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Groovin' in Greaseland

RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS

CD
18/08/2017
BLUES
ALLIGATOR (AL 4977 02)
014551497721
Wildly fun, musically fearless and bursting with bravado, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats have created one of the blues’ most instantly recognizable sounds and no-holds-barred styles. Featuring the world-class talents of harmonica master, songwriter and vocalist Rick Estrin, guitar wunderkind Chris “Kid” Andersen, keyboard wizard Lorenzo Farrell and dynamic drummer Alex Pettersen, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats serve up sharp and incisive original blues and gritty roadhouse rock ‘n’ roll. With his wily and unforgettable original songs and his hipster, street-smart vocals, no one on the blues scene writes or sings like Rick Estrin. No one looks like him either, as Estrin is always dressed to the nines, sporting his trademark pencil-line mustache and pompadour hair. DownBeat says, “Rick Estrin sings and writes songs like the brightest wiseguy in all of bluesland and blows harmonica as if he learned at the knee of Little Walter.” Live, the band is simply unbeatable. They deliver a high-energy show capable of bringing any audience to its feet. According to Living Blues magazine, they play “captivating, powerful blues and roots rock with a wickedly cool and otherworldly twist on tradition. Intelligently conceived and executed… hugely entertaining. “

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats’ fourth Alligator album, Groovin’ In Greaseland, features 13 original songs, 11 by Estrin (including one co-write with Andersen), and one each by Andersen and Farrell. From the true life wisdom of The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere to the rambunctious Hot In Here to the humorous, semi-autobiographical Dissed Again to the hard luck Living Hand To Mouth, the album delivers one winning performance after another. The songs seem to spring to life as richly detailed characters spill their secrets and share their stories. The band dazzles throughout, always in the service of instantly memorable songs. One listen makes it clear that this is one of the tightest and most original groups in any genre, constantly inspiring each other to new heights. Groovin’ In Greaseland was produced by Andersen and Estrin and recorded at Andersen’s soon-to-be legendary Greaseland Studio in San Jose, California. According to Estrin, “Kid is the best producer I’ve ever worked with. And the fastest.”


Preview (30 seconds)
01
00:05:08
The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere
02
00:05:21
Looking For A Woman
03
00:02:56
Dissed Again
04
00:04:20
Tender Hearted
05
00:03:19
MWAH!
06
00:04:30
I Ain’t All That
07
00:05:34
Another Lonesome Day
08
00:04:53
Hands Of Time
09
00:04:41
Cool Slaw
10
00:02:40
Big Money
11
00:02:37
Hot In Here
12
00:05:08
Living Hand To Mouth
13
00:03:23
So Long (for Jay P.)

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