Scott McKeon – Can’t Take No More (Provogue Records).
This is young UK blues guitarist Scott McKeon’s debut album and he could not have a better label than Provogue to nurture his burgeoning talent. The opener, Shot Down, shows that Scott McKeon is a rising star in the blues world and he’s already been listed as one of the best 30 blues players in the world on Google. This is a raucous opener with hints of 60s R&B and supercharged guitar. Honey Baby is a classic 12 bar blues and ace guitarist McKeon really knows how to crank it up. The driving blues rock of I Used To Have Something allows him to rip it up on the solo and he grinds out another one with more guitar excellence on the eponymous title track.
All The Same is slower than most so far but its powerful Kansas stylings make it stand out in its own rite. The slashing guitar and pounding beat is fast becoming a trademark and this is highlighted on I Can See Through You. Last Thing I Do is a slow, choppy blues and finally, his voice comes into its own. The pronounced solo is effective and the whole thing builds to an ear-splitting crescendo, although my daughter, the music student, will tell me that it is not a crescendo but, in fact, something completely different. Cool Lookin’ Woman is acoustic based blues rock and is sheer class with Jesse Davey guesting on the guitar solo. McKeon shows his grungier side with the grinding rock of Maybe. The sky is the limit for this guy and he just seems to lose himself in the music when he plays. He finishes with Fuzz Six Six Six and you can just stomp your way through this wonderful instrumental.
At the age of 21, Scott McKeon may have a long way to go but what a start this is to his journey.
http://www.scottmckeon.com/
http://www.provoguerecords.com/
David Blue.
This is young UK blues guitarist Scott McKeon’s debut album and he could not have a better label than Provogue to nurture his burgeoning talent. The opener, Shot Down, shows that Scott McKeon is a rising star in the blues world and he’s already been listed as one of the best 30 blues players in the world on Google. This is a raucous opener with hints of 60s R&B and supercharged guitar. Honey Baby is a classic 12 bar blues and ace guitarist McKeon really knows how to crank it up. The driving blues rock of I Used To Have Something allows him to rip it up on the solo and he grinds out another one with more guitar excellence on the eponymous title track.
All The Same is slower than most so far but its powerful Kansas stylings make it stand out in its own rite. The slashing guitar and pounding beat is fast becoming a trademark and this is highlighted on I Can See Through You. Last Thing I Do is a slow, choppy blues and finally, his voice comes into its own. The pronounced solo is effective and the whole thing builds to an ear-splitting crescendo, although my daughter, the music student, will tell me that it is not a crescendo but, in fact, something completely different. Cool Lookin’ Woman is acoustic based blues rock and is sheer class with Jesse Davey guesting on the guitar solo. McKeon shows his grungier side with the grinding rock of Maybe. The sky is the limit for this guy and he just seems to lose himself in the music when he plays. He finishes with Fuzz Six Six Six and you can just stomp your way through this wonderful instrumental.
At the age of 21, Scott McKeon may have a long way to go but what a start this is to his journey.
http://www.scottmckeon.com/
http://www.provoguerecords.com/
David Blue.
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