Marshall X - Broke, Busted And Blue

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:00
Size: 128.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:29] 1. Broke, Busted & Blue
[4:28] 2. Southern Rain
[5:06] 3. Life's Broken Pieces
[3:44] 4. Working On A Chain Gang
[3:26] 5. Suckers Ballad
[4:31] 6. Love Is Blind
[4:05] 7. So Hard To Handle
[3:38] 8. Mainstreet Cafe
[3:26] 9. The Pain Inside
[3:54] 10. Bourbon Blues
[4:38] 11. Who Do You Think I Am
[6:02] 12. Son Of A King
[4:29] 13. Worn Out Shoes

The Blues comes in various guises. It can be raw like an open wound or it can be smooth like molasses; this German band errs on the latter. Driven by guitarist and singer Marshall X, he’s backed by an old-school rhythm section. It’s polite rather than rude Blues. At times it reminds me of the Bluesy tracks on Dire Straits ‘On Every Street’; it’s that kind of blues. The production is very good, it’s got a warm feel, with a female backing singer to plump up choruses and although the guitars and vocals are naturally up-front and centre, the rhythm section is also as clear as a bell; each note and thrum audible. The songs too are tastefully arranged and varied. There’s a hint of the late great Willie De Ville on the Latin infused ‘Suckers Ballad’ and ‘Love Is Blind’. The breezy ‘Mainstreet Café’ has a laid back J.J. Cale groove while ‘The Pain Inside’ has MX making his guitar sing and cry in a way that you can easily imagine BB King covering this tune in his inimitable way. ‘Worn Out Shoes’ rather cheekily pinches the riff from Eric Clapton’s take on ‘Crossroads’. When the band do decide to Rock out as on the Texas grind of ‘Working On A Chain Gang’ it still does it within the speed limits, never really screeching those tyres.

‘Broke, Busted & Blue’ is a well-made, likable Blues Rock album that is best listened to while sipping on a single glass of a good whisky rather than a record that you’ll want to throw your head back a drain a cheap bottle of bourbon to. ~Duncan Jamieson

Broke, Busted And Blue mc
Broke, Busted And Blue zippy

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Marshall X - Broke, Busted & Blue

Size: 129,5 MB
Time: 55:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues Rock, Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Broke, Busted & Blue (4:28)
02. Southern Rain (4:27)
03. Life's Broken Pieces (5:05)
04. Working On A Chain Gang (3:44)
05. Suckers Ballad (3:26)
06. Love Is Blind (4:31)
07. So Hard To Handle (4:04)
08. Mainstreet Cafe (3:37)
09. The Pain Inside (3:26)
10. Bourbon Blues (3:53)
11. Who Do You Think I Am (4:38)
12. Son Of A King (6:01)
13. Worn Out Shoes (4:28)

Band:
Marshall X (vocal,guitar,altosax)
Linda Bohnert (vocals)
Bernhard Schoenke (bass)
Horst Reinhold (drums)
Ruben di Renzo (keyboards)

I'm a singer-songwriter-producer,play guitar,keyboards and alto sax.Earlier I was signed to Ariola,CBS in Austria.Had about 14 Singles on the Market,3 LP's 1984 I spent one year in NASHVILLE,TN,where I met a lot of nice people,was invited to record 5 songs with very wellknown musicians and ERNIE WINFREY, a very wellknown engineer.
In the SOUNSHOP Rec.Studios,where we recorded our songs,we were invited to watch a recording session with RAY CHARLES and different country acts.
JOHN HURLEY(Son of a Preacherman-Love of the Common People) became one of our best friends.
Our Song"What about You" was recorded by HOT CHOCOLATE and came out on a single.I wrote about 140 songs,about 80 of them I have on records or as demos.
Privat I'm together with Linda Bohnert since 33 years. She is the female voice on all my recordings, my cowriter and had also an LP out.

Broke, Busted & Blue

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