Stoney Curtis Band – Raw And Real (Provogue Records).
The Stoney Curtis Band carries on the long tradition of blues/rock power trios and has been working the circuit for many years, honing their show entitled ‘Acid Blues Experience’. Stoney includes Kiss, Deep Purple, Robin Trower and Led Zeppelin amongst his influences but it was BB King who turned him onto the blues. The opener, That’s Right, is an electric blues with a shuffle. Stoney’s guitar will cut through your skin and rattle your bones. His voice sounds strained but that is just his style. Sometimes She Likes Me is a good old blues boogie with stunning guitar work and Girlfriend has a solid base from drummer Charlie Glover, built on by Curtis’ funky guitar. This grinder is the musical equivalent of a good boys night out. Behind The Sun is mellow and chilled out. However, I’m not convinced that the vocal is up to the job this time. It’s weaker, even with the elastic guitar and is a bit too long. American Lady is another strutting blues rock and Black Rose is a raunchy and heavy blues. It’s not the Thin Lizzy song but it is down to earth, honest music.
Blues Without You has a stunning guitar intro and turns into a standard slow blues that the masters would be proud of. Eli’s Blues is an electric 12 bar with gritty slide and the instrumental Coldwater Canyon is played at breakneck speed with scorching guitar. You’ll need some water from the canyon to cool down after this one! Rain Over Me is a bit wishy-washy. It’s the obligatory ballad but the anthemic chorus is worth the inclusion though. Love And Money is back to basics rock – air guitar at the ready. They close with Dirt and they keep up the power to the end. I can’t believe how much power Curtis generates.
http://www.provoguerecords.com/
David Blue.
The Stoney Curtis Band carries on the long tradition of blues/rock power trios and has been working the circuit for many years, honing their show entitled ‘Acid Blues Experience’. Stoney includes Kiss, Deep Purple, Robin Trower and Led Zeppelin amongst his influences but it was BB King who turned him onto the blues. The opener, That’s Right, is an electric blues with a shuffle. Stoney’s guitar will cut through your skin and rattle your bones. His voice sounds strained but that is just his style. Sometimes She Likes Me is a good old blues boogie with stunning guitar work and Girlfriend has a solid base from drummer Charlie Glover, built on by Curtis’ funky guitar. This grinder is the musical equivalent of a good boys night out. Behind The Sun is mellow and chilled out. However, I’m not convinced that the vocal is up to the job this time. It’s weaker, even with the elastic guitar and is a bit too long. American Lady is another strutting blues rock and Black Rose is a raunchy and heavy blues. It’s not the Thin Lizzy song but it is down to earth, honest music.
Blues Without You has a stunning guitar intro and turns into a standard slow blues that the masters would be proud of. Eli’s Blues is an electric 12 bar with gritty slide and the instrumental Coldwater Canyon is played at breakneck speed with scorching guitar. You’ll need some water from the canyon to cool down after this one! Rain Over Me is a bit wishy-washy. It’s the obligatory ballad but the anthemic chorus is worth the inclusion though. Love And Money is back to basics rock – air guitar at the ready. They close with Dirt and they keep up the power to the end. I can’t believe how much power Curtis generates.
http://www.provoguerecords.com/
David Blue.
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