I have been listening to a new self titled release by Jeff Powers. Powers is a classically trained guitar player who has spent more than 7 years out of the country teaching classical guitar and refining his blues guitar styling. Now back in Cleveland for the past 15+ years Powers has been playing with his Blues bands, Dead Guy Blues and Clarksdale. He also performs other sets with more of a folk/rock/blues styling. This recording, is made up of 13 original tracks strongly influenced by singer song writers like Jeff Buckley, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. One track, Wild Child really hops off of the recording as a butt kicker. Ragged singing and rag tag style guitar playing it has a unique charm. Just Because He's Wrong poses an interesting question in life and allows Powers and his band, Steven T. Winston on bass, Mark Tiffault on Drums, Mark Nanni on keys, and Powers vocals and guitars to shine. Ray Of Hope has a haunting quality and is strongly constructed. Hitchhike In The Rain has the rough blues/rock/grunge sound going for it and may be my favorite track on the cd.
Get a chance and check it out.
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