Friday, August 26, 2016

Mick Clarke - 2 albums: Roll Again / Solid Ground

Album: Roll Again
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:16
Size: 112.8 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 1995/2011
Art: Front

[3:21] 1. Loosen Up
[4:36] 2. Journey
[3:42] 3. Blue Eyed Blues
[6:11] 4. Mother Earth
[3:38] 5. Limousine
[2:33] 6. Shake It On Down
[5:21] 7. One Horse Town
[4:14] 8. Roll Again
[3:27] 9. All My Love
[4:49] 10. Gypsy Blues
[4:00] 11. Down In The Bottom
[3:18] 12. Stompin

Bass – Mick Hawksworth; Drums – Chris Sharley; Guitar [Lead, Slide], Lead Vocals – Mick Clarke; Harp – Dave Newman; Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Lou Martin. Recorded at Elephant Studio, London, 1995.

This TAXIM album by Mick Clarke provides more timeless rock and boogie. He again concentrates on the hard stuff but also continues his series of intense blues instrumentals in the Roy Buchanan vein. Keyboard support is provided by ex-Rory Gallagher sideman Lou Martin.

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Album: Solid Ground
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:54
Size: 114.2 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:01] 1. How Many Times
[4:15] 2. Solid Ground
[3:12] 3. Strange
[2:55] 4. Whassat!
[5:33] 5. Graveyard Shift
[4:42] 6. Tatouine
[4:26] 7. So Cool
[3:41] 8. Horse Bolt Stomp
[3:09] 9. It Don't Stop Me Rockin'
[4:46] 10. Jesus And The Devil
[2:50] 11. Haphazard Man
[4:03] 12. Poltergeist
[3:15] 13. Fightin' Blues

Bass – Eddie Masters; Drums – Chris Sharley; Guitar [Lead, Slide], Lead Vocals – Mick Clarke; Harp – Dave Newman; Keyboards – Dave Lennox. Recorded at The Moat, London, 2007.

The Mick Clarke Band was established in the early 80s and has appeared on numerous festivals with artists such as Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter and Joe Bonamassa. Recent shows have included festival appearances in Italy, Belgium and India. Mick has released sixteen solo albums so far. THE MICK CLARKE BAND originally started working around the London area in the early 80s, but quickly received offers of work from mainland Europe and the United States. Early festival appearances such as the Belgium R&B Festival in Peer confirmed their appeal for continental audiences, while the US tours established a world wide reputation for the band.

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