Laurie Morvan Band
Cures What Ails Ya
© 2007 Screaming Lizard Records (640371000324)
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Red hot blues rock led by a blazing female lead guitarist/vocalist. Songs have big choruses, storytelling lyrics, 3 part harmonies and feature searing guitar work over solid, deep in the pocket, blues rock.
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Blues Foundation announced that Cures What Ails Ya is now a Top 5 FINALIST for "Best Self-Produced CD". The winner will be announced during the live band finals of the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, TN, 1/31/08 - 2/2/08. The Laurie Morvan Band has also advanced to the semi-finals of the live band competition as well.
Lead guitarist/vocalist Laurie Morvan is featured in a 2 page, full color article in the Oct. 2007 issue of Guitar Player magazine.
Laurie is also featured in a beautiful, full color, full page article in the Oct. 2007 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine.
You don't have to take our word for it, here's what the big time national press says about 'Cures What Ails Ya' by the Laurie Morvan Band...
"Fearless and fresh...Morvan plays with plenty of imagination" Vintage Guitar
"Morvan singes the strings" Guitar Player
"Superior pop-blues...favors content over effect" DownBeat
"A fiery, hell-burnin' set of great tunes" BluesSource.com
"Undeniable talent...captivates on vocals as on guitar" Jazz & Blues Report
"Wiry, fiery solos...sweet, soaring voice...lyrics deserve scrutiny" Blues Revue
"The power jumps right out..'Cures What Ails Ya' says it all" Big City Blues
"Ballsy, banging, top-class act...honey-thick, sultry voice" JSI Top 21
Cures What Ails Ya is red hot blues rock as defined by guitarist/vocalist Laurie Morvan. The 12 new songs, all written by Morvan, are an empowered look at a multitude of life's joys and challenges. Showcasing the impassioned guitar work of Laurie Morvan, the CD boasts an impressive list of guest artists, including several Grammy winners.
LMB Musicians:
Laurie Morvan - all guitar parts, lead vocals
Lisa Grubbs - backing vocals, percussion, keyboards
Carolyn Kelley - backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
Pat Morvan - bass, backing vocals
Special Guests:
Tony Braunagel - drums (Bonnie Raitt, Coco Montoya, B.B. King, Taj Mahal)
James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass (Bonnie Raitt band)
George Duke - piano
Sammy Avila - B3 organ (Walter Trout band)
Doña Oxford - piano, organ (Shamekia Copeland, Popa Chubby, Buddy Guy)
The CD booklet lists individual musician credits for each song.
From the blazing stratocaster-on-fire guitar intro of the middle class anthem "Kickin' Down Doors", to the playful chickin' pickin' of "Where Are The Girls With Guitars", to the haunting and fluid melodic lines of "One Little Thing", to the organic front porch slide guitar twang of "Don't Give It Up", all the way through to the final passionate wah wah blast of In The River, Laurie Morvan's guitar playing sets the tone of this entire CD.
The well-crafted songs immediately engage the listener with both vocal and instrumental hooks. The story lines delve into gut-level issues everyone can relate to, and are driven by Laurie's clever and catchy lyrics. Her powerful vocals span every mood from self reflection and pain to whimsy and rebellion, culminating in the vulnerable, moving revelations of "Family Line".
This CD is an accurate portrait of the no-holds-barred-what-you-see-is-what-you-get sincerity of a Laurie Morvan Band performance. Every emotion is laid bare, every musical nuance is explored and nothing is held back.
Additional information
Cures What Ails Ya has spent 18 weeks in the top 50 on the Roots Music Report "Roots Blues" chart.
The LMB has performed with Walter Trout, Debbie Davies, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Eric Sardinas, Candye Kane, and Corey Stevens.
Reviews
"Smokin', sexy, screamin' rock & roll blues like you've never heard a woman, or a man, play." San Diego Indie Music Fest '07
"Ms. Morvan is a dynamite vocalist... her guitar playing stands with some of the best blues work anyone is playing these days."Gregory R. McGuire, RadioDirectX, Acoustic Guitar Magazine
"Few blues guitarists pour as much energy into their performance... she brought the house down...one fiery burst of rock-solid blues fireworks after another." Southland Blues Magazine
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HOT DAMN!! THIS CD IS JUST INCREDIBLE!!
author: Lynn Wolverton-Parker, Running Monkey MusicLaurie, this CD is just packed with great songs! You Go Girl!!! You've got some wonderful musicians playing with you on this one. Can't wait to hear more!!
The Best One Yet!!!
author: Bob HunterLaurie's new CD is well worth the wait! A great mix of red hot blues guitar to soulful ballads; this is her best vocal work yet!You need to change the title of track# 7 from "When I'm Queen" to "I Am The Queen"! Keep bringin' those rockin' blues coming! Hope you're working on the next CD. Can't wait!
EXCELLENT" I REALLY ENJOYED BOTH CD"S !!!
author: BOB LYNCHEXCELLENT PRODUCTION AND GREAT CHOICE OF MUSICIANS !!! PS WAITING FOR MORE !!!