Showing posts with label Richie Arndt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richie Arndt. Show all posts

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Richie Arndt & The Bluenatics - The Blue Side Of... (Best Of)

Size: 156.3 MB
Time: 66:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Little Brother O'mine (2:59)
02. One After 909 (2:38)
03. Drowning In My Soul (3:33)
04. Anything You Want Me To Do (4:33)
05. They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore (3:47)
06. Make Your Mind Up (3:03)
07. The Bad Thang (3:12)
08. Today Trouble's Taken The Crown (5:55)
09. Rebel Rock (2:46)
10. I Can See Clearly Now (4:34)
11. You've Done Me Wrong (3:48)
12. Rory (5:18)
13. Sweet Little Angel (2:28)
14. It's Not Always The Easy Way (5:05)
15. When The Train Comes (6:18)
16. Iron, Speed & Steam (2:58)
17. Mississippi (3:37)

Personnel:
Richie Arndt - Guitar & Vocals
Frank Boestfleisch - Drums & Vocals
Jens Ulrich Handreka - Bass & Vocals

Richie Arndt was not born in New Orleans or Memphis, yet his great passion is blues and American roots music, the roots of today's rock, pop and jazz music. The East Westphalian guitarist, singer and songwriter has long been a fixture on the German music scene with his emotional playing, moving songs and concerts.

Awarded the "Blues In Germany Award" as "Best Contemporary Artist" in spring 2015, in June 2016 he received the "German Blues Award - Best Album 2016" for "Mississippi - Songs Along The Road".

Richie Arndt has been traveling in very different formations and styles for three decades. Lots of time to think outside the box, learn to develop - and go back to the beginnings that started when he was a teenager. Even then, his heroes were called Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter and Jimi Hendrix, but he was also impressed by the great singers and songwriters such as Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell. In their footsteps, he discovered his love for "good, handmade music", as he says, looked for technical perfection and inspiration - and found it. Along with his very own style: a style that the blues gives its warm soul, while the heartbeat, the beat of his songs, often shows hints of rock and pop.

Richie Arndt knows both sides of the music business. After celebrating success as a service provider in various top 40 bands and as a guest and studio musician for more than ten years, it was clear to him: It is artistic work that is his love. In 1994 he founded the trio "Richie Arndt & The Bluenatics".
Fifteen successful albums, appearances at festivals in front of over 15,000 spectators, countless club concerts and tours among others in Germany, Russia, Poland, France, Switzerland, Italy and Ireland are the results of one of Germany's most versatile guitarists.

His catchy voice and his savvy and unobtrusive guitar playing make it easy for his listeners to get involved with the music. Whether acoustic or electric: Apparently everyday things become something special in Richie Arndt's songs - transported with sensitivity, charm and wit equally. His stage experience and pedagogical skills, combined with his musical ability and talent make Bielefeld an outstanding personality of the German blues scene. Far from well-worn clichés.

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Gregor Hilden & Richie Arndt - Moments 'Electric'

Size: 117,6 MB
Time: 50:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. You Don't Love Me (5:14)
02. Born Under A Bad Sign (4:35)
03. Congo Square (5:19)
04. Straight Ahead (4:22)
05. Hear My Train A Coming (6:37)
06. Coming Your Way (4:33)
07. Stop (5:14)
08. Fool No More (5:44)
09. Rock 'n' Roll Junkie (3:16)
10. Oh Well (5:07)

In addition to the two protagonists, "Moments Electric" also includes bass player Sascha Oeing and Peter Weissbarth (drums). They are known from Richie Arndt & Band , who published Back To Bad in early autumn 2018 .
Three other people complete the line-up of this record. Kellie Rucker uses the harmonica,Wolfgang Roggenkamp plays the Hammond B-3 organ and Tine Vonhoegen sings the backing vocals.

The unknown pearls mentioned are probably not Peter Greens / Fleetwood Macs "Oh Well".
Neither would "Hear My Train A Coming" by Jimi Hendrix or the "Born Under A Bad Sign" known from Albert King from his Stax album of the same name come into question.
A piece of jewelry that may not be as well known is "Congo Square", which is on Sonny Landreth's record "South Of I-10". Then we will immediately listen to this number. Peter Weissbarth and Sascha Oeing guide us on the track,accompanies the piece with wonderful keyboard colors. Even if we are currently dealing with the third track on the disc, it becomes clear what independence the two guitarists and the other musicians represent. With this personal interpretation, the Bottleneck has been completely dispensed with. Great how the song gets a completely different focus through this move. The accentuated rhythm is reflected in the six-string solos. Great!

The composer Peter Green or Danny Kirwan and Fleetwood Mac form something like a focus on "Moments Electric".
"Coming Your Way" is developing into a fabulous guitar competition, which the rhythm duo pushes mightily forward. The eardrums are sensitized to another track from the corner.
"Fool No More" is on Peter Green's "In The Skies". "Moments Electric" is correspondingly relaxed in slow driving. You seduce the listener to dream. There are plenty of guitar excursions by both bluesers and they are captivatingly fascinating. The album is followed by one treat after another.
What you do with the classic "Oh Well" catchy tune is an unexpected gift that gives you a lot of joy after unpacking. No more is to be revealed at this point.

In the first song Gregor Hilden & Richie Arndt devote themselves to the Allman Brothers Band and their "You Don't Love Me". When interpreting with a well- behaved harp player Kellie Rucker , you want to change the song title to positive. Excellent!
The "Kanzellen-artist" is once again part of "Hear My Train A Coming". Hey, this number is from Jimi Hendrix and in a good six and a half minutes the protagonists & Co. transform the piece into a slide dramaturgy that makes you lose your grip. In the sensual intermezzo with wah wah sound, gravity is disabled with respect to the jaw. Highlight!

"Rock'n'Roll Junkie" by the Dutch eccentric Herman Brood should also be unexpected . A choice with foresight. It is not only here that Tine Vonhoegen's choral singing is well received. The piece has groove, of course rock'n'roll à la Gregor Hilden & Richie Arndt and is becoming a first-class dance number.
For the guitar freaks, the equipment of the two guitarists is listed and also specified who you hear in which channel. We hear Richie Arndt's guitar inserts in the left speaker and Gregor Hildens on the right.

From the remarkable "You Don't Love Me" to the terrific "Oh Well", Gregor Hilden & Richie Arndt are at the forefront of the high art of interpretation.

Moments 'Electric'

Friday, September 28, 2018

Richie Arndt & Band - Back To Bad

Size: 115,6 MB
Time: 50:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Musical Genocide (3:58)
02. No Hat, No Cap, No Sunglasses (3:50)
03. Love Shack (2:54)
04. Lonely Midnight Train (4:25)
05. Bad Habits (5:28)
06. Back To Bad (6:50)
07. On A Night Like This (5:55)
08. Walking In Memphis (4:24)
09. Pillow Blues (6:25)
10. At The End Of The Day (5:48)

For his new album “Back to bad“ Richie Arndt has re-recorded some earlier songs, recorded two cover songs – certainly a bit unusual for a blues band, but very important to him – and wrote some new titles. After several acoustic albums, he went back to the electric guitar with all its possibilities and sounds! Blues, Americana, Rock and a pinch of Country with a new band and recorded in the new studio. After more than 20 years with the “Bluenatics“ it was time for new input. And winning the “German Blues Challenge“ with the new Richie Arndt Band in June 2018 shows, that this step was a step forward!

Sascha Oeing, formerly in the band of Gregor Hilden and the Kai Strauss band, plays the bass and Peter Weissbarth, who already played the drums on the last two CDs “At the End of the Day” and „Mississippi”, is the drummer of the Richie Arndt Band.

The motto: “Back to bad” … against the “Musical Genocide”!

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Monday, May 26, 2014

Richie Arndt - At The End Of The Day

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:34
Size: 102.0 MB
Styles: Acoustic/electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Suffer
[4:01] 2. Stop That Spell On Me
[3:16] 3. How Can I Win Your Love Again
[3:50] 4. My Brother Jake
[4:32] 5. Bitter Years
[3:17] 6. Take Me As I Am
[5:05] 7. At The End Of The Day
[5:15] 8. Can't Believe It's True
[5:36] 9. Bad Habits
[5:51] 10. On A Night Like This

I wasn‘t born in some mysterious place, where all those blues singers have been born... but a big city can make everyone sing the Blues.“ No no, really, Richie Arndt was not born in New Orleans. Neither does he hail from Memphis, for that matter. Still, his great passion is for the Blues and American Roots music in general – the origins of today´s Rock, Pop and Jazz music. The East-Westfalian (which sounds like a contradiction in itself) guitarist, singer and songwriter has been a constant force within the German music scene for ages, which is hardly surprising when you consider his emotional kind of playing, his moving compositions and rousing concerts.

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