This is the long awaited CD for Southern California based blues/rock band Brothers N Blues. Just released in January 2005, this self-produced EP is already getting airplay on blues radio stations in US, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Australia, Croatia, and The Netherlands
Here's what they're saying!
PETER "BLEWZZMAN" LAURO (www.mary4music.com) Florida
"..Although the answer was quite apparent, the first few times I listened to "That's Alright", by Brothers N Blues, I found myself looking for words to describe the type of music I was listening to. Honestly, the lyrics had thrown me for a loop. Was this 'Gospel music' that had me in this marvelous groove? Could "Spiritual music' have me moving the way I am? Is 'world music' really this cool? ... And this is all done while musically playing some very good and very serious Blues...
..On the track titled CALLING MY LORD, Mark sings of having his children taken away. His hurt is not only felt in the lyrics, but in his voice as well. To the listener, there can absolutely be no doubt as to if this was a real life experience or not. You can feel the answer. Marks' heart and soul aren't shedding all the tears, his guitar does lots of crying too. Lyrically, musically and emotionally this is a masterful track.
The title track, THAT'S ALRIGHT, has a "Johnny B. Goode", fifties rockin' blues sound to it. Of course there's lots of ripping guitar by MARK and hot sax solos by DAVID. "DON'T UNDERSTAND IT" features everyone right on the mark, but this one is really about the keyboards. MIKE will have you thinking he's got four hands on this one....
...Unfortunately, this CD is only an EP containing 5 tracks. I hope to someday see BROTHERS N' BLUES put out a full length product containing more excellent material similar to what's on "THAT'S ALRIGHT".
PETER 'CORNBREAD' COHEN editor of STLBlues.net St. Louis, Missouri
"...Calling My Lord- slow electric blues with a killer guitar solo, wow
That's Alright- a fast paced rockabilly tune reminiscent of the fifties, as an added bonus we get a Chuck Berry like guitar solo. Need Your Love- sax throughout and a distorted guitar solo that rocked. I'd bet there was no one left sitting for this performance. I'm Lookin' Up- primarily bass and drums, the vocals were rich and soulful, the backing vocals were a great touch... ..These guys were the first I heard and a source of motivation & inspiration for me. I hope to share the stage with the brothers at some point soon. Until then, let's get them to the Midwest! Hey guys, get back to the studio and finish this up! I want more...buy their CD and spread the word
RATING: Excellent, short, but real sweet. 4.7337 (out of possible 5)
KJELL ANDREASSEN, host of "Black Roots" Radio Holstebro 97.4 FM Denmark
" Brothers N`Blues is worth waiting for, soon they`ll have to release an album. When you listen to their music, you have to move , and the guitar is played in a way I´ve only heard a couple of times, SRV and Walter Trout, they could also make the guitar talk"
"EL GRANDE" from Belgium blues newsletter (www.bobtjeblues.com)
"....'That's Alright' is a demo with five songs, and according to me they're about ready to record a full album. The cd starts out nice with a Texas blues like SRV, titled 'Calling My Lord'. Founding member Mark Sells talks about the time people denied him the right to see his children and about how much pain this brought up. It's also clear that the band plays Christian Blues. After that the cd continues with 'That's Alright'. This song opens with beautiful vocals for two voices and swings a lot. This is blues-rock, and that's just what Brothers 'n Blues is all about: 'guitar inspired blues-rock', with a prominent role for Hammond and tenor sax. Mark Sells has already been justly compared with people like SRV, Carlos Santana, and Eric Clapton. His playing is intensive and comes straight from the heart. For the moment there's som
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