I've had the opportunity to listen to the newest effort,
The Hoodoo Shake by
The SOME X 6 Band. This Vancouver based band is made up of Brad Curtis on vocal and bass, Bart Dwyer on guitar and Gordon Cole on guitar.
The 14 track release opens with the title track,
The Hoodoo Shake, which has a straight up blues rock feel and ethereal slide work behind the vocals.
Hey Stranger, another blues rock track has a pretty good hook for potential airplay and some tasty guitar riffing for the guitar guys.
Forty Years gets a bit more grimy with some heavy drums and chorded sliding under lead guitar work.
Jazzy Hippie takes a little bit of a different turn. It has organ under the band and an unusual melody which is attractive. It reminds me of something that I've heard but I can't put my finger on it exactly. In any case, this is a cool track.
Breathless takes the next step away from the blues and into a modern era music with heavier overtones. Heavy bass lines and and monotone vocals with a driving beat and swirling lead guitars would certainly appeal to the garage crowd.
Number is another track that is in this same vein. It doesn't sound the same as
Breathless but is definitely from the same train of thought. It is a stretch from blues but well done none the less. This is an interesting recording, difficult to classify as blues but that may well interest a number of my readers wanting something with a bit more bite to their music.
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