JÖRG DANIELSEN
Jörg Danielsen es un guitarrista y cantante austriaco que se convirtió en músico a tiempo completo en 2014. Desde entonces, ha realizado giras en solitario, como dúo y con su banda The Vienna Blues Association. La banda lanzó un álbum debut en 2016 y grabó este seguimiento, un álbum en vivo, en su propio territorio en Viena. Jörg maneja la guitarra y la voz, Walter Walterson está en el bajo y Christoph Karas en la batería con el invitado Al Pass, por ejemplo, ger agregando arpa a tres pistas. El álbum combina cinco de los originales de Jörg con cuatro versiones y parece dar una representación justa de cómo sonará la banda en vivo. Jörg canta razonablemente bien con cierto rastro de acento, pero todas las letras se pueden entender y la banda suena bien.
El álbum comienza con dos de las portadas más conocidas imaginables, "My Babe" de Little Walter y "Hideaway" de Freddie King. Ambos se tocan bastante bien, pero es difícil para la banda agregar algo nuevo a las melodías tan frecuentemente cubiertas. "Want To Meet My Darling" es el primer original y Jörg lucha por cantar la letra contra el ritmo de la sección de ritmo, su solo hace eco de algunos aspectos de la canción anterior "Hideaway". La banda baja el ritmo de la balada con el país "Chase Your Troules Away", que expone las limitaciones vocales de Jörg, aunque su solo de guitarra es excelente. Luego obtenemos dos portadas que son menos familiares: los barriles de "Ice Cream Man" de John Brim, junto con Al, que agrega algunos acentos de arpa, Jörg se apega a tocar algunos riffs rápidos en lugar de la diapositiva que generalmente se asocia con la melodía; "Black Tornado" de Magic Slim proporciona una segunda característica instrumental para el estilo vibrante de Jörg, ya que la sección de ritmo marca un poderoso paso detrás de él.
Tres originales cierran el set, comenzando con "Backwoodsman Blues", una melodía rockera que fue la elección del álbum para este crítico con su riff de estilo Magic Slim y un trabajo bien organizado de parada y arranque por la sección de ritmo. "Good Old Beer" de Jörg supera su bienvenida en más de ocho minutos, la sección de ritmo aparece en todas partes y Jörg trae algo de guitarra funky a la mezcla mientras elogia la bebida nacional preferida, ¡a pesar de los problemas que puede causar! En completo contraste, el disco se cierra con una actuación de guitarra acústica / dúo de arpa que celebra la pasión de Jorg por "Jelly Beans".
El álbum es principalmente una buena escucha; Una combinación de portadas y originales es una forma agradable de organizar un concierto en vivo y los fanáticos de la banda querrán este recuerdo de la noche, pero pueden tener dificultades para ganar una audiencia mucho más amplia.
Info : BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE
Jörg Danielsen is an Austrian guitarist and singer who became a full-time musician in 2014. Since then he has toured solo, as a duo and with his band The Vienna Blues Association. The band released a debut album in 2016 and recorded this folow-up, a live album, on home turf in Vienna. Jörg handles guitar and vocals, Walter Walterson is on bass and Christoph Karas on drums with guest Al Passegger adding harp to three tracks. The album blends five of Jörg’s originals with four covers and seems to give a fair representation of how the band will sound live. Jörg sings reasonably well with some trace of accent but all the lyrics can be understood and the band sounds fine.
The album opens with two of the best known covers imaginable, Little Walter’s “My Babe” and Freddie King’s “Hideaway”. Both are played quite well but it is difficult for the band to add anything new to such frequently covered tunes. “Want To Meet My Darling” is the first original and Jörg struggles to sing the lyrics against the sheer pace of the rhythm section, his solo echoing some aspects of the previous tune “Hideaway”. The band drops the pace for the country-inflected ballad “Chase Your Troubles Away” which does rather expose Jörg’s vocal limitations though his guitar solo is excellent. We then get two covers which are less familiar: John Brim’s “Ice Cream Man” barrels along impressively with Al adding a few harp accents, Jörg sticking to playing some fast-paced riffs rather than the slide that is usually associated with the tune; Magic Slim’s “Black Tornado” provides a second instrumental feature for Jörg’s twangy style as the rhythm section sets a mighty pace behind him.
Three originals close the set, starting with “Backwoodsman Blues”, a rocking tune which was the pick of the album for this reviewer with its Magic Slim style riffing and well-organised stop-start work by the rhythm section. Jörg’s “Good Old Beer” rather outstays its welcome at over eight minutes, the rhythm section featured throughout and Jörg bringing some funky guitar into the mix as he praises the national drink of choice, despite the problems it can cause! In complete contrast the disc closes with an acoustic guitar/harp duo performance which celebrates Jorg’s passion for “Jelly Beans”.
The album is mostly a decent listen; a blend of covers and originals is a pleasing way to organize a live gig and fans of the band will want this souvenir of the evening but it may struggle to gain a much wider audience.
Jörg Danielsen is an Austrian guitarist and singer who became a full-time musician in 2014. Since then he has toured solo, as a duo and with his band The Vienna Blues Association. The band released a debut album in 2016 and recorded this folow-up, a live album, on home turf in Vienna. Jörg handles guitar and vocals, Walter Walterson is on bass and Christoph Karas on drums with guest Al Passegger adding harp to three tracks. The album blends five of Jörg’s originals with four covers and seems to give a fair representation of how the band will sound live. Jörg sings reasonably well with some trace of accent but all the lyrics can be understood and the band sounds fine.
The album opens with two of the best known covers imaginable, Little Walter’s “My Babe” and Freddie King’s “Hideaway”. Both are played quite well but it is difficult for the band to add anything new to such frequently covered tunes. “Want To Meet My Darling” is the first original and Jörg struggles to sing the lyrics against the sheer pace of the rhythm section, his solo echoing some aspects of the previous tune “Hideaway”. The band drops the pace for the country-inflected ballad “Chase Your Troubles Away” which does rather expose Jörg’s vocal limitations though his guitar solo is excellent. We then get two covers which are less familiar: John Brim’s “Ice Cream Man” barrels along impressively with Al adding a few harp accents, Jörg sticking to playing some fast-paced riffs rather than the slide that is usually associated with the tune; Magic Slim’s “Black Tornado” provides a second instrumental feature for Jörg’s twangy style as the rhythm section sets a mighty pace behind him.
Three originals close the set, starting with “Backwoodsman Blues”, a rocking tune which was the pick of the album for this reviewer with its Magic Slim style riffing and well-organised stop-start work by the rhythm section. Jörg’s “Good Old Beer” rather outstays its welcome at over eight minutes, the rhythm section featured throughout and Jörg bringing some funky guitar into the mix as he praises the national drink of choice, despite the problems it can cause! In complete contrast the disc closes with an acoustic guitar/harp duo performance which celebrates Jorg’s passion for “Jelly Beans”.
The album is mostly a decent listen; a blend of covers and originals is a pleasing way to organize a live gig and fans of the band will want this souvenir of the evening but it may struggle to gain a much wider audience.
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