Bad Temper Joe - Bad Temper Joe And His Band (2017)

Anyone who wants to assert himself as a musician in the 21st century, to make a name for himself, has to be first and foremost adaptable, always delivering something different, new - the test of time - and, as in the financial sector and in business, a certain sense of to have a foresight for future trends. The one who succeeds in this, most likely does not write his songs himself, and basically has hardly any freedom of choice, no possibility of individuality.
Then, in return, there are also those musicians whose main focus in life is the thing in itself - the music of making music - who mostly write their lyrics themselves and also take the composition into their own hands. Artists whose sounds somehow mean something for everyone, even if they should never claim to be suitable for masses, precisely because their music springs from their own lifeblood and is unique in their own way - as in Bad Temper Joe.
Connoisseurs of the current German blues scene, this name has long since become a household name, as it is estimated there but often presented in solo performance, virtuoso acoustic play on the Weissenborn lap steel guitar, traditional, reminiscent of the heyday of bluescombos in the 1920s. But quite as many years back in the retrospective, Bad Temper Joe is not at all predominant, as his fifth studio album "Bad Temper Joe and his Band" - already second in 2017 - proves clearly, clearly and above all loudly. This time, he makes his promises "I'm gonna get me a Rock'n'Rollband [...]", promulgated on February's predecessor "Solitary Mind" true, and is now in the full breadth and diversity of an electric band, consisting of various guitars, harmonica, bass and drums, to listen to - even independently recorded in own work and mixed together.
The influence of Bob Dylan on Bad Temper Joe's music can not really be denied this time, as three interpretations of the maestro's works illustrate in an interesting way. Even though her interpreter has found inspiration in many different past decades, such as the '50s,' 60s, and '80s of the last century, "Bad Temper Joe and his Band" does not imitate known, past greats and analog, distorted studio sounds. but current, contemporary music, which convinces with sound power, quality and purity.
If you like blues, call it blues, who likes Americana or Country, call it Americana or Country, whoever prefers rock, call it Rock - good music does not always have to be a genre! In any case, one thing is for sure: no four hundred and thirty-six words replace a first, second, or even tenth listening experience.(google)