Showing posts with label Scottie Miller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scottie Miller. Show all posts

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Scottie Miller - 2 albums: Live / The Other Side

Album: Live
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:12
Size: 114.9 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Piano blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:39] 1. Good Day
[3:39] 2. I'm In Love With You
[4:40] 3. Don't Try To Tell Me
[6:03] 4. East St Louis
[4:50] 5. Give It All Away
[5:10] 6. Don't Ever Let Me Go
[3:51] 7. Your Lovin' Is Kind
[7:01] 8. Just A Dream
[5:45] 9. We Ain't Done Yet
[5:29] 10. Bring It Down

“Scottie Miller band submits ten new songs, each one a soulful classic, with emotionally charged rock, slightly countrified ballads, and rowdy, slide guitar blasts. Though there’s a touch of Tom Waits to the hip “East St. Louis,” Miller most often comes on like a Dr. John from the other end of the Mississippi.” ~ Blues Revue Magazine

Live

Album: The Other Side
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:38
Size: 86.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Piano blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. River Of Tears
[4:43] 2. Put Your Good Dress On
[2:54] 3. Glad I Fell In Love
[4:35] 4. The Other Side
[2:59] 5. Wrong Side Of The Tracks
[4:29] 6. Back Door Man
[5:37] 7. My Baby's Gone
[4:00] 8. Town Of Broken Dreams
[4:30] 9. Jambalaya

Singer-songwriter, pianist Scottie Miller has been inducted in to the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame for his contributions to blues music and heritage with his instructional book and CD titled "Rock Keyboards" published by Hal Leonard. He founded the Scottie Miller Band in 2000’, and has just released his tenth CD. He has also been the touring keyboardist for three-time Grammy nominated singer Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Records) since 2008. He is featured on her Blues Music Award winning CD/DVD "Live At Antone’s.” Scottie met Ruthie while on tour as the keyboardist for Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame legend Bo Diddley.

Scottie’s original brand of music is steeped in blues, and covers a wide pallet of styles including Barrelhouse Piano Blues, rock, funk, soul, jazz, classical, americana and singer-songwriter.

The Other Side

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Scottie Miller Band - 2 albums: Reciprocation / Rise Up

Album: Reciprocation
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:51
Size: 123.3 MB
Styles: Piano blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:35] 1. Where You Been Hiding
[3:48] 2. Bring It On
[3:34] 3. Nothing Can Stop Us
[5:01] 4. Selfish
[4:19] 5. Keep On Walking
[3:56] 6. Wreckage
[5:03] 7. Reciprocation
[5:36] 8. Too Far Gone
[3:30] 9. Get Some
[3:24] 10. I've Been Made
[4:10] 11. Walk A Mile
[3:55] 12. Gold Dust
[3:56] 13. Revelation

Reciprocation by Scottie Miller Band mark’s Scottie Miller’s ninth independent CD release. “When we’re performing and we see our audience is moved, we feel more inspired. A powerful exchange that elevates us all to a heightened level of energy throughout the show. It fills the room with love, light and hope. This is Reciprocation.

Scottie has always offered a wide palette of styles on his recordings. (New Orleans piano styles, Chicago Blues, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Americana, Gospel, Rock and even classically tinged singersongwriter material). It is this variety and originality that keep’s his loyal fans coming back for more with each new release. The new CD ‘Reciprocation’ show’s Scottie's affinity for rock. He grew up studying jazz and classical piano, but no young boy likes to be known as a “classical pianist” so he spent much of his time playing electric guitar and learning solo’s note for note with his first guitar. (A 1962 Epiphone Crestwood, played through a Crate amplifier in his green-shag carpeted bedroom.) He still owns the guitar and even played it some on this record. (Check the solo on “Too Far Gone”). Growing up listening to rock bands like Zeppelin, Floyd, AC/DC, Hendrix, Santana, Iron Maiden, Peter Frampton, Thin Lizzy, Jeff Beck, Rolling Stones and so on, Scottie could transcribe their guitar solo’s note for note, and was always a better “soloist” than rhythm player. Then it was back to the piano lessons to play Beethoven, Bach, Bill Evans, Chick Corea.

Reciprocation

Album: Rise Up
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:45
Size: 134.5 MB
Styles: Piano blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[ 3:30] 1. Rise Up
[ 6:43] 2. On My Way
[ 4:05] 3. Take Me Home
[ 3:25] 4. Let Your Soul Shine
[ 5:09] 5. Grace
[ 4:37] 6. Home Town
[ 3:11] 7. Until The End Of Days
[ 4:41] 8. When In Doubt
[ 5:40] 9. Bring Back Joe
[ 4:29] 10. One More Song For You
[10:51] 11. Spanish Harlem Princess
[ 2:20] 12. Dixie Lullaby

Some of us know Mr. Miller as the keyboard player for the great Ruthie Foster Band, but few of us know his ability to rise up and shine on his own. The title track (and first cut) ‘Rise Up‘ states flatly that we need to rise up, join together and be as one as one united nation. Thrilling and quite poignant words, with a steady beat and soulful background vocals by Jennifer Grim make this an anthem for the future of us all. Mr. Miller is much at ease with whatever style he takes on. ‘On My Way’ features Dr. John styled vocals and subtle yet complex piano work that adds to the second line feel of this track. In the next instance on ‘Grace’ he utilizes a bowed upright bass, nylon stringed acoustic and some piano to create a song-prayer that is beautiful and sincere. One which is delivered with a haunting clarity that sets the scene of the road and life’s crazy hectic pace and our need for a safe haven... ~Jimi Patricola

Rise Up

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Scottie Miller Band - Stay Above Water

Size: 114,5 MB
Time: 49:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Soul, Blues Funk, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Burned All My Bridges (3:48)
02. Keep This Good Thing Going (Feat. Ruthie Foster) (5:00)
03. Stay Above Water (3:41)
04. Falter (3:46)
05. Same Page (3:13)
06. It Better Groove (4:44)
07. Guardian Angel (3:59)
08. Circles (4:37)
09. It's What You Do (4:08)
10. Rippin' & Runnin' (3:29)
11. Come Along (4:35)
12. Goodbye (4:02)

Blues-Pianist, singer-songwriter Scottie Miller hit’s a home run with his tenth and most powerful release to date. He is well known for his keyboard and mandolin playing while touring with three-time Grammy nominated singer Ruthie Foster, (who is featured on track #2 of this CD.) Scottie and Ruthie recently co-wrote a song “I Was Called” which is featured on the upcoming 2017 release by the multi-Grammy award winning gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama. Produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos).

“Stay Above Water” comes at a time when Scottie’s career and songwriting are at its very best. Featuring his veteran band of the past seventeen years which include Mark O’Day on drums, Patrick Allen on guitar-vocals, and Dik Shopteau on Bass guitar and vocals. The band is strong and tight, as they skillfully support the wide range of blues-rock-funk and soul music contained within these twelve original, hit-tracks.

“I had the album on loop in the car today. Great stuff. Really great album. Could well be my favorite so far this year.”
- Roger Allen. The Blues & Soul Show, London.

“Southern soul infected...waves of sunshine...crushing rock riffs...heavy groove.”
Roger & Margaret White. Big City Blues Magazine

“An outstanding singer and songwriter...intense and incendiary all-original blues rock.”
- Marty Gunther. Blues Blast Magazine

“Sounds like Dr. John meets The Band at Bruce Springsteen’s house.”
- Tom Hyslop - Blues Revue Magazine

Stay Above Water

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Scottie Miller & The Re-Uptake Inhibitors - Elixir For The Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:22
Size: 110.8 MB
Styles: New Orleans blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:32] 1. Move On
[4:02] 2. One More Day
[5:00] 3. Burned By The Man
[3:12] 4. Sweet Babe
[5:32] 5. Anna Marie
[3:49] 6. I Gotta' Blow
[5:00] 7. Tired & Hungry
[5:38] 8. Re-Uptake Inhibitor
[4:23] 9. Rat Race
[4:15] 10. Fudge Pot
[3:55] 11. Running Too Long

Scottie Miller & The Re-Uptake Inhibitors, with drummer Mark O’Day, bassist John Iden and currently featuring Brian “Zoot” Simonds on saxophones, and Scott Sansby on percussion, are taking the Midwest by storm. With increasing press, festival appearances and radio airplay across the country, the band continues to promote their three past critically acclaimed CD’s; “The Other Side”, “Days Of Reckoning”, and Scottie’s solo release “Livin’ Between The Black ‘n White”.

With the June 2007 release of the phenomenal brand new CD; “Elixir For The Soul”, Scottie and the boys are making new disciples of all who catch their show. “Elixir For The Soul” was co-produced by Dik Shopteau; ( Renee Austin, Kevin Bowe, Cynthia Johnson and more). Featuring special guest recording by guitarists David Barry of Janet Jackson, as well as local Minneapolis guitar slinger Mark Knoll. “Elixir For The Soul” is a beautifully executed mixture of blues, funk, jazz and ballads that you will not want to take out of your CD player.

Elixir For The Soul