Showing posts with label Simon McBride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simon McBride. Show all posts

Friday, April 8, 2022

Simon McBride - Singles And EPs: 2020-2022

Size: 125.4 MB
Time: 54:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Show Me How To Love (4:21)
02. Kids Wanna Rock (2:51)
03. High Stakes (3:39)
04. I Gotta Move (2:53)
05. Dead In The Water (3:22)
06. Lovesong (4:34)
07. Gimme Something Good (4:13)
08. Grandma's Hands (3:02)
09. Trouble (3:16)
10. 100 Days (3:19)
11. Hell Waters Rising (6:28)
12. Fat Pockets (6:56)
13. Dead Man Walking (5:29)

The Irishman they are calling the rightful heir to Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore is set to make waves across Europe.
After a European tour with Ian Gillan Sings Deep Purple and major credits as guitarist and co-writer on Don Airey’s latest album Simon recently signed to Europe’s leading rock label, Ear Music, home of Alice Cooper, Al Di Meola, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Marillion, Reef, Thunder, and a host of other leading names.
With his band of fellow Irishmen Marty McCloskey (drums) and Dave Marks (bass) Simon delivers his own distinctive songs (“Hugely accomplished” MOJO) along with crowd-pleasers from the likes of Hendrix and Free.
His guitar skills (“Among the best blues-rock players anywhere in the world” GUITARIST) have made him a go-to guitarist on the British Blues-rock scene, admired among professionals, followed by enthusiasts, and endorsed by some of the biggest brands on the guitar scene. He is a long time endorsee of PRS Guitars and a personal pick of Paul Reed Smith.
Former Young Guitarist of The Year and now fully-fledged blues-rock virtuoso, Irishman McBride Is at the start of what many industry pundits are predicting will be a glittering career. He has toured with Joe Satriani and opened in the UK and Ireland for Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, and US slide maestro and Grammy nominee Derek Trucks.
A few months after his sixteenth birthday Simon was recruited by the Belfast-based pioneering metal band Sweet Savage, who reformed in 1994 without their founding guitarist, Vivian Campbell (Dio, Def Leppard), whom Simon replaced. Simon toured with the band and recorded two albums, Killing Time 1996 and Rune 1998.

Then, after six years touring with fellow Irishman Andrew Strong, who made his name in the 1991 cult film The Commitments, Simon came off the road to pursue the idea of a solo career.

Singles And EPs: 2020-2022 MP3
Singles And EPs: 2020-2022 FLAC

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Simon McBride - 100 Days / Trouble

Album: 100 Days
Size: 109 MB
Time: 16:54
File: FLAC
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. 100 Days (3:19)
02. Gimme Something Good (4:13)
03. I Gotta Move (2:53)
04. Hell Waters Rising (6:28)

Album: 100 Days
Size: 111 MB
Time: 16:26
File: FLAC
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Trouble (3:16)
02. Kids Wanna Rock (2:51)
03. Dead In The Water (3:22)
04. Fat Pockets (6:56)



The Irishman they are calling the rightful heir to Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore is set to make waves across Europe.
After a European tour with Ian Gillan Sings Deep Purple and major credits as guitarist and co-writer on Don Airey’s latest album Simon recently signed to Europe’s leading rock label, Ear Music, home of Alice Cooper, Al Di Meola, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Marillion, Reef, Thunder, and a host of other leading names.

With his band of fellow Irishmen Marty McCloskey (drums) and Dave Marks (bass) Simon delivers his own distinctive songs (“Hugely accomplished” MOJO) along with crowd-pleasers from the likes of Hendrix and Free.

His guitar skills (“Among the best blues-rock players anywhere in the world” GUITARIST) have made him a go-to guitarist on the British Blues-rock scene, admired among professionals, followed by enthusiasts, and endorsed by some of the biggest brands on the guitar scene. He is a long time endorsee of PRS Guitars and a personal pick of Paul Reed Smith.

Former Young Guitarist of The Year and now fully-fledged blues-rock virtuoso, Irishman McBride Is at the start of what many industry pundits are predicting will be a glittering career. He has toured with Joe Satriani and opened in the UK and Ireland for Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, and US slide maestro and Grammy nominee Derek Trucks.
A few months after his sixteenth birthday Simon was recruited by the Belfast-based pioneering metal band Sweet Savage, who reformed in 1994 without their founding guitarist, Vivian Campbell (Dio, Def Leppard), whom Simon replaced. Simon toured with the band and recorded two albums, Killing Time 1996 and Rune 1998.

Then, after six years touring with fellow Irishman Andrew Strong, who made his name in the 1991 cult film The Commitments, Simon came off the road to pursue the idea of a solo career.

100 Days
Trouble

Friday, May 31, 2019

Simon McBride - Show Me How To Love EP

Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 40.1 MB
Time: 17:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Show Me How To Love (4:21)
02. Dead Man Walking (5:29)
03. Grandma's Hands (3:02)
04. Lovesong (4:34)

In 2012, Simon McBride released Crossing The Line, which landed on Blues Rock Review’s Top 20 Albums of 2012. It was arguably the best album of McBride’s career. Seven years later, McBride finally returns with new music, a four-track EP titled Show Me How To Love, which is currently streaming exclusively on Spotify.

The EP begins with the title track and McBride picks up right where he left off from Crossing The Line. “Show Me How To Love” opens with a big riff and the production sounds terrific. Simon’s tone is excellent and the track features a lifting, catchy chorus. “Dead Man Walking” follows, which also appeared on 2010’s Since Then. This version is about 30 seconds longer with an extended guitar solo, and feels more energetic and livelier than the original recording. The EP also features two covers. First, Simon tackles “Grandma’s Hands” by Bill Withers. McBride’s version is about a minute longer and is a lot more guitar driven, and features female backing vocals. The EP closes with a cover of The Cure’s “Lovesong,” which McBride brings his signature sound to and is definitely a strong way to close out the EP.

While brief, Show Me How To Love is a strong collection of songs. Simon McBride continues to show his prowess on the guitar, but really brings the total package. McBride is one of the more talented artists in modern day blues rock and hopefully Show Me How To Love serves as an appetizer for what’s to come. The Review: 8.5/10 ~Pete Francis

Show Me How To Love

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Simon McBride - Crossing The Line

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:35
Size: 104.4 MB
Styles: Rock, Blues rock
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Lead Us Away
[3:34] 2. Go Down Gamblin'
[4:54] 3. No Room To Breathe
[3:46] 4. Don't Be A Fool
[4:57] 5. Starve This Fever
[3:34] 6. Alcatraz
[4:40] 7. One More Try
[4:03] 8. A Rock And A Storm
[3:46] 9. Heartbreaker
[3:55] 10. Home To Me
[4:31] 11. Down To The Wire [revisited]

On the opening salvo of Crossing the Line, the first McBride CD to get a proper U.S. release, McBride mimics the sound of an air raid siren, perhaps announcing his intention to drop a sonic guitar bomb on unsuspecting listeners. "Lead Us Away" is actually a sedate opener, although McBride's technical skill is in evidence, even when he's holding back. With a metallic approach he groans out a catchy, Howlin' Wolf style chorus as he peppers the tune with a short, sharp, cascading lead line that whets your appetite for more, and he delivers. "Heartbreaker" is a short, snotty, midtempo rocker full of screaming guitar, a snarling vocal, and powerful support from drummer Paul Hamilton and bass man Carl Harvey. "Down to the Wire," on which he also plays credible Hammond B-3, is a slow groove that alternates his soulful vocals with volleys of grinding sustained notes. "Don't Be a Fool" is a soulful rocker with a Motown flavor, "Alcatraz" sports a strong horn section, soulful vocals, and more dazzling lead work, while "No Room to Breath" features backing vocals from Mia Simone to support McBride's tortured vocals and understated work on guitar and organ. The Belfast-born McBride started playing when he was 10 and by 15, he had won Young Guitarist of the Year from Britain's Guitarist Magazine. He turned pro in 1994 at age 16, and he's been tearing up the U.K. ever since. As Crossing the Line proves, he's ready to become the next Irish guitar hero.

Recording information: Dragon Xing Studio, Annapolis, MD (2012); Hill House Studio, Belfast, N. Ireland

Crossing The Line