Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:03
Size: 95,3 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full
1. Last Train To Memphis (2:52)
2. Troublemaker (4:05)
3. Rain In Jerusalem (3:31)
4. Get Ya In Da Mood (4:51)
5. Hold Your Fire Baby (4:00)
6. It Ain't Bad Yet (3:38)
7. Rat Chase (2:56)
8. Sweet Dream's A Sweet Dream (4:36)
9. Today (3:20)
10. Blame It On The Bright Lights (3:15)
11. In Chains (3:56)
A rollickin' rowdy bit of quality blues with a rock edge from Scandinavia, a land with a deep, entrenched love of the music, currently producing some artists, bands and music of real interest. Micke Bjorklof & Blues Strip is a five piece outfit with wailing Harp, tasteful guitar licks and powerful, trenchant vocals from Bjorklof himself. All eleven tracks are penned by band members and work well, as might be expected from a band that has remained unchanged for the better part of twenty years and scooped the award for Best Band at this year's annual Blues Awards competition in their native Finland.
From the band's inception in 1991 as an acoustic blues-rock cover band, Bjorklof and co-founder bassist Seppo Nuolikoski have steadily moved increasingly towards the tempting sound and zing of electric guitar-led work and technology. The result is a band with a rolling, boiling electric sound and a tight, controlled cohesion, and with this release, recorded at Wales' legendary Rockfield Studios and produced by John Porter - a guy with ten Grammy winning albums below his belt who has worked with Buddy Guy, BB King, Santana, Keb Mo and Taj mahal, among others - they have certainly come of age. Pace and variety blend perfectly here to produce an album of solid quality musicianship and interest. Definitely well worth a listen. /Blues Matters
(For personnel details, see artwork included.)
From the band's inception in 1991 as an acoustic blues-rock cover band, Bjorklof and co-founder bassist Seppo Nuolikoski have steadily moved increasingly towards the tempting sound and zing of electric guitar-led work and technology. The result is a band with a rolling, boiling electric sound and a tight, controlled cohesion, and with this release, recorded at Wales' legendary Rockfield Studios and produced by John Porter - a guy with ten Grammy winning albums below his belt who has worked with Buddy Guy, BB King, Santana, Keb Mo and Taj mahal, among others - they have certainly come of age. Pace and variety blend perfectly here to produce an album of solid quality musicianship and interest. Definitely well worth a listen. /Blues Matters
(For personnel details, see artwork included.)
Ain't Bad Yet mc
Ain't Bad Yet zippy
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