head Up High

Deja Blues is an interesting collection of blues tunes that features the blues skills of the talented rock and surf style guitarist Gary Hoey. Most people know him as an instrumental guitar player along the lines of a Steve Vai or Joe Satriani because of his billboard hit “Hocus Pocus,” or possibly know him from his Ho Ho Hoey Christmas albums, or have seen trading licks on tour with Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, Peter Frampton, and Dick Dale. Let’s set the record straight – Gary is not a one trick rock guitar shredder.

The album has many Gary Hoey originals, some of which feature great guest appearances, including James Montgomery on “Boot Hill Blues,” Jon Butcher on the Texas Shuffle “Almost Over You,” Johnny A on “She’s Walking,” and finally, Frank Hannon on the southern rocking “Got to Believe.” There are a couple of covers of traditional blues songs where Gary makes the blues rock. “Going Down” is a down, dirty rockin’ take on the Don Nix penned classic recorded by everyone from the late great Freddie King to Led Zeppelin and Pearl Jam. Along with that is the lightly distorted Albert King classic “Born Under A Bad Sign.” An interesting track at the end is “Hold Your Head Up High” which features some slide guitar playing. If you close your eyes and forget who you’re listening to you might confuse this with an outtake form a Derek Trucks Band release.

There are two stand out tracks on this album though. “Stranger” is an atmospheric mysterious blues where the tones clearly set the mood for one of the lyrics when Gary sings about being “like a stranger in my own town.” The best work on here though is when Gary lets his guitar do all the work on the instrumental slow blues title track – “Deja Blues.” The tension builds and reaches what you think is the peak at each chorus only to be taken to another level with another solo and then finally releases you back to the original slow blues jam.

If you’re looking for an album that straddles that fine line of blues and rock without turning into nothing but a guitar shredders excuse to solo than this fits the bill. It’s always interesting to see how artists who are mostly known for a different style of playing interpret the blues. Deja Blues does the blues justice with his pyrotechnic fretboard fluidity and ability to blend them with his rock background without losing the feeling and intent.

Deja Blues