Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue - Way Up!

Album: Way Up!
Size: 83,5 MB
Time: 36:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Front, back

1. Feed My Body To The Fishes (3:35)
2. Messin' With The Blues (3:53)
3. Tiny Legs, Big Soul! (3:48)
4. My Love Is Real (3:31)
5. Driftin' (3:49)
6. Way Down (2:57)
7. You're The Boss (3:11)
8. Real Crazy (3:21)
9. Frolic Time (3:02)
10. A Sinner's Gospel (2:10)
11. Close The Door (2:49)

Way Up! is the latest album by Shakedown Tim & the Rhythm Revue, released by Rhythm Bomb Records. This energetic and soulful record showcases the band’s signature blend of blues, rhythm, and rockabilly influences. With a dynamic mix of original tracks and reimagined classics, Way Up! takes listeners on a musical journey filled with infectious grooves and heartfelt lyrics. Shakedown Tim’s soulful vocals are complemented by the tight instrumentation of the Rhythm Revue, creating a sound that is both timeless and fresh.

The album kicks off with high-energy tracks that set the tone for the rest of the record, inviting listeners to tap their feet and dance along. As the music progresses, it delves into more introspective moments, showcasing the band’s versatility and emotional depth.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue - Shakedown's Th'owdown

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:44
Size: 100.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Drop You Like A Bad Habit
[3:47] 2. Junior's Mambo
[4:30] 3. Icepick's Shakedown Th'owdown
[2:53] 4. Did The Best I Could
[3:18] 5. The Way It's Gonna Be
[4:29] 6. No More Fightin'
[3:20] 7. Rollin' On
[3:31] 8. Drop You Like A Bad Habit (Lowdown Version)
[4:18] 9. I Will Unfriend You
[2:12] 10. I Wanna See You Baby
[5:26] 11. Blues After Hours
[2:18] 12. Let's Get A Life

Rhythm Bomb Records (London) presents: ‘Shakedown’s Th’owdown’ the new album by Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm Revue. It’s a swell and varied collection of blues, swing, jump, R&B, rock ’n roll… played with attitude and authentic sounds. American blueslegend James Harman is the producer of this album. He also layed down some mighty fine harmonica. On ‘Icepick’s Shakedown Th’owdown’ he surprised everybody by shoutin’ out loud the album title and turning the recording room into a real juke joint party on a saturday night! Piano player extra ordinaire Gene Taylor came over to tickle the ivories on six tracks. The music fitted Gene like an old shoe. Even after a recording career of 45 years, he still has new tricks up his sleeve, just when you weren’t expecting it. He played beautifully!!!
The music sounds like it came from the previous century.

Tim sings about todays life… ex. about the way the analog man deals with this digital era… but most topics are timeless and universal: love, seks, adversity, good times, survival, parties… The Rhythm Revue was in great shape (as always) and delivered BIG TIME. Bart Stone blew out some greasy and fat tones while Dennis Tubs was in control of ‘the engine room’ where he produced his magic rhythms. Boss stayed cool, calm & collected and handled the low frequencies perfectly. (All bass, no treble!!!) Tim turned his little ’41 Gibson amp all the way up to 10 and did his thang… Luckily the amp didn’t catch fire during this hot session. The previous album ‘Hard To Catch’, produced by Nico Duportal, did really good and got the band on many renowned European stages.

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Shakedown Tim and the Rhythm Revue - Hard To Catch

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues
Time: 43:30
Size: 101,2 MB
Covers: Cover

(4:17) 1. How Long
(2:37) 2. Red Hair
(2:35) 3. Hard To Catch
(4:31) 4. Take Off Your Clothes
(4:01) 5. Shakedown
(3:34) 6. Feelin' Good (Radio edit)
(5:01) 7. This Ship
(3:24) 8. Wild Calypso Night
(3:34) 9. Wiggle Woggle
(4:15) 10. Takin' Off
(5:36) 11. Feelin' Good

This is red hot rockin blues from Shakedown Tim & His Rhythm Revue, produced by Nico Duportal! No, this is not a French blues band! Tim is the former guitar player of Fried Bourbon from Belgium. His new band delivers the blues as if they hand-carried it from the Mississippi delta to Chicago. It's a combination of down home blues and uptown swing! You'll find some inspirations from the rough Memphis blues and a relaxed and tight Caribbean Calypso thing. About the lyrics; Tim has a great sense of humor, even when he's talkin' about the serious things of contemporary issues and troubles in the modern way of life! What about the guitar? Shakedown Tim uses a vintage fat body guitar and his play is a mix of early 1950's style (Earl Hooker, Pat Hare) and influences from contemporary guitar slingers (Junior Watson, Rick Holmstrom).

Hard To Catch

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