Reviews roundup – Prospekt vs. Paul Lamb vs. Jack Blackman
PROSPEKT
The Colourless Sunrise
Sensory
We’re kicking things off with some prog metal. And in shock news, they’re not Scandinavian. Nope, despite the name, they’re actually English. Whatever next.
They started life as an instrumental band, before the arrival of vocalist and keyboardist Richard Marshall, alongside founders, guitarist Lee Luland and drummer Blake Richardson, saw them mutate into their current form.
And they’re rather good, replete as they are with plenty of proper riffs and oodles of technical gobbledygook. But they can write tunes as well, which means the likes of ‘The Great Awakening’ and ‘A Desolate Kingdom’ are very welcome round my way. They also cater to the hard progsters with a couple of epics in the shape of ‘The Colourless Sunrise’ and ‘Hunting Poseidon’ which will keep those of you into nodding and stroking your chins very happy indeed.
A good one.
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PAUL LAMB & The Detroit Breakdown
Ready, Fire, Aim
EE
The artist formerly known as P-A-U-L is back in his latest incarnation, but panic not. If it’s hardcore rockin’ blues you’re looking for, then you’re still in the right place.
Mr Lamb, alongwith his rhythm section of bass player Joey Spina and drummer Layla Hall and a host of guests including our very own Joanne Shaw Taylor have ramped up the amps and pumped out an excellent set of tunes, with hints of funk in amongst the rock and even a couple of ballads.
It doesn’t always work, so you’ll want to skip the likes of ‘Piece In The Middle East’ (yes, really), but when they get on with their core business as they do on ‘When The Crown Hit The Ground’ and ‘Bring It On’, then it’s a real treat.
If you like your blues pure, then approach with caution, but if you like it all messed up, then give it a chance.
JACK BLACKMAN
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Jack Blackman
Finally, we’re ending up with some folk blues, courtesy of pre-pubescent prodigy Jack Blackman. Well, that’s a lie, because he’s reached the grand old age of 19 now.
He seems to take his inspiration as much from sixties folksters such as Bert Jansch and Davy Graham as he does the Delta blues, but in placing those influences with the constricts of his own songs, he’s come up with something really rather good.
He recorded this at Leeds College of Music, where he is a student, and it shows of his sublime guitar pickings to great effect. Some of the work on tunes like ‘Whisky Grave’ and ‘Charles Walton Blues’ is as good as you’ll hear anywhere, and this young fella me lad is definitely a name ot keep an eye on.
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