Eric Gales - 2019 - The Bookends (HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: Eric Gales
Title: The Bookends (HDtracks)
Format: WEB, 11 files FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz, HDtracks
Producer: Matt Wallace
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Recorded: 2018-2019 at Blakeslee Recording, North Hollywood, CA, Lepus Maximus Recordings, Greensboro, NC, Studio Delux, Van Nuys, CA and The Dog House, Woodland Hills, CA
Label: Provogue
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Duration: 50:34
Eric Gales:
Wikipedia:
Eric Gales (born October 29, 1974), also known as Raw Dawg, is an American blues-rock guitarist, originally hailed as a child prodigy. As of 2019 Gales has recorded eighteen albums for major record labels and has done session and tribute work. He has also contributed vocals on several records by the Memphis rap groups Prophet Posse and Three 6 Mafia under the name Lil E.
Gales picked up the guitar at age four. His older siblings, Eugene and Manuel (Little Jimmy King), taught him songs and licks when he was young, in the style of Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, B.B. King and others. In 1985, the young Gales began to play at blues competitions with his brother Eugene backing him on bass. Although Gales plays a right-handed guitar "upside-down" (with the bass E string on the bottom), he is not naturally left-handed; he was taught by his brother, who is left-handed, and never second-guessed the untraditional technique.
The Bookends:
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
Eric Gales spent a good portion of his career in the wilderness -- chalk it up to a combination of bad breaks and addiction -- but he came storming back in 2017 with Middle of the Road, his first album for Provogue/Mascot Records. Peaking at four on the Billboard Blues chart, Middle of the Road brought Gales back in a big way, giving him the confidence to push himself on its 2019 sequel Bookends. Working with producer Matt Wallace -- a stalwart of '90s alt-rock who worked with Maroon 5 after spending time with the Replacements and Faith No More -- Gales doesn't reinvent the wheel, but he does place a greater emphasis on singing and song than he has in the past. It's a subtle but notable difference, one that helps Bookends feel fuller and sharper than many of Gales' past albums and one that also accentuates the recovery undercurrents that flow through the album. By the time he teams up with guest vocalist Beth Hart for a slow-burning version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" -- the second notable cameo on the record, following Doyle Bramhall II's appearance on the neo-autobiographical epic "Southpaw Serenade" -- it's clear that Gales has managed to give not only familiar tunes but familiar blues-rock forms an identifiable stamp, born of both passion and precision.
Tracklist:
01. Intro (1:55)
02. Something's Gotta Give (feat. B. Slade) (4:20)
03. Whatcha Gon' Do (3:28)
04. It Just Beez That Way (4:21)
05. How Do I Get You (4:14)
06. Southpaw Serenade (feat. Doyle Bramhall II) (8:31)
07. Reaching For A Change (4:50)
08. Somebody Lied (4:02)
09. With A Little Help From My Friends (feat. Beth Hart) (6:03)
10. Resolution (5:05)
11. Pedal To The Metal (feat. B. Slade) [Remix] [Bonus Track] (3:46)
Personnel:
Eric Gales - Bass, Drums, Guitar, Primary Artist, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Xylophone
Doyle Bramhall II - Featured Artist, Soloist
LaDonna Gales - Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Aaron Haggerty - Drums
Beth Hart - Featured Artist, Vocals
Vince Jones - Keyboards
MonoNeon - Bass
B. Slade - Featured Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Orlando Thompson - Bass
Ken Valdez - Shouts
Dylan Wiggins - Fender Rhodes, Organ
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