Size: 89,1 MB
Time: 38:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues, Swamp Blues
Art: Full
01. Don't You Cry (3:55)
02. She Loves The Devil (4:12)
03. Ferris Wheel (3:29)
04. Two Cats (3:22)
05. Bottoms Up Baby (3:32)
06. You Should Stop Talking (3:25)
07. Living Like A King (3:49)
08. You Know I'm Lying (4:24)
09. The Party's Over (3:57)
10. Evil Wicked Big And Mean (3:56)
When it comes to the blues rock/swamp blues scene, Willie May is like Stephen King. Fans can rely upon three things from him and his band: 1) rock-solid entertainment; 2) at least one album per year, and 3) a postprandial feeling akin to the one after a good fast-food meal. Willie may not be the world’s best vocalist or lyricist, but he knows what he’s doing on guitar for darn sure. He proves it on Blues Like That, his newest and twentieth (!) release. It features ten original tracks that run the gamut from moody swamp blues (“Don’t You Cry”) to ‘50s-style jump blues (“Ferris Wheel”) to funk/punk (“The Party’s Over”). May brings several co-performers along for this loping ride through the blues wilderness, and the overall effect is invigorating.
When you’re this prolific of a musician, your credentials pile up, whether live or in the studio. As for Willie, he’s taken his original blend of music to the blues clubs from The LaFayette Tap Room in Buffalo to Antones in Austin, TX, The Black Swan in Toronto, The Penny Arcade in Rochester, The Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, The Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis, Fat Fish Blue in Cleveland, Bflo Blues in Pittsburgh, and to countless other venues on thousands of occasions. ‘Tis no typo – May has participated in that many events.
Accompanying him are Evan Laedke on organ; Jeremy Keyes on harmonica; Jim Wozniak on organ; Joe Skinner on bass; Ken Parker on saxophone; Larry Cheeley on saxophone; Mark Garcia on congas and drums; Mark Panfil on slide guitar and piano; Mike Silver on harmonica; Owen Eichensehr on drums, piano and guitar; Randy Corsi on drums; Robert Freightrain Parker on bass; Ron Sugarman Kain on guitar; Tom Corsi on bass, and Willie Haddith on slide guitar.
Sometimes the best blues are the ones that get our feet jumping and our hearts pumping:
Track 03: “Ferris Wheel” – “You don’t know the way that it makes me feel, going round and round and round like a Ferris wheel. Here we go again…” The repetitive twist groove of this catchy tune puts one in mind of the carnival contraption. Unlike a Ferris wheel, however, relationship ruts are no fun. Dig Larry Cheeley and Ken Parker on saxophone here, combined with May’s red-hot shredder.
Willie May has put forward another commendable effort with electric Blues Like That! ~Rainey Wetnight
When you’re this prolific of a musician, your credentials pile up, whether live or in the studio. As for Willie, he’s taken his original blend of music to the blues clubs from The LaFayette Tap Room in Buffalo to Antones in Austin, TX, The Black Swan in Toronto, The Penny Arcade in Rochester, The Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, The Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis, Fat Fish Blue in Cleveland, Bflo Blues in Pittsburgh, and to countless other venues on thousands of occasions. ‘Tis no typo – May has participated in that many events.
Accompanying him are Evan Laedke on organ; Jeremy Keyes on harmonica; Jim Wozniak on organ; Joe Skinner on bass; Ken Parker on saxophone; Larry Cheeley on saxophone; Mark Garcia on congas and drums; Mark Panfil on slide guitar and piano; Mike Silver on harmonica; Owen Eichensehr on drums, piano and guitar; Randy Corsi on drums; Robert Freightrain Parker on bass; Ron Sugarman Kain on guitar; Tom Corsi on bass, and Willie Haddith on slide guitar.
Sometimes the best blues are the ones that get our feet jumping and our hearts pumping:
Track 03: “Ferris Wheel” – “You don’t know the way that it makes me feel, going round and round and round like a Ferris wheel. Here we go again…” The repetitive twist groove of this catchy tune puts one in mind of the carnival contraption. Unlike a Ferris wheel, however, relationship ruts are no fun. Dig Larry Cheeley and Ken Parker on saxophone here, combined with May’s red-hot shredder.
Willie May has put forward another commendable effort with electric Blues Like That! ~Rainey Wetnight
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Size: 92,5 MB
Time: 39:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front
01. Joanna Conqueror (3:39)
02. Fannie Mae (4:25)
03. Forest Of Stone (4:42)
04. Underneath The Trees (4:38)
05. Love Sweet Love (3:29)
06. Go Back Home (3:50)
07. Zombie Dance (3:39)
08. Ruff Stuff (3:45)
09. Set Me Free (3:37)
10. Tres Teresa (3:30)
Willie May has performed in basements, barns, garages, street corners, speak-easies, house trailers, preschool, high school, colleges, radio, television, bars, county fairs, carnivals, grocery stores, a pigeon coop, concert halls, outdoor festival arenas, and inside Attica prison.
Willie has taken his original blend of music to the blues clubs from The LaFayette Tap Room in Buffalo to Antones in Austin, TX, The Black Swan in Toronto, The Penny Arcade in Rochester, The Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, The Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis, Fat Fish Blue in Cleveland, Bflo Blues in Pittsburgh, and to countless other venues on thousands, yes thousands, of occasions.
Willie May has performed back to back on stage with Alvin Lee, Steve Marriott, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Otis Clay, The Climax Blues Band, Zorra Young, Jerry Portnoy, The Legendary Blues Band, Buddy Guy, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Sue Foley, L.A. Jones, Chris Duarte, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Stan Szelest, Chris Beard, Rock Bottom, James Cotton, Big Jack Johnson, Dangerous Dan Toler, Derek Trucks, Freddie Salem and many more. The Willie May Band is a 5 time Buffalo Area Music Award winner voted Western New York Blues Beat Magazine's Band of the Year.
Willie has taken his original blend of music to the blues clubs from The LaFayette Tap Room in Buffalo to Antones in Austin, TX, The Black Swan in Toronto, The Penny Arcade in Rochester, The Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, The Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis, Fat Fish Blue in Cleveland, Bflo Blues in Pittsburgh, and to countless other venues on thousands, yes thousands, of occasions.
Willie May has performed back to back on stage with Alvin Lee, Steve Marriott, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Otis Clay, The Climax Blues Band, Zorra Young, Jerry Portnoy, The Legendary Blues Band, Buddy Guy, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Sue Foley, L.A. Jones, Chris Duarte, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Stan Szelest, Chris Beard, Rock Bottom, James Cotton, Big Jack Johnson, Dangerous Dan Toler, Derek Trucks, Freddie Salem and many more. The Willie May Band is a 5 time Buffalo Area Music Award winner voted Western New York Blues Beat Magazine's Band of the Year.
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