Laurence Jones - Bad Luck & The Blues

Size: 275 MB
Time: 38:10
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues-rock
Art: Front

1. Bad Luck & The Blues (4:09)
2. I'm Gone (4:28)
3. Lonely Road (3:44)
4. Don't You Leave Me This Way (5:10)
5. Lost & Broken (3:15)
6. Stuck In The Night (3:37)
7. Take Control (2:32)
8. Out In The Distance (4:13)
9. Woman (3:29)
10. You're Not Alone (3:27)

Recorded at The Marshall Studio, mixed by Chris Sheldon (Jeff Beck, Foo Fighters, King King) and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios by Christian Wright (Jack Bruce, Robin Trower, Ten Years After). Jones’ latest effort is rip-snortin’, hard-rockin’ blues album with one eye on 1970’s classic hard rock, and its counterpart very much focused upon the here and now. ‘Bad Luck & The Blues’ is a love letter to hard hitting blues rock, with a concise, contemporary edge. Refining his sound and returning as a power-trio that features long time bassist Jack Alexander Timmis (Virgil & The Accelerators) and new drummer Ash Sheehan (Glenn Hughes, Tony Iommi, The Twang), the new record sees Laurence at his rawest, showcasing his virtuoso guitar talents while remaining faithful to his blues roots. “I started my career in a power-trio, and gradually moved away from that. Going back to those roots was an itch that I’d wanted to scratch for ages.” Jones explains. “Two of my biggest heroes were Gary Moore and Jimi Hendrix, and that’s the direction I wanted to go in, along with some more contemporary influences such as Queens of The Stone Age, Jack White, and Royal Blood. My main point of reference on this album was Robin Trower. I had been a fan for years, but I used lockdown to sink myself into his playing style and the tone he used.” The pivot point when deciding to go all out with his dream, Jones cites New Year’s Eve of 2022. “I made it a resolution of mine; that’s why the line-up changed so quickly before the next tour,” he remembers. “You only live once. I have Crohn’s disease, so I never take anything for granted. You should live every day like it’s your last.” Along with the announcement comes the release of the brand-new video ‘LONELY ROAD’, which sees Jones acknowledging his personal struggles and daily trials, while keeping two hands on the wheel, and his sights dead set on the horizon ahead. “We all have our ups and downs twists and turns, and in many ways, we come to many crossroads, but at the end of the journey we all reach the same place… Enjoy the ride while you can. We all travel through this life together but when on the verge, we all walk alone. “For many years I’ve battled with my Crohn’s disease,” shares Jones “and many times I have ventured down my own personal lonely road. Everybody’s experiences in life are different, and we all have our own individual troubles. This song tells us we must continue and keep on the right path. “Lonely Road was recorded live in the studio, so what you hear on record is what you get live. True honest blues rock played by three musicians in a room, playing from the heart.”

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Laurence Jones - The Truth

Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 33:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. What Would You Do (4:15)
02. Don't You Let Me Go (3:09)
03. Hold Me Close (3:36)
04. Keep Me Up At Night (3:04)
05. Give Me Your Time (3:53)
06. The Truth (2:59)
07. Take Me (3:22)
08. Gone Away (3:14)
09. Can't Go On Without You (2:27)
10. Never Good Enough (3:42)

Laurence was handed the award for "Young Artist of the Year," at the 2014 British Blues Awards ceremony held at the Great British RnB Festival in Colne, Lancashire.

Laurence Jones Is 22 years old and is already making a big name for himself. "Laurence is like a young Robin Trower, exciting and full of energy" - BBC Radio 2

The young gunslinger of the blues Laurence Jones has sensationally signed a deal with "Ruf Records". His Debut album for the label and 2nd album for Laurence was recorded at the Legendary Dockside Studio in Louisiana where artists such as B.B King and Derek trucks have recorded. A catalogue of big names appear on the album including Walter Trout, Aynsley Lister, Yonrico Scott, Charlie Wooton and producer Mike Zito.

Walter Trout invited the band to support them on his 2013 U.K tour "Laurence is a cross between Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy he is a genius" - "Walter Trout"

A Buzz has been building rapidly around Laurence Jones, starting well before the release of his 2012 "Thunder In The Sky". Since then Laurence has clocked up some serious road miles from touring through out the U.K and Europe.

"Classic Rock - Blues Magazine" - Call him the "Future of the blues" and the "next big thing".. with 2nd album "Temptation" british band leader Laurence Jones has turned his hot-tip potentil into fully formed brilliance, and officially graduated from boy wonder to main man. The future of British blues? On the strength of this album, don't bet against it

"Blues & Soul" - The brand new album on Ruf Records "Temptation" will scoop awards and put Laurence firmly on the map.

Get ready to Rock Magazine gave the debut album "Thunder In The Sky" a 5/5***** rating “Laurence Jones is a wise musical head on young shoulders and ‘Thunder in the Sky’ is an excellent debut album, its worth five stars”.

Classic Rock magazine quoted Laurence as "Blues Rocks youngest Talent" and was featured on the "Blues Fury C.D along with Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Popa Chubby and many more.

Laurence is influenced by, Walter Trout Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher, Albert Collins…

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Laurence Jones - Thunder In The Sky

Time: 45:29
Size: 104.1 MB
Source: LL
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues
Released: 2012
Covers: Full

1. Bad Girl {4:12}
2. Not Stickin' Around {3:54}
3. Too Good {3:29}
4. Why Do You Love Me {3:51}
5. The Thrill Is Gone {5:28}
6. Gotta Get Back Up {4:07}
7. Cornered {3:53}
8. Put A Spell On Me {3:09}
9. Thunder In The Sky {6:36}
10. Going Down {6:46}

Laurence Jones is a new but welcome force in the world of blues rock. He and his band had a fairly busy 2012, with many dozens of live shows delivered, a big blues festival in the bag, and the recent release of his professional debut Thunder in the Sky. It’s an album that will impress while compellingly introducing one to a very interesting new name in blues.

This music is real and riveting. Jones ardently assumes his role as rock benefactor, breathing new life into the veins of dusty pretense and delivering honest, honed music that is very easy to appreciate. He does this with a resourceful steadiness that proves he knows how to guide a listener into his fold.

Jones is a man with a dangerously developed voicebox, and his band does a pitch-perfect job of backing him up. In addition to that, he’s got some serious skill on the guitar. His musical prowess blazes forth throughout Thunder in the Sky, an unstoppable meteor streaking down from the album’s raucous opener “Bad Girl” all the way to the ground-poundingly explosive finale “Going Down.”

Thunder in the Sky is a valiant effort the whole way through. The vibe varies from groovy, feel-good jams like “Not Stickin’ Around” to some all-out blistering volcano tracks like “Going Down.” The varied pacing and constant quality combine to provide a compelling invitation to get acquainted with Jones in this early (but already impressive) stage of his career.

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Laurence Jones - Take Me High

Size: 101,8 MB
Time: 43:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Got No Place To Go (3:57)
02. Something's Changed (4:11)
03. Live It Up (3:50)
04. Addicted To Your Love (5:19)
05. I Will (4:02)
06. Thinking About Tomorrow (5:28)
07. Take Me High (4:25)
08. Down & Blue (4:19)
09. The Price I Pay (4:21)
10. Higher Ground (3:51)

Britain’s hottest gunslinger. Blues-rock’s most legendary producer.

If the hook-up between Laurence Jones and Mike Vernon sounds mouthwatering on paper, just wait until you hear Take Me High. Take Me High is another step up for an artist who embodies the best of the modern blues boom.

Laurence was handed the award for "Young Artist of the Year," at the 2014 British Blues Awards ceremony held at the Great British RnB Festival in Colne, Lancashire.Laurence Jones Is 23 years old and is already making a big name for himself.

"Laurence is like a young Robin Trower, exciting and full of energy" - BBC Radio 2

The young gunslinger of the blues Laurence Jones has sensationally signed a deal with "Ruf Records". His Debut album for the label and 2nd album for Laurence was recorded at the Legendary Dockside Studio in Louisiana where artists such as B.B King and Derek trucks have recorded. A catalogue of big names appear on the album including Walter Trout, Aynsley Lister, Yonrico Scott, Charlie Wooton and producer Mike Zito.

Walter Trout invited the band to support them on his 2013 U.K tour

"Laurence is a cross between Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy he is a genius" - "Walter Trout"

A Buzz has been building rapidly around Laurence Jones, starting well before the release of his 2012 "Thunder In The Sky".

Since then Laurence has clocked up some serious road miles from touring through out the U.K and Europe.

"Classic Rock - Blues Magazine" - Call him the "Future of the blues" and the "next big thing".. with 2nd album "Temptation" british band leader Laurence Jones has turned his hot-tip potentil into fully formed brilliance, and officially graduated from boy wonder to main man.

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Laurence Jones, Christina Skjolberg, Albert Castiglia - Blues Caravan 2014

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:38
Size: 125.1 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:06] 1. Laurence Jones - Join Me On The Bluescaravan
[2:55] 2. Christina Skjolberg - Come And Get It
[4:49] 3. Christina Skjolberg - Close The Door
[3:01] 4. Christina Skjolberg - Hush
[3:57] 5. Laurence Jones - Wind Me Up
[6:18] 6. Laurence Jones - Fall From The Sky
[8:56] 7. Laurence Jones - All Along The Watchtower
[6:58] 8. Albert Castiglia - Fat Cat
[4:31] 9. Albert Castiglia - Put Some Stank On It
[4:27] 10. Albert Castiglia - Sway
[4:35] 11. Laurence Jones - Sweet Home Chicago

The Blues Caravan is on a roll. Now in its 10th triumphant year, Ruf’s touring showcase of new talent is sticking with the winning formula that has made it an institution. One stage. Three artists on the brink of greatness. And a crowd strapped in for the night of their lives. With an illustrious roll call of past alumni including Ana Popovic, Oli Brown and Joanne Shaw Taylor, the Blues Caravan has always been a golden ticket to catch the scene’s next-big-things before they explode onto the world stage. Now, with the 2014 lineup of Albert Castiglia, Laurence Jones and Christina Skjolberg shaking up an international cocktail of talent from the US, the UK and Europe, the only place to be is down the front.

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Laurence Jones - Temptation

Size: 119,1 MB
Time: 52:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Foolin' Me (4:03)
02. Move On (4:34)
03. Tomorrow Is Another Day (3:53)
04. Temptation (4:15)
05. Can't Keep Living Like This (5:24)
06. Whisper In The Wind (3:58)
07. Fall From The Sky (6:13)
08. My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble (3:53)
09. Southern Breeze (3:53)
10. Wind Me Up (4:09)
11. Bad Bad Dream (4:21)
12. Soul Swamp River (3:19)

Don’t call him the ‘future of blues’. Enough talk of the ‘next big thing’. With second album Temptation, British bandleader Laurence Jones has turned his hot-tip potential into fully formed brilliance, and officially graduated from boy-wonder to main man. If you thought Laurence was good in the past, you won’t be able to resist Temptation. “This album represents what I’m doing right now,” he explains, “and these songs come across like when I play live.”
Released in February 2014, Temptation is Laurence’s first album for Ruf Records, and the climax of a thrill-ride early career that has barely paused for breath. True, other artists might have more miles on the clock, but the twenty-something bandleader has made the years count, having already released a critically acclaimed debut in 2012’s Thunder In The Sky (5/5 from Get Ready To Rock magazine), opened for heavyweights including Walter Trout and Buddy Whittington and won comparisons with Robin Trower from BBC Radio 2. No wonder that label boss Thomas Ruf chased his signature: “All Ruf artists have something exceptional about them, and Laurence will soon be right up there.”
And so, having signed to Ruf in October 2013, Laurence hit Louisiana’s Dockside Studios on December 9, and prepared to add his thumbprint to the annals of a recording location that has hosted stars from Derek Trucks to B.B. King. Second albums are ‘difficult’, runs the old cliché, but Laurence made Temptation look easy, leading the line, flanked by a team of rare pedigree.
On production, Mike Zito brings old-school blood-and-thunder to the mix, while his Royal Southern Brotherhood bandmates Yonrico Scott (drums) and Charlie Wooton (bass) provide the bedrock, bolstered by blues harp from Johnny Sansone, the B3 lines of Lewis Stephens and stunt-guitar cameos by Walter Trout and Aynsley Lister. “I first met Laurence in 2012, when his trio opened for Royal Southern Brotherhood on a few UK tour dates,” says Mike, who recently produced Samantha Fish’s breakout Black Wind Howlin’. “He’s a real artist. He had a great big voice and his guitar playing was really strong – but he was also playing original tunes, and that turned me on as well.”
It’s an important point. Much has been written about Laurence’s stinging fretwork and evocative vocals, but ultimately, it’s the songwriting that will make Temptation his springboard to the stars. While many young blues artists shred mindlessly over cover versions, and the mainstream pop industry relies on soulless songwriting teams for its hits, this album sees Laurence take the reins on a volley of originals sure to make his listeners dance, drink and pause for thought. “With this album, I wanted people to be able to relate to my songwriting,” he explains. “I wanted people to see the meaning and the stories I’m getting across in these songs. You see a lot on tour and that’s great for songwriting, as I can share my experiences.”
Across Temptation’s eclectic tracklisting, there’s a song for every mood, and a snapshot of each side of Laurence’s personality. He makes us punch the air with good-time blues-rockers like Foolin’ Me, and the foot-to-the-floor Can’t Keep Living Like This (“I’m on the run, as far as I can go”). He reminds us not to let the bastards grind us down on cuts like the grooving Move On and the funk-flavoured Tomorrow’s Another Day (“Forgive and forget, throw your worries down the drain!”). He gets reflective on the acoustic-driven Whisper In The Wind (“Another day has gone, another empty space”) and defies us not to hum the hook of Fall From The Sky.
Of course, there’s girl trouble, from the lover who leaves him reeling on Wind Me Up (“You wind me up when you go, when you leave me all alone”) to the women he pines for on the album’s sole cover version, My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble. And yet, even when the music is upbeat, Laurence doesn’t shy from tackling weightier issues, whether he’s addressing grinding poverty on Southern Breeze, or turning a backstage pep-talk from Walter Trout about the dangers of drink and drugs into the frankly worded title-track. “I wrote the song Temptation,” he explains, “as a lot of people can be tempted by the smallest things, even when they know it’s no good for them.”
Rock ‘n’ roll is full of burnouts, but we don’t need to worry about Laurence Jones: a mature bandleader with his head screwed on and a clear artistic vision for the future. We’ve already had the thrilling early chapters, but 2014 is where the story of this British bluesman becomes a real page-turner, with February’s album release supported by his slot on Ruf’s annual Blues Caravan touring showcase. He’s not the future of blues. He’s the here-and-now. Give in to Temptation.

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