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Artist - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
Title - "Still River"
US CD (from around '91-'92 - I honestly can't tell you where else this was pressed - My original copy was stolen, so now I just have a CD-R copy)
Ronnie Earl - guitar
Bruce Katz - organ, piano, keyboards
Rod Carey - Bass
Per Hanson - Drums
I have to find another original copy of this CD. It's been a long time since I last heard it, and I've significantly-upgraded my stereo system since then - I never realized how great this disc sounds. The volume level is set perfectly. It's as if it's loud enough, yet you're able to keep turning up the volume on your stereo. Extremely-dynamic. Definitely one for the audiophiles.
Anyone who's seen Ronnie Earl play live knows what I'm talking about - Seeing him play in person is a downright religious experience. But this "Still River" CD really does a fantastic job of trying to capture his live sound and feel in the studio. Ronnie Earl has been a household name in blues circles for decades, even before his days with Roomful Of Blues (after the departure of Duke Robillard). But he stepped it up a notch after he got clean & sober and recorded this semi-solo disc with his own band The Broadcasters (Katz, Carey, & Hanson). It's an all-instrumental mix of Texas, Chicago, and various other blues styles, and Earl plays with an intensity not heard before. His band is as tight and together as they come. Katz is an incredible organ player (Especially live - hard to explain here) and Carey is a rock-solid, and quite-underrated bassist. Per Hanson is known as one of the best blues drummers in the world. IMO, he's a big reason why this album is so good. He really is the most-dynamic drummer I've ever heard. And Ronnie makes it clear to everybody why he's no "Stevie Ray-wannabe". He plays a Fender Stratocaster and plays through a Fender tube amp, but that's where it ends. He's taken a cornucopia of different blues guitar styles and mixed them into his own style - and he's the only one that can play it. And this is not just another jammy, instrumental, blues guitar album. There isn't a single clunker on this disc - All great songs from a number of different blues styles, and somehow it never gets boring. You won't regret buying this one. It's a keeper. The best of the "Broadcasters" albums, and Ronnie's best, IMO.
Title - "Still River"
US CD (from around '91-'92 - I honestly can't tell you where else this was pressed - My original copy was stolen, so now I just have a CD-R copy)
Ronnie Earl - guitar
Bruce Katz - organ, piano, keyboards
Rod Carey - Bass
Per Hanson - Drums
I have to find another original copy of this CD. It's been a long time since I last heard it, and I've significantly-upgraded my stereo system since then - I never realized how great this disc sounds. The volume level is set perfectly. It's as if it's loud enough, yet you're able to keep turning up the volume on your stereo. Extremely-dynamic. Definitely one for the audiophiles.
Anyone who's seen Ronnie Earl play live knows what I'm talking about - Seeing him play in person is a downright religious experience. But this "Still River" CD really does a fantastic job of trying to capture his live sound and feel in the studio. Ronnie Earl has been a household name in blues circles for decades, even before his days with Roomful Of Blues (after the departure of Duke Robillard). But he stepped it up a notch after he got clean & sober and recorded this semi-solo disc with his own band The Broadcasters (Katz, Carey, & Hanson). It's an all-instrumental mix of Texas, Chicago, and various other blues styles, and Earl plays with an intensity not heard before. His band is as tight and together as they come. Katz is an incredible organ player (Especially live - hard to explain here) and Carey is a rock-solid, and quite-underrated bassist. Per Hanson is known as one of the best blues drummers in the world. IMO, he's a big reason why this album is so good. He really is the most-dynamic drummer I've ever heard. And Ronnie makes it clear to everybody why he's no "Stevie Ray-wannabe". He plays a Fender Stratocaster and plays through a Fender tube amp, but that's where it ends. He's taken a cornucopia of different blues guitar styles and mixed them into his own style - and he's the only one that can play it. And this is not just another jammy, instrumental, blues guitar album. There isn't a single clunker on this disc - All great songs from a number of different blues styles, and somehow it never gets boring. You won't regret buying this one. It's a keeper. The best of the "Broadcasters" albums, and Ronnie's best, IMO.
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