Showing posts with label Otis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Otis. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Otis - Eyes Of The Sun

Size: 134,4 MB
Time: 57:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Art: Front

01. Change (3:57)
02. Blind Hawg (3:14)
03. Eyes Of The Sun (5:38)
04. Home (4:43)
05. Shake You (6:25)
06. Turn To Stone (6:31)
07. Washed My Hands (5:47)
08. Lovin' Man (3:38)
09. Relief In C (3:50)
10. Chasing The Sun (6:00)
11. Let Your Love Shine Down (7:39)

From the American South, Kentucky, comes a new group of southern blues rock champions, OTIS, who will be releasing their highly anticipated second album on Purple Pyramid Records. Executive Produced by Grammy winnning Blues/Rock guitar great Paul Nelson, who is best known for his work with the late Johnny Winter, OTIS's “Eyes Of The Sun” takes blues rock to a higher level!

“If ever there were a band to fill the new top spot in the Jam Blues Rock scene and the void left by loss of groups like the Allman Brothers... 'OTIS' is it. This tight unit of talent from the back woods Kentucky has everything it takes to become one of music's next great classic Blues Rock Bands!”- Paul Nelson

The band has earned accolades from ZZ Top guitarist Billy F. Gibbons who hailed the band's “fine singing, sweet guitar tones...all around enjoyable listening!”

Deep in South Central Kentucky authentic music is alive and well through native musicians who are still testifying to brothers and sisters all around the world. OTIS has taken in a steady diet of Roots, Blues, and Classic Rock and Roll, and created their own unique sound. OTIS draws from the raw electric sounds of Muddy Waters and stirs in a heavy influence of Southern sounds, courtesy of The Allman Brothers Band, Wet Willie, and more. This sums up what the sound of OTIS is musically and gives a glimpse into the sound and soul of the four-piece band.

The members of OTIS consist of Boone Froggett vocals/guitar, Steve Jewell guitar, John Seeley bass, and Andrew Gilpin drums. The members of OTIS share the same vision of writing and creating organic music while taking their audience to church by hitting on all emotions. If a stage filled with vintage music gear and Blues flavored Rock and Roll music is something you enjoy, then it's time to drink from the healing waters of OTIS! The OTIS electric Rock 'n' Roll revival is coming soon to a town near you!

Eyes Of The Sun

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Otis - Tough Times: Tribute To John Brim

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:30
Size: 117.9 MB
Styles: Juke joint blues, Rockin blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:38] 1. Rattlesnake
[4:06] 2. Tough Times
[5:49] 3. Lifetime Baby
[3:47] 4. Go Away
[6:13] 5. That Ain't Right
[6:51] 6. Got Me Where You Want Me
[5:37] 7. Drinking Woman
[4:16] 8. Be Careful
[4:38] 9. It Was A Dream
[7:29] 10. Ice Cream Man

My home state of Kentucky is absolutely stacked with musical talent and today, I introduce you to one of the more unique bands. Otis is a group of musicians that are just now entering their 20′s, but once you hear their sound, you’ll find that incredibly hard to believe. These young gentlemen are well versed in Duane Allman and evoke the emotions of Muddy Waters. Led by the Howlin’ Wolf-esque vocal prowess of Boone Froggett, the band is ready to release their “new” album on the world today (July 22nd). I say new, as the band has created and arranged the music, but the lyrics are a tribute to a lesser known blues legend from right here in Kentucky. The album is titled Tough Times. A Tribute to John Brim.

If you aren’t familiar, John Brim was an artist on the legendary Chess Records. Which was also home to such legends as Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Chuck Berry and countless others. Mr. Brim certainly made his mark, but it was Van Halen that probably made him his most popular, when they did a version of his classic Ice Cream Man on their debut album in 1978. Taking John Brim’s essence and sculpting it into something that sounds like ZZ Top and Gov’t Mule co-created, Otis has created an absolute masterpiece of a debut album.

The slide guitar is an art and few can create like Otis guitarists Steve Jewell and Boone Froggett. Those two are, as is the band, protégés of Greg Martin. Greg is a member of the Kentucky Headhunters and also produced the Otis album with David Barrick and Dean Smith. Greg certainly knows his way around a Les Paul and his ability to squeeze every note from an old Marshall amp has been picked up by both young men and the band sounds nothing short of amazing. Greg (Guitar), as well as Wet Wille frontman Jimmy Hall (Harmonica) also make appearances on the album. The band is rounded out by the rock solid rhythm section of John Seeley on bass and Andrew Gilpin on drums.

Highlights for me include the high energy opener Rattlesnake, the groove oriented Tough Times, the slow churning Lifetime Baby, the shuffle rich Go Away, personal favorite Got Me Where You Want Me, the thundering Drinking Woman, the fuzzed out Be Careful, the Les Paul squealing It Was a Dream and of course their version of the classic Ice Cream Man. Okay, that’s the majority of the album, but I just can’t help it!!

If you’re a fan of the blues, or if you love the stylings of early ZZ Top, this is an album that you MUST have in your collection. I’ll be honest, as these guys continue to get their feet wet, I think we’re witnessing the beginnings of a long, amazing career. ~Jonathan Newsome

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