Rootsy bluesy gritty country tinged soulful rock n roll

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ROCK: Roots Rock, BLUES: Rockin' Blues



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The Blessings

Everyone for the last five years has been talking about how ârock ânâ roll is backâ, but it seems to have failed to truly show its faceâ¦until now. The next wave has arrived in the form of The Blessings.They rock like thereâs no tomorrow and roll like their heroes of yesterdaysâ greats. This Hollywood 4 piece, Jeremy White (lead vocals/harmonica/guitar), Mike Gavigan (guitar/vocals), Frank Scimeca (bass/vocals) and Robert Iezzi (drums), has their feet firmly planted in the roots of rock ânâ roll. Like all the heavy hitters, their influences can be traced all the way to the source. âWhen I was a kid, of course it all started with the Stones and the Faces,â explains Jeremy. âThat was the stuff my parents were into, but I wanted to go farther so, as I got older, I started listening to previous generations of music like Elmore James or Chuck Berry. That's where it all came from anyway. Thatâs why when we play live weâll bust out a really raucous version of Little Richardâs âKeep a Knockin.ââ We pull in influences from all over the map. Iâm originally from Southern Virginia, so naturally, I developed a taste for country greats like George Jones and Hank Sr.â

The Blessings have just completed their 10 song album entitled "Bare Bones (co produced by Bam and Share Ross from Bubble and Dogs Dâamour, and Mike Hansen).â The songs are packed with hooks, and interesting and colorful story lines. A song like âChained to Your Memoryâ to the listener would, at first, sound like itâs a heartbreaking song about a lost love, but itâs actually about White losing his father to cancer. They also have attitude laden pure rock ânâ roll songs like âChop you Downâ with verse lines like ââ¦send you back to Baltimore your tail between your legs Iâm goinâ to the liquor store Before I get back pack your bags.â âItâs all about attitude, thatâs the way we live,â explains guitarist Mike Gavigan. âThe songs canât help but reflect that.â Included is a blazing cover of "Gone Movin' On," originally written and recorded by 60s group Paul Revere and the Raiders.

The album also features the honky-tonk keyboards and Hammond b3 organ of former Guns n Roses keyboardists, Teddy âZig Zagâ Andreadis and Dizzy Reed; both of whom accompany The Blessings for their live shows. Now halfway through recovering from a decade of shoe gazers thereâs finally a band that dares to perform a great rock ânâ roll live show. White brings back the concept of the front man. If you could combine James Brown with David Johansen, then toss a firecracker down their trousers, you might have a close comparison.

Get ready for The Blessings because this time rock IS back and itâs equipped with its long lost friend the roll... âso park your broom in the corner/weâre gonna have a real good time/weâre going on a hypnotic joyride.â