Stormwarning ~ ‘Something Real’

Lightning Fingers Records: SWCDS0802

Now here’s a fabulous ray of sunshine to combat those ever-increasing household bills and fuel prices…a band with a sound that harks back to the glory days. Pop it in the player, press play and prepare to be entertained with a capital ‘E’.

The first thing to hit is the sound of the guitars; they pulsate with energy, the kind of energy Richie Blackmore generated with Deep Purple. Now before we get ahead of ourselves, Stormwarning are not a heavy rock band – more a heavy blues band with a light jazz coating and a strong rock backbone. Seven minute opener On The Road is a perfect example of what they do best; there are 30 seconds of haunting keyboards and tinkling guitars before the band kick in on the coat-tails of a throbbing backbeat. It’s a sublime way to introduce any album and I guarantee you’ll go straight back to the start and play it again before moving on to the remaining eight tracks.

Bob Moore is a terrific guitarist, as comfortable playing the heavier stuff as he is when he’s in more authentic blues mode, whilst Son Maxwell has the perfect voice for this sort of thing – and he blows a really tasty harp to boot.

More writing space is needed to do Stormwarning full justice. I don’t have it so I’ll just say go out and buy…you won’t be disappointed!

Music 9 / Recording 8

Where Blues Meets Rock

www.stormwarning.co.uk

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