Touch Of Some One Elses Class - BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES CD

The CD version includes ONE song NOT AVAILABLE on the vinyl (a jam featuring Dan Auerbach on guitar),and comes with 2 DIFFERENT covers; one CD cover features Johns KEYBOARDS,the other one features Vans DRUM Kit.Black Diamond Heavies is a self-described punk-ass blues duo from the South consisting of John Wesley Myers on bass keys,fender Rhodes,organ,and lead vocals and Van Campbell on drums,percussion and vocals. "A Touch Of Someone Elses Class" is the follow up to their acclaimed 2007s debut "Every Damn Time" (Alive),and its a another slab of grungy,dirty,blues punk rocknroll with a heavy,greasy,touch of soul. This time the two-piece traveled to Akron,Ohio,to team up with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and record in his newly built studio,equipped with vintage gear. The result is everything one would expect,and more. The "blues groove monsters" deliver another blues/soul/rock masterpiece of gothic proportions. Worth mentioning is a guest appearance by Ralph Carney on horns,best known for his long-time association with Tom Waits. "With a sound thats blues-rooted but steeped in Stooges sludge,the Heavies cranky,cranked-up sets burn black as tire fires. Stylistically,BDH is often lumped in with R.L. Burnside and Tom Waits. Thats a fine place to start,but the comparison misses the bands joy and boogie. Instead,think Exile on Main Street recorded in Howlin Wolfs casket. Nothing smooth or clean here. Just eight-bar skronk in bad need of a tetanus shot." - The Pitch "Their attack of drums and keyboards is a mean,f-ed up,gospel punky hybrid and rocks with ragged,soulful passion. - Rock Sound "Tom Waits growls. Joe Cocker growls. Myers bark like a man who had his throat ripped out by a wolf. He gargles the thick blues drawl of a man who has never inhaled without a Marlboro Red in his gob." - NME "With just Myers on keyboards and vocals and Van Campbell behind the drums,the Black Diamond Heavies generate a mighty wall of sound and the duo cuts a hard,bluesy groove." - All Music GuideAdditional Info: Personnel: Tony DeSare (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Jane Monheit (vocals); Richard Padron, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Andy Farber (alto saxophone); Nathan Childers (tenor saxophone); Jay Brandford (baritone saxophone); Dominick Farinacci, Glenn Drewes (trumpet); Wayne Goodman (trombone); Tedd Firth (piano); Mike Lee (bass guitar); Brian Czach (drums).

Specifics

• Album: Touch Of Some One Elses Class
• Artist: BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES
• Label: ALVCD 85
• Genre: Rock, Blues

. Side One
. Nutbush City Limit
. Everythang Is Everythang
. Numbers 22 (Balaam's Wild Ass)
. Bidin' My Time
. Take A Ride
. Side Two
. Solid Gold
. Smoothe It Out
. Make Some Time
. Oh, Sinnerman
. Loose Yourself
. Happy Hour

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