Various Artists - UK Blues 2Day Vol. 2 (A Dave Spark Music Compilation)

Size: 132,9 MB
Time: 57:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01 Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion - Beatitudes (5:21)
02 Blue Horizon - Big House (3:19)
03 TBelly - Respectable Man (4:24)
04 Ali Clinton - Lost Me (4:42)
05 Blues Engine - Danse Macabre (3:21)
06 The Della Grants - Too Fast (3:54)
07 Mark Harrison - Floating Around (4:06)
08 Gav Hamilton & The Jayhawkers - Bad Trip Tent (3:55)
09 Angela Lewis Brown - Ice Cold Tears (4:55)
10 Mat Walklate - So Long (3:52)
11 Red River Hogs - (You) Set Me Free (3:29)
12 Ruby Tiger - Best Friend (4:06)
13 Lol Goodman Band - Highway (4:10)
14 Husky Tones - Uncle Walter (3:35)

The whole gamut of the Blues spectrum is represented – from the traditional sounding ‘Uncle Walter’ by Husky Tones; to the Rock end of the genre, courtesy of Ali Clinton’s ‘The Lie 24-96’. There is the dulcet voice of Zoe Schwarz on ‘Beatitudes’; contrasting with the gravelly vocals of T Belly’s ‘Respectable Man’. We have the R’n’B of Rev. Ferriday’s ‘Red Painted Lips’; compared to the Country influenced vibe of Mat Walklate’s ‘So Long’. Several artists, such as The Della Grants; and The Blue Horizon, have a song on both volumes. And there is a lot more besides: Dave is keen to especially point out ‘Layla’ by FutureBlues: ‘…it is a strange bed-fellow with the other tracks…’ he told me ‘… but with a new twist on the modern side. I felt it deserved a place on the album’.

But being a big fan of female vocal, I was especially pleased to see that tracks by several ladies that I have been very impressed with lately have been included; ie: Ruby Tiger’s ‘Best Friend’; Tanya Piche’s ‘Blues Child Woman’; and Angela Lewis Brown’s ‘Ice Cold Tears’. Ruby and Angela were my recommendations; but Tanya was already known to Dave. In spite of the fact that there is lot of female vocal on these two albums (I’m glad to say); there is also some talk of a separate Women In Blues album too; so that sounds promising as well.

I’m recommending both volumes to long-term Blues fans; as well as those who are interested to find out what the UK Blues scene is all about. These albums are good samples of the genre as a whole. ~Phil the Music Quill

UK Blues 2Day Vol. 2

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TBelly - Dead Men Don't Pray

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:08
Size: 98.8 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:05] 1. Tie It On My Face
[4:05] 2. Lie In The Desert
[4:35] 3. Dead Men Don't Pray
[4:32] 4. Best Out Of You
[4:24] 5. Respectable Man
[4:24] 6. Mr. Tbelly Blues
[3:44] 7. Night At The Ritz
[3:56] 8. Where's The Doctor
[3:39] 9. I'll Get You Home
[3:23] 10. I Want To Be With You
[3:18] 11. Broken

"An intense, electric, melodic and smart debut. Powerhouse band TBelly may declare that Dead Men Don’t Pray in the album’s title, but for all those still living: hear this record." ––Blues Matters

"The truth is, I didn't discover the blues…it discovered me." You instantly believe Russell Keefe when he says this, the words spoken with a voice reminiscent of Tom Waits or Joe Cocker. The warm, broad smile that follows reassures you that he knows the world enough to know what he's talking about.

The Manchester-born founder and lead singer of TBelly has a distinguished career in music to rest his laurels on, but he's clearly focused more on what's ahead of him and his new-found band than he is on what's behind him. As a member of Les KcKeown’s legendary Bay City Rollers, Keefe (as well as bandmates Kevin Magill and Ross Lardner) toured the world and recorded multiple studio and live records, furthering the iconic band's worldwide success. But it was a batch of new songs that Keefe says fueled this new direction. "I started writing the songs a year or so ago and this blues style just came out. It suited my voice and it suited the type of songs I was writing. But there are other elements in the songs, and in the band too. TBelly certainly has its roots in the blues, but it’s very much a contemporary sound that we bring." About his songwriting process, Keefe adds, "Only two of the songs on this album have come from me deliberately sitting down at my piano and writing songs ––the rest have come in various ways––walking to the pub, or inspired by noticing the people I come across in everyday life. One evening I was walking through town and saw this old guy who had clearly been drinking a little, dancing a waltz with himself. That influenced the song “Night at the Ritz.” So sometimes I’d get an idea, or hear a melody in my head and over time it'd evolve into the songs you hear on the album."

Bass player Riad Abji and backing singer Debs Bonomini fill out the band's roster, and join Keefe and company on the 11 songs that make up TBelly's forthcoming debut album Dead Men Don't Pray. "We set up drums, we set up amps, we set up mics and we played as a band––just like you're supposed to," says Keefe. "That's the energy that's on this record: people playing together, and having a blast."

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