Record of the Week #7

This Record of the Week comes from The Bootleggers feat. Mark Lanegan and the song is called “Fire and Brimstone“.
This track was on the soundtrack to the film Lawless. A truly great film and this single is probably the best track from the film. (As well as being just a very cool tune.) The soulful, acoustic blues guitar throughout is accompanied well by the, almost vintage sound the bootleggers carry with them which, in turn, helps create an atmosphere reminiscent of this time period.

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Record of the Week #6

This pick for Record of the Week is a tune and a half. The track is called “Gimme all your Lovin” and its from ZZ Top. Now I know this song isn’t exactly a new track, and I know it hasn’t been “recently released”, but it is such a banger.

Their iconic heavy blues, ‘in your face’ guitar intro is always great to listen to, and the whole song is just genius.

Enough Said.

Enjoy:

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Record of the week #5

Muse aren’t really considered to be a blues rock band as such. However, they have showed spurts, and this weeks record of the week comes from their newest single “psycho”. You’ve probably heard it on the radio quite frequently since its release.
This is one of their finest singles yet, with the hard-htting intro that carries on straight through the entire track; its catchy, heavy and bluesy.

Check it out:

Record of the Week #4

This record of the week comes from a group called The Heavy, and the track is titled “How you like me now“.

You’ll probably recognise this song from quite a few adverts, and The Heavy have also had a few other songs that have been used on quite a lot of adverts before; one of their tracks was also used as the theme tune for Strike Back. But this single is probably their most famous one, and it is a bit of tune:

Cheers.

Record of the Week #3

This weeks entry for Record of the Week comes from Seasick Steve. The track is titled “Started out with Nothin”.

Starting out in the 1960’s, Seasick Steve has continuously been a prominent figure in the world of blues. Recognised all over America and the UK for his shabby beard and homemade guitars, this single has a very specific sound that you may associate with films relating to the prohibition era in America.

With four of this previous albums hitting gold in the UK alone, its safe to say that Seasick Steve is an imperial force within the genre.

“Started out with Nothin” for me, however, is most definitely one of his defining moments as a blues musician.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Cheers.

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