Stephen Foster & Howler - Howl At The Blues (2006)
BAND/ARTIST: Stephen Foster & Howler
- Title: Howl At The Blues
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: WhiteHorse
- Genre: Blues, Contemporary Blues, Southern Rock
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 00:35:32
- Total Size: 227 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Mad As Hell
02. Mama's Goin' Dancin'
03. Wearin' A Hole In The Blues
04. Cathead Blues
05. Middle Class Man
06. Still Blue
07. Cold Fever
08. Hammer Blues
09. Why Do They Go?
All songs written by Stephen Foster unless otherwise noted. The album was recorded in one weekend on the mountain with the exception of "Changing Times" which we cut a few weeks later. Vocals cut in one day, mixdown was 2 days. No overdubs to speak of, just live rhythm tracks, and 4 of the songs were written during the sessions. Stephen Foster's professional music background goes back to 1969 in Muscle Shoals, AL, where he grew up. The list of musicians he's worked with in studio or onstage is a veritable who's who of American music. His music education however, started much earlier, in the 50s, when radio consisted of stations like WLS and WSM at night, and the playlist was as varied as imaginable. Jazz, Blues, Country, Texas Swing, Pop and early R&B all played side-by-side. His father, a stride jazz pianist, and his mother, a contralto jazz torch singer, insisted on a music education for their children. Piano lessons started at age 5, and the home was filled with music of all styles, but the records most played by his father were big band swing, Chet Atkins, and Pete Fountain. These influences led to the style Stephen displays to this day, stylish grooves and powerful choruses, forays into the country's rich musical past, and a willingness to let a song flow without pressing it into any genre. Stephen picked up guitar at age 11, bass at age 13, and was playing out at age 14 in talent contests and local shows. At 19, after a year in college and a Summer spent in California meeting musicians, he walked into Broadway Sound in Muscle Shoals and naively asked for session work. Amazingly enough, he had come at the exact day when the guitarist for the day session didn't show up, and his studio work began in earnest.
01. Mad As Hell
02. Mama's Goin' Dancin'
03. Wearin' A Hole In The Blues
04. Cathead Blues
05. Middle Class Man
06. Still Blue
07. Cold Fever
08. Hammer Blues
09. Why Do They Go?
All songs written by Stephen Foster unless otherwise noted. The album was recorded in one weekend on the mountain with the exception of "Changing Times" which we cut a few weeks later. Vocals cut in one day, mixdown was 2 days. No overdubs to speak of, just live rhythm tracks, and 4 of the songs were written during the sessions. Stephen Foster's professional music background goes back to 1969 in Muscle Shoals, AL, where he grew up. The list of musicians he's worked with in studio or onstage is a veritable who's who of American music. His music education however, started much earlier, in the 50s, when radio consisted of stations like WLS and WSM at night, and the playlist was as varied as imaginable. Jazz, Blues, Country, Texas Swing, Pop and early R&B all played side-by-side. His father, a stride jazz pianist, and his mother, a contralto jazz torch singer, insisted on a music education for their children. Piano lessons started at age 5, and the home was filled with music of all styles, but the records most played by his father were big band swing, Chet Atkins, and Pete Fountain. These influences led to the style Stephen displays to this day, stylish grooves and powerful choruses, forays into the country's rich musical past, and a willingness to let a song flow without pressing it into any genre. Stephen picked up guitar at age 11, bass at age 13, and was playing out at age 14 in talent contests and local shows. At 19, after a year in college and a Summer spent in California meeting musicians, he walked into Broadway Sound in Muscle Shoals and naively asked for session work. Amazingly enough, he had come at the exact day when the guitarist for the day session didn't show up, and his studio work began in earnest.
Blues | Rock | FLAC / APE
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