Doug D
TVWBB Hall of Fame
From 1994. Grunge had killed hair metal, and was now consuming most of the record companies' resources. Electric blues was trying to survive the loss of SRV, in the form of artists like KWS, Jeff Healey and others. This band from England, The Hoax, by all rights should have knocked it out of the park with this debut album. But it just didn't happen for them. I bought the CD off a strong music magazine review. It's well-produced, with the ambience of a small club. No new ground broken, really, but the execution and musicianship is remarkable. The first half is full steam ahead, then dialed down for an epic 10 minute slow jam before resuming. Playlists can't be embedded, so here's the link to the full album:
BTW, tonight on PBS is the Antone's 50th Anniversary show on ACL. 11pm CST.
BTW, tonight on PBS is the Antone's 50th Anniversary show on ACL. 11pm CST.