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Alastair Greene
has always had my attention when it came to Blues music with HOT
musicianship. Having the pleasure of reviewing his 'A Little
Wiser' cd I knew his 'Live in LA' cd
would be nothing short of excellent and spectacular. But as
always Alastair has some superb tricks to pull out of that
talented heart and soul of his.
The Alastair Greene Band 'Official Bootleg: Live in LA' cd is
the most outstanding piece of music I have heard. It doesn't
matter if you are a blues or Rock lover of music. The
musicianship of these musicians will suck you into their world
'Big Time' and everyone of the instruments have the ability to
hold you there until they are ready for you to be released. And
those musicians that will hold you hostage is: Alastair
Greene - guitar/vocals.....Steve Utstein -
Hammond B3.....Jack Kennedy - bass......Tom
Lackner - drums.
In My opinion as a guitar player Greene is right up there with
the SRV, Albert King, BB King, Muddy Waters and all the other
fantastic blues players. Alastair can hold his own right along
with all the great players.
Every song on this cd is of #1
material and professionally done by the Alastair Greene
Band. The tracks that caught me by the heart strings
were: 'Say What You Want' - can't say enough about
th is
one, spectacular job AG.....'3 Bullets' -
excellent song, can listen to this one all the
time..........Greene showed his true expertise in Albert King's 'Love
too Strong', Greene takes you to the edge, lays you down
gently and then grabs you quick and squeezes your heart and soul
with those HOT LICKS n' NOTES of his. Man what a feeling!
Now onto the rest of the band. The keyboard player, Steve
Utstein, is beyond super, blew me away at every note but
kept me yearning for more. The rhythm section of Jack
Kennedy (bass) and Tom Lackner (drums), is
absolutely spectacular, sharp~clear~crisp~solid drum beats and
bass grooves~in the pocket. The AGB has some excellent dynamics.
You can catch the Alastair Greene Band at www.agsongs.com
, make sure you pick up your own cd and keep the AGB on your
player at all times.
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