Cherri & The Violators - First Offense

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:46
Size: 102.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. Pms Blues
[3:54] 2. Ice Queen
[3:42] 3. Cold Pizza Warm Beer
[8:21] 4. Bittersweet
[4:37] 5. Moving On
[3:01] 6. Head Held High
[3:37] 7. Can't Have Two
[3:31] 8. The Weekend Song
[3:29] 9. Easy Lovin' Man
[6:16] 10. Love Is A Battlefield

First Offense contains ten tracks, eight of which are original. Cherri's lyrics are ripe with puns, witty rhymes, and sexual innuendo. The CD showcases Cherri's vocal range and Tony Burke's voodoo slide guitar. First Offense was recorded, engineered, and mastered at Frontier Recording.

"The Manistee-based band is enjoying a resurgence of interest in the blues in this region and the release of their first CD couldn't be more timely. In 2002 the band managed to score a disturbing the peace violation and the cover diplays the citation as a badge of honor." - Northern Express

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Cherri & The Violators - 2 albums: Processed American Blues Product / Empty Pockets

Northern Michigan based Cherri and the Violators have been dishing up their own brand of music throughout the state, especially along the West Coast of Lake Michigan. For over ten years, Cherri & the Violators have won fans of many musical genres with their self penned lyrics and their terrific guitar work. The band has been nominated for two Jammie Awards for their songwriting. Bandmates Paul Bendig on vocals/bass, and Hank Cupp on drums/percussion, and Herb Cottier on lead and slide guitar/vocals serve up a powerful backdrop for vocalist Cheryl Bendig, never overplaying their hand.

Bendig's vocals have an addictive flower child quality that recalls the great pop singers of the '60s. She has a knack for vocal phrasing that delivers the songs with the raw power of Janis Joplin but the finesse of Ann Wilson. Bendig is also a fearless songwriter with topics covering everything from the monthly bouts that send men into hiding, PMS Blues, to the anguish of the unemployed, Empty Pockets. No one can deny that Cherri and the Violators aren't violating the envelope here, creating their own style that is pleasantly pop-oriented and unexpectedly romantic.

Album: Processed American Blues Product
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:26
Size: 88.0 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:55] 1. Jenny Said
[4:20] 2. Butterfly Effect
[4:52] 3. Traveling Shoes
[4:48] 4. Bottles Break
[3:58] 5. Too Much
[3:51] 6. The Same Twelve Bars
[3:08] 7. 25th Century Blues
[6:12] 8. True Love
[3:19] 9. I'd Rather Have The Blues

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Album: Empty Pockets
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:30
Size: 108.7 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[4:53] 1. Up For Me
[4:20] 2. Bartender
[3:12] 3. Frettin' For Nothing
[4:48] 4. Time (Wait For Me)
[4:00] 5. The Waltz
[3:51] 6. Empty Pockets
[4:35] 7. Musta Been Fun
[2:50] 8. Don't Call Me Baby
[5:21] 9. Mirror, Mirror
[5:38] 10. House Of Broken Love
[3:55] 11. Empty Pockets

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