Post by Anthony Gomes on Mar 10, 2015 14:21:19 GMT -6
My publicist, Betsie Brown, asked if I could give a quote about the new album and talk a little bit about the new songs. I just sent her my replies and thought that I'd share it here with the FORUM FAMILY:
"Our goal was to create a timeless blues rock album. High energy, electric, no holds barred, unapologetic blues on fire. An album that owed as much to traditional American blues like B.B. King and Muddy Waters as it did to the British blues infused rock n roll of Cream, Free and the Jeff Beck Group. The album leads of with a song called 'Turn It Up!' and there's a line in the song that says, "Don't try to stop me once I start, 'cause I've got a blues soul and a rock n roll heart." To me, that line embodies the spirit of this album.
Track Commentary
Turn It Up!
I am especially proud of this song because I really feel it is a Blues Rock song in the truest sense of the word. It's loud and proud. It's about having a blues soul and a rock n roll heart. Can I get an amen? Turn it up to eleven and if you don't like it there's the door. Turn it up!
Back Door Scratchin'
I had the pleasure of writing this with Gary Nicholson. It's about a new dog moving in and you're getting the boot. But every dog has his day and this ol' dog's got a few new tricks. Guess who's at your door? Vocally I tried to channel Paul Rodgers and BB King.
Whiskey Train
This one is a blues grinder with Otis Rush and Billy Gibbons being the inspiration behind the guitar work. There has been a time or two where I felt I had to get halfway down the label of a bottle of Crown Royal to maintain my sanity. I think everybody's been down that road riding the Whiskey Train.
Blueschild
I was born a Blues Child. In Toronto Canada no less. "I'm a six string slinger and a juke joint singer, Mama I was born to play". Every blues artist knows that feeling. I also like the title because it also very subtly references Muddy Waters' quote that, "Blues had a baby and called it Rock N Roll". Rock music is a blues child. Remember, just 'cause a generation has passed, don't mean Daddy can't kick some....
Nowhere Is Home
This song means more to me lyrically than any other song on the album. It's about the 1.5 million homeless kids in the United States. That is the blues of the modern age to me. Where can you run when nowhere is home?
Losing Game
I have been working on this song for 15 years. Finally, it's ready. Lyrically, I have always loved how BB King delivered this stories. I tried to embody that and put it over a Bad Company-ish blues groove. I'm done playin'...
The Blues Ain't The Blues No More
Aristotle said that the same river you place your foot in is no longer the same an instant later. The present is always changing and so is the blues. They are like the laws of the land they have to be amended to suit the times we live in. There is always a down side to change. There will never be another Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. Even if we try. The new blues heroes are going to be different and we may like them more or we may like them less. The only thing that is guaranteed is there will be change. I thought the title would be strange coming from a contemporary blues artist like myself. I might could hear a traditional artist have a title like this one. But, I have sometimes felt the sadness with change. But if blues is the truth then we must face it and live in the now. The verses express the sense of loss and the bridge of the song gets to the heart of the matter.
Junk In The Trunk
Musicially, this is as funky as the unedited and photoshopped photo of Kim Kardashian's backside.
Love Crazy
The most pop song on the album with a big chorus. One of my favorites and I worked hard to get it on here. I co-wrote this one with my good buddy Jim Peterik. Love is a drug and when you're in love it's like you're on drugs. You're holding on for dear life with Cupid on your blindside. I'm just a junkie for love.
Red Handed Blues
This is a story song about a bunch of guys that tell their ladies that they're going fishing when they are going to a bachelor party. Gentlemen, honesty is the best policy.
Listen To The Universe
Lyrically, I am very proud of this one. We have something on this album like 'Junk In The Trunk" and then you have this. About and life and death, And, the meaning of it all. All you have to do is trust your gut on this journey. Listen... listen... listen...
"Our goal was to create a timeless blues rock album. High energy, electric, no holds barred, unapologetic blues on fire. An album that owed as much to traditional American blues like B.B. King and Muddy Waters as it did to the British blues infused rock n roll of Cream, Free and the Jeff Beck Group. The album leads of with a song called 'Turn It Up!' and there's a line in the song that says, "Don't try to stop me once I start, 'cause I've got a blues soul and a rock n roll heart." To me, that line embodies the spirit of this album.
Track Commentary
Turn It Up!
I am especially proud of this song because I really feel it is a Blues Rock song in the truest sense of the word. It's loud and proud. It's about having a blues soul and a rock n roll heart. Can I get an amen? Turn it up to eleven and if you don't like it there's the door. Turn it up!
Back Door Scratchin'
I had the pleasure of writing this with Gary Nicholson. It's about a new dog moving in and you're getting the boot. But every dog has his day and this ol' dog's got a few new tricks. Guess who's at your door? Vocally I tried to channel Paul Rodgers and BB King.
Whiskey Train
This one is a blues grinder with Otis Rush and Billy Gibbons being the inspiration behind the guitar work. There has been a time or two where I felt I had to get halfway down the label of a bottle of Crown Royal to maintain my sanity. I think everybody's been down that road riding the Whiskey Train.
Blueschild
I was born a Blues Child. In Toronto Canada no less. "I'm a six string slinger and a juke joint singer, Mama I was born to play". Every blues artist knows that feeling. I also like the title because it also very subtly references Muddy Waters' quote that, "Blues had a baby and called it Rock N Roll". Rock music is a blues child. Remember, just 'cause a generation has passed, don't mean Daddy can't kick some....
Nowhere Is Home
This song means more to me lyrically than any other song on the album. It's about the 1.5 million homeless kids in the United States. That is the blues of the modern age to me. Where can you run when nowhere is home?
Losing Game
I have been working on this song for 15 years. Finally, it's ready. Lyrically, I have always loved how BB King delivered this stories. I tried to embody that and put it over a Bad Company-ish blues groove. I'm done playin'...
The Blues Ain't The Blues No More
Aristotle said that the same river you place your foot in is no longer the same an instant later. The present is always changing and so is the blues. They are like the laws of the land they have to be amended to suit the times we live in. There is always a down side to change. There will never be another Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. Even if we try. The new blues heroes are going to be different and we may like them more or we may like them less. The only thing that is guaranteed is there will be change. I thought the title would be strange coming from a contemporary blues artist like myself. I might could hear a traditional artist have a title like this one. But, I have sometimes felt the sadness with change. But if blues is the truth then we must face it and live in the now. The verses express the sense of loss and the bridge of the song gets to the heart of the matter.
Junk In The Trunk
Musicially, this is as funky as the unedited and photoshopped photo of Kim Kardashian's backside.
Love Crazy
The most pop song on the album with a big chorus. One of my favorites and I worked hard to get it on here. I co-wrote this one with my good buddy Jim Peterik. Love is a drug and when you're in love it's like you're on drugs. You're holding on for dear life with Cupid on your blindside. I'm just a junkie for love.
Red Handed Blues
This is a story song about a bunch of guys that tell their ladies that they're going fishing when they are going to a bachelor party. Gentlemen, honesty is the best policy.
Listen To The Universe
Lyrically, I am very proud of this one. We have something on this album like 'Junk In The Trunk" and then you have this. About and life and death, And, the meaning of it all. All you have to do is trust your gut on this journey. Listen... listen... listen...
