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Slowburner
The Plough Inn, Whitecross Road, Hereford : Sat, 9th June 2007
New
Age CREAM – that’s Slowburner,
inventive, professional and truly inspirational. This four piece Blues/Rock Band
rocked the Plough in Hereford much to the delight of the sixty or so people who
turned up to see real music. The
plough, once a bastion of Blues and R & B but lately in sad decline has made
amends with this gig – and a few more friends as well!
The gig boasted tracks from the soon to be released new CD “Heart Turns Cold” and some from the “One Track Pony” CD. My picks of the night were Reptile, Shivering and Shaking, both penned by the band, and a version of Ida Cox/Humble Pie’s 4 Day Creep. Stormy Monday made an appearance as did Messing with the Kid. A surreptitious glance around the room found an enthused crowd boiling with excitement – this was R & B for the twenty-first century; a move ahead of the traditional Blues sound. I closed my eyes for a second or two and boy was this good stuff! Paul Bridgewater’s voice must be one of the most underrated in the rock business, his range, interpretation and delivery are exceptional, matching the guitar work of Mike Bannister – shades of SRV, Hendrix and some notable original style and slide execution. The rhythm section of Colin Edmonds – drums, and Rob Newell – bass guitar balanced the act to perfection.
Having shared the billing with the likes of Ten Years After, Dr Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Gillan, Peter Green and Stan Webb it surely can’t be too long before a major breakthrough occurs for this band.
The crowd were baying for more and Slowburner were not going to go home early, four encores, good grace from the Landlord and an exceptional gig was enjoyed by all.
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Review
and photos (below) provided by Steve Wosket
Here are some other Slowburner features on the website:
Upton Blues Festival, July 2006
Upton Blues Festival, July 2005
Maryport Blues Festival, July 2005
Check out the UK Blues Festivals 2007 list and watch out for Slowburner,
they will be headlining at festivals soon - they really are that good.
Check out their latest CD and some Slowburner music.......................................
Alan White
Here are Steve's photos......
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