Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:17
Size: 103.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front
[4:30] 1. Hard Times, Bad Decisions
[4:12] 2. Two Halves Of A Broken Heart
[3:49] 3. Certain Kinda Man
[4:16] 4. I Go Zoom
[3:17] 5. Doghouse
[3:30] 6. I Don't Hurt Anymore
[2:57] 7. Ain't Nunna Yo Bizness
[3:18] 8. My Father's House
[3:12] 9. You Need A Woman
[3:18] 10. Play It All The Way
[3:20] 11. I Love You All The Time
[5:32] 12. Judge A Man Forever
Lisa Mann’s 2014 breakout CD Move On led to increased national and international recognition of the Portlandian’s voluptuous vocals and mastery of the six-string bass. In short order, she won the 2014 Sean Costello Rising Star Award at the Blues Blast Awards and the 2015 Blues Music Award for Bassist of the Year. With her new recording Hard Times, Bad Decisions, which drops in May, she continues to demonstrate the depth of her songwriting and performance abilities through twelve songs, eight of which are originals.
As is her custom, Lisa showcases legendary Oregon artists alongside her own Really Good Band (Jason “JT” Thomas on guitar, Michael Ballash on drums, and Brian Harris on keys) as well as featuring some musicians you might not expect to hear on an independent blues artist’s recording. Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Rick Derringer) contributes the drumming track on one cut, Renato Caranto (Esperanza Spalding, Merle Haggard) plays saxophone on another, and Chris Mercer (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Pretenders) blows sax on two songs. Running through several of the songs on Hard Times, Bad Decisions, there is a karmic theme, a product of Lisa’s Buddhist beliefs. “We’re in the stream of cause and effect; we can’t extricate ourselves from that – we have to learn how to navigate it,” she explains. As one example, the title cut presents the story of how one woman’s bad choices resulted in her life of prostitution. “Hard times are not our choice, but the bad decisions are within the realm of choice,” Lisa says. “This is about the balance between the karma you inherit and the karma you create. You can do something about that.”
Lisa, who is again nominated this year for the Blues Music Award for bass will embark on her first tour in the United Kingdom in July. ~Stacy Jeffress
As is her custom, Lisa showcases legendary Oregon artists alongside her own Really Good Band (Jason “JT” Thomas on guitar, Michael Ballash on drums, and Brian Harris on keys) as well as featuring some musicians you might not expect to hear on an independent blues artist’s recording. Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Rick Derringer) contributes the drumming track on one cut, Renato Caranto (Esperanza Spalding, Merle Haggard) plays saxophone on another, and Chris Mercer (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Pretenders) blows sax on two songs. Running through several of the songs on Hard Times, Bad Decisions, there is a karmic theme, a product of Lisa’s Buddhist beliefs. “We’re in the stream of cause and effect; we can’t extricate ourselves from that – we have to learn how to navigate it,” she explains. As one example, the title cut presents the story of how one woman’s bad choices resulted in her life of prostitution. “Hard times are not our choice, but the bad decisions are within the realm of choice,” Lisa says. “This is about the balance between the karma you inherit and the karma you create. You can do something about that.”
Lisa, who is again nominated this year for the Blues Music Award for bass will embark on her first tour in the United Kingdom in July. ~Stacy Jeffress
Hard Times, Bad Decisions
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:52
Size: 116.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front
[2:54] 1. See You Next Tuesday
[4:24] 2. Gamblin' Virgin Mary
[2:31] 3. Satisfied
[5:17] 4. Surrender To The Blues
[2:42] 5. Always Nobody
[4:18] 6. Have I Told You I Love You Today
[3:40] 7. Til The Wheels Come Off
[5:32] 8. Catch Me When I Fall
[3:31] 9. I Was Gonna
[3:01] 10. Alone
[4:10] 11. Don't Touch Me
[4:43] 12. Kings Of Black Gold
[4:03] 13. Doin' Arlight
Nine memorable original tunes and four soul-stirring cover songs make up this celebration of blues, blues-rock and R&B. Special appearances from legendary guitarist Lloyd Jones, internationally acclaimed harmonica player Joe Powers, and more.
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