I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Blues Cut Like Glass, by Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch and it's hot. Opening with Feel So Good, an up tempo shuffle featuring Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch on lead vocal and realy laying down some excellent lead guitar work. Backed by Chuck "Popcorn" Louden on drums, and Taylor Streiff on organ, this is an excellent opener. Low slung, Big Legged Woman, opens with a fat sax lead by Ian Buschmann with Ben Schafer on tenor sax, Dan Smith on tenor, Streiff on piano, Gus Thornton on bass and Louden on drums setting a solid platform for more of Lesch's blue guitar riffs. Very cool. Latin flavored blues, Sittin' At The Station has a Peter Green feel with clear single line lead over rich cords and with strong vocals by Lesch and warm organ by Wayne Sharp, John Davies on bass and Louden on drums, this is a real nice track. Title track, Blues Cut Like Glass, has a deep, Gary Moore feel with it's ballad format. With it's radio melody, full horn backing on Lesch's vocals and sometimes poised, sometimes soaring guitar lead, this is the top candidate for radio play. High energy instrumental, Let Me Cook For Ya could be right off of a Gatemouth Brown album with fleet finger work and style. Excellent! Wrapping the release is easy shuffle, Jammin' At Paul's with Lesch trading lead guitar work with Sean "Mack" McDonald (who also contributes organ). This really is a formidable release that warrants some real listening.
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