I've been listening to the newest release, Live Long Day by Willie McBlind and I have to say it's not like anything else that I have heard in years. Fronted by the worlds leading harmonic guitarist, Jon Carter, and vocalist, Babe Borden and rounded out with Mat Fieldes on bass and Lorne Watson on drums. This cd pays tribute to the train in a journey. I don't need to tell you that when the liner notes starts to describe the instruments as 64 tone Just intonation and 12 tone Ultra Plus that you're about to hear something where the artists take the instrumentation fairly seriously. The cd is made up of 9 original tracks and one Robert Johnson track (Love In Vain).
It is going to be difficult for me to describe in great detail what I am hearing so my best shot is to just give you impressions that I get as I listen. As stated earlier the instrumentation is a large part of the composition and there are powerful infusions of vocal input that remind me of everything from the early Jeffererson Airplane and It's a Beautiful Day to the Manhattan Transfer, composed in a blues scene as arranged by Robert Fripp. I don't know if you're getting my drift but this is very unconventional. Sittin' In The Train Station is a very uptempo track with multiple vocal harmonies as well as a dance rhythm and slide guitar. I really dig the rhythm (or should I say rhythms)that is used on Slow Moving Train. One Thing has some very unconventional slide guitar sounds that are quite interesting woven into the fabric of the song. Boogie Train give Catler a chance to experiment and demonstrate all of the different tones that he can squeeze from his unconventional guitar. The Train That Never Came is the most conventional track on the cd and is most likely to see airplay in shortened form (the track is over 12 minutes long).
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Friday, June 22, 2012
FreeNote Records artist: Willie McBlind - Live Long Day - New Release review
I've been listening to the newest release, Live Long Day by Willie McBlind and I have to say it's not like anything else that I have heard in years. Fronted by the worlds leading harmonic guitarist, Jon Carter, and vocalist, Babe Borden and rounded out with Mat Fieldes on bass and Lorne Watson on drums. This cd pays tribute to the train in a journey. I don't need to tell you that when the liner notes starts to describe the instruments as 64 tone Just intonation and 12 tone Ultra Plus that you're about to hear something where the artists take the instrumentation fairly seriously. The cd is made up of 9 original tracks and one Robert Johnson track (Love In Vain).
It is going to be difficult for me to describe in great detail what I am hearing so my best shot is to just give you impressions that I get as I listen. As stated earlier the instrumentation is a large part of the composition and there are powerful infusions of vocal input that remind me of everything from the early Jeffererson Airplane and It's a Beautiful Day to the Manhattan Transfer, composed in a blues scene as arranged by Robert Fripp. I don't know if you're getting my drift but this is very unconventional. Sittin' In The Train Station is a very uptempo track with multiple vocal harmonies as well as a dance rhythm and slide guitar. I really dig the rhythm (or should I say rhythms)that is used on Slow Moving Train. One Thing has some very unconventional slide guitar sounds that are quite interesting woven into the fabric of the song. Boogie Train give Catler a chance to experiment and demonstrate all of the different tones that he can squeeze from his unconventional guitar. The Train That Never Came is the most conventional track on the cd and is most likely to see airplay in shortened form (the track is over 12 minutes long).
If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”
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