Showing posts with label Ross Neilsen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ross Neilsen. Show all posts

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Ross Neilsen - 2 albums: Elemental / Where I'm From

Album: Elemental
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:28
Size: 99.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:12] 1. Elemental
[3:17] 2. Black Coffee
[4:03] 3. Woman's Name
[4:40] 4. Devil Made You
[3:18] 5. Ash Fault
[4:23] 6. City Of Regret
[4:59] 7. Nobody Gets Lonely
[3:35] 8. The Race
[4:05] 9. The Arrow
[2:57] 10. Ballad In Low E
[4:53] 11. Step Into The Light

A silhouetted raven, with open beak and curled tongue, graces the cover of Ross Neilsen’s Elemental. Blues fans, if this reminds you of Edgar Allan Poe, you’ll be forgiven for thinking this CD contains only the darkest shadows of your favorite genre. Surprisingly, it doesn’t. On his sixth studio album, Canada’s Neilsen combines atmospheric blues rock, country blues, and ballads for a refreshing experience. Some die-hards might be in the mood for more guitar shredding and grittier vocals, but others will appreciate Ross’ lower-key approach to the blues. Reminiscent of a young Neil Young or Tom Petty, Neilsen pours his heart out through keen songwriting skills and keen musicianship. In the course of Elemental, he plays wicked-good acoustic and electric guitars while providing lead and background vocals. His singing is a bit nasal, at odds with his shamanic tough-guy persona. However, anyone who hears him will know he means every word, whether rough or reflective. ~Rainey Wetnight

Elemental mc
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Album: Where I'm From
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:17
Size: 92.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. Somethings Gonna Change
[2:44] 2. Commit And Crime
[3:08] 3. Badlands
[3:39] 4. New Stagger Lee Blues
[3:05] 5. Source Of Light
[1:04] 6. Heart Beat
[3:09] 7. Mailman
[2:09] 8. Come Undone
[3:23] 9. Walk On By
[3:30] 10. Let It Ride
[2:18] 11. Tea Blues
[1:03] 12. Colin Out
[8:07] 13. Goin Somewhere

In 2007, Ross Neilsen had an epiphany. He quit his job, left his relationship, moved out of his house and into his car. Neilsen spent the next two years couch surfing and began the never ending tour schedule that he would become known for throughout Canada. The road honed his craft into a well-oiled machine of stories and song. Music has taken Ross throughout Canada, Mexico, The Olympics, The Pan Am Games, The Hill Country region of Mississippi, The Swampy rivers of Louisiana and even to Macon, Georgia where he was privileged to play the holy grail of blues, rock and soul: Duane Allman’s 1957 Les Paul Gold Top. 2014 found Ross Studying at Camp Copperhead under the tutelage of Steve Earle. The time at Camp Copperhead proved invaluable and gave Ross an entirely new approach to songwriting.

Where I'm From mc
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Monday, August 22, 2016

Ross Neilsen - 2 albums: The Shack Up Sessions / Live At The Acoustic Grill

From Fredericton NB. In the past decade, Maritimer and now Flatlander, Ross Neilsen has released Nine recordings, performed over 1500 concerts, driven nearly a million kilometers and has toured Canada 18 times. Proving hard work pays off, Neilsen has been honoured with a nomination for Best Acoustic Artist at The Maple Blues Awards in 2016, two Rising Star nominations from CBC, back to back Blues Album of the Year nominations from the East Coast Music Association, a win for Best Blues Recording at the 2010 MusicNB awards, a semi finalist in the solo/duo category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN in 2012 and in 2013 Ross garnered Five nominations from Music New Brunswick including: Album of the year, best group and best rock recording for RESURRECTION as well as Best male solo Recording for THE SHACK UP SESSIONS and a win for best blues recording for THE SHACK UP SESSIONS.

In 2007, Ross Neilsen had an epiphany. He quit his job, left his relationship, moved out of his house and into his car. Neilsen spent the next two years couch surfing and began the never ending tour schedule that he would become known for throughout Canada. The road honed his craft into a well oiled machine of stories and song. Music has taken Ross throughout Canada, Mexico, The Olympics, The Pan Am Games, The Hill Country region of Mississippi, The Swampy rivers of Louisiana and even to Macon, Georgia where he was privileged to play the holy grail of blues, rock and soul. Duane Allman’s 1957 Les Paul Gold Top.

Album: The Shack Up Sessions
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:49
Size: 93.4 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Goin' Somewhere
[2:41] 2. Can't Be Satisfied
[2:58] 3. Spoonful
[2:35] 4. Heartbreak Apart
[3:36] 5. When My Trouble's Gone
[4:06] 6. Human Mud
[2:41] 7. Red Rooster
[4:51] 8. Back For More
[2:32] 9. What Love Has Done
[3:29] 10. Preachin' Blues
[3:40] 11. Walk In The Sun
[3:54] 12. Blues At Midnight
[0:43] 13. 49/16

The Shack Up Sessions mc
The Shack Up Sessions zippy

Album: Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin' Bastards - Live At The Acoustic Grill
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:30
Size: 108.8 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[0:41] 1. Intro
[5:52] 2. Devil Knows You're Dead
[4:06] 3. Afflicted
[8:19] 4. Walk In The Sun
[1:38] 5. (Talking)
[3:55] 6. Jellybean
[5:15] 7. Don't Need Love
[4:35] 8. Mailman
[2:45] 9. (Talking 2)
[5:42] 10. Daddy Taught Me
[4:10] 11. Badlands
[0:26] 12. Call Me Gone

Live At The Acoustic Grill mc
Live At The Acoustic Grill zippy