Blues Cousins -2004- Live In The USA(Live at Sunbanks Blues Festival).nfo
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Blues Cousins - Live at Sunbanks blues festival
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Artist...............: Blues Cousins
Album................: Live at Sunbanks blues festival
Genre................: Blues
Year.................: 2004
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: Thanks to the mp3 ripper
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Tracklisting
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1. Blues Cousins - Messing With The Kid [06:09]
2. Blues Cousins - No More Dogging [06:05]
3. Blues Cousins - Talk To Me [07:28]
4. Blues Cousins - Sweet Home Chicago [09:05]
5. Blues Cousins - Help Me [07:32]
6. Blues Cousins - Johnny B.Goode [07:10]
7. Blues Cousins - My Baby Is Coming Home [04:37]
8. Blues Cousins - Moscow Boogie [09:20]
9. Blues Cousins - Long Time Ago [06:17]
Playing Time.........: 01:03:46
Total Size...........: 154.08 MB
NFO generated on.....: 1/29/2019 4:58:05 PM
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THE BLUES COUSINS are said to be the "Best Blues Band in Moscow, Russia."
Interesting! Obviously then, there must be several other blues bands in the
city. This could virtually make Moscow a city with a better blues community
than many in America. I for one am happy to see the REDS turning to the
Blues.
The band, which has been together for 15 years, consists of LEVAN LOMIDZE
on guitar and lead vocals, SLAVA IGNATOV on drums and background vocals,
and SERGEY PATRUSHIEV on bass. "ALIVE IN THE U. S. A." was recorded live
at the Sunbanks Blues Festival, in Grand Coulee, WA, during the bands
second trip to America. As is the case with many foreign blues bands, playing
and being recorded in the country where the blues was born was a dream
come true for the BLUES COUSINS.
Although "ALIVE IN THE U. S. A." consists mostly of the 'usual' blues covers,
there is nothing 'usual' at all about this band. These three young men have
this interpretation thing under control. Their musical talents are masterful,
and their stage presence and crowd handling are of veteran caliber. On top
of that, I don't know what kind of dues they've paid, but they got the blues
down pat.
The CD opens with a nicely done version of "MESSIN' WITH THE KID". Right
off the bat the cousins start kickin' some blues ass and never let up. The high
energy, tight groove that they started off in already had me impressed. This
relentless version of this track would probably have impressed Junior and
Buddy as well.
The next track, "NO MORE DOGGING", had me wondering just how long
these guys could keep the frantic pace on this 75 minute performance. Here
it was, only halfway through the second track, and their high energy level
had me getting exhausted. This was one serious effort by all three players.
"TALK TO ME" slowed it down to a pace where this dynamic rhythm section
had a chance to take a short breather - real short. This one was all about the
guitar and LEVAN handled it as well as any I've heard. This is one of the best
tracks on the disc.
The next track, "SWEET HOME SIBERIA"..........excuse me, I mean "SWEET
HOME CHICAGO", was performed - in my opinion - as well as any blues band
has ever performed it. They had the crowd 'hootin', howlin' and singin' along
as if they were a veteran Chicago Blues Band performing to a hometown
crowd at Legends.
Midway through this live recording, THE BLUES COUSINS literally had the
crowd in their hands. Now it was time to rock the joint and that's just what
they did with a blistering version of "JOHNNY B. GOODE".
"MY BABY IS COMING HOME", a slow soft ballad, featured LEVAN at his peak.
Once again, this was blues guitar at some of it's finest. He was also quite
impressive with his vocals. Although there is no question that this band is
geared for the louder, faster, harder and higher energy style of blues, I
found myself impressed at their ability to equally play a slower, sensitive style
of play as well.
There is no question in my mind as to why THE BLUES COUSINS are the best
blues band in Moscow. Hopefully, on their next visit to the States, Florida will
be one of their stops.
If I may be so bold, at this time I'd like to offer the cousins a few nicknames
that I feel will help 'bluesify"...if you will....their names. Possibly, on their
next tour, they can bill themselves as........LEVAN "LITTLE LENIN" LOMIDZE,
"SIBERIAN" SLAVA IGNATOV and SERGEY "THE BALASHIKHA BASS MAN"
PATRUSHIEV.
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