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aaa-stammtisch-rhein-main · 4 years ago

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A record a day keeps the blues away

Walter Trout hat sein brandneues Studioalbum Ordinary Madness am 28. August bei Provogue veröffentlicht.

Das neue Studioalbum beinhaltet elf grundehrliche Songs, die schon vor der Corona Krise entstanden, aber trotzdem den Nerv der Zeit treffen. "Im Moment ist eine Menge außergewöhnlicher Wahnsinn im Gange", sagt Walter Trout über die COVID-19-Krise. "Dieses Album entstand, weil ich mich mit den Fehlern und der Schwäche in mir beschäftigte. Aber am Ende ging es um alle."

Walter Trouts prägende Blues-Einflüsse reichen von Paul Butterfields selbstbetiteltem Debüt (1965) an der Seite von Mike Bloomfield bis hin zu John Mayalls LP Beano" (1966) mit Eric Clapton.

Walter Trout holte für dieses Album seine Band mit Michael Leasure (Schlagzeug), Johnny Griparic (Bass) und Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis (Keyboard) zusammen sowie den langjährigen Produzenten Eric Corne und als Gäste Skip Edwards, Drake "Munkihaid" Shining und Anthony Grisham. Das ganze wurde im privaten LA-Studio von Doors-Legende Robby Krieger aufgenommen.

Bei diesem Album machte Trout die Dinge ein wenig anders als sonst. Angeführt von einem elektronischen Intro, das vom ältesten Sohn Jon Trout kreiert wurde, beginnt der Song mit einem hypnotischen Groove und einem herrlich trägen Gitarrenbreak.

Musikalisch geht es bei dem psychedelisch geschichteten Vokalharmonien von The Sun Is Going Down, um den Umgang mit dem Altern. Die Hymne von Up Above My Sky erinnert an Pink Floyd, und All Out of Tears arbeitete er mit der US-Bluessängerin Teeny Tucker zusammen - eine Hommage an ihren verstorbenen Sohn. Den Text zu dem eindringlichen Heaven In Your Eyes hat Marie Trout geschrieben.

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Trotz seiner fast 70 Jahren beweist Walter Trout mit dem Album „Ordinary Madness“ wie zeitgemäßer Blues aussehen muss. Seine verlebte und gebrochene Stimme hebt sich von den polierten Aufnahmen wohltuend ab. Er ist kein Mainstream-Blueser, aber das macht das Album aus.

Walter Trout released his brand new studio album Ordinary Madness on August 28th on Provogue.

The new studio album contains eleven thoroughly honest songs that were written before the Corona crisis, but still hit the nerve of the time. "There's a lot of extraordinary madness going on right now," says Walter Trout about the COVID 19 crisis. "This album began because I was concerned with the mistakes and the weakness in me. But in the end it was about all of them."

Walter Trout's formative blues influences range from Paul Butterfield's self-titled debut (1965) alongside Mike Bloomfield to John Mayall's LP Beano" (1966) with Eric Clapton.

Walter Trout brought his band together with Michael Leasure (drums), Johnny Griparic (bass) and Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis (keyboard) as well as long-time producer Eric Corne and guests Skip Edwards, Drake "Munkihaid" Shining and Anthony Grisham. The whole thing was recorded in the private LA studio of Doors legend Robby Krieger.

On this album, Trout did things a little differently than usual. Led by an electronic intro created by eldest son Jon Trout, the song starts with a hypnotic groove and a wonderfully slow guitar break.

Musically, the psychedelically layered vocal harmonies of The Sun Is Going Down are about dealing with aging. The anthem of Up Above My Sky is reminiscent of Pink Floyd, and All Out of Tears he worked with the US blues singer Teeny Tucker. The lyrics to the haunting Heaven In Your Eyes were written by Marie Trout.

Conclusion:

Despite his almost 70 years, Walter Trout proves with the album "Ordinary Madness" how contemporary blues must look like. His tangled and broken voice stands out pleasantly against the polished recordings. He is not a mainstream bluesman, but that's what makes the album so special.

1. Ordinary Madness

2. Wanna Dance

3. My Foolish Pride

4. Heartland

5. All Out Of Tears

6. Final Curtain Call

7. Heaven In Your Eyes

8. The Sun Is Going Down

9. Make It Right

10. Up Above My Sky

11. OK Boomer

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elizaneals · 3 years ago

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