Sean Chambers review in Hittin the Note! HITTIN’ THE NOTE MAGAZINE – ISSUE #79 COMPACT DREAMS Exposing the gold in a Mountain Jam of CD’s Florida’s Sean Chambers and a crew of superb players called up the spirits and blew the roof off The Rock House Sessions in the countryside of Music City. Long years of slugging it out and a magnificent set of songs did the trick for him this time. Chambers savagely rips at his guitar, but does so with discerning intonation. As a singer he’s as forceful as he is musical. The songs? Well, the amazingly adaptable Gary Nicholson and Tom Hambridge (who also smacks the shit out of the drums) lit their Southern roadhouse torches to get the “Healing Ground” broiling and the evil “Just for the Thrill” stomping. But “Since I’ve Been Down,” by Nashville’s The Paramours, offers up the most explosive thrill in that realm. The song’s paint peeling intensity rivals classic Pat Travers or Blackfoot, which Chambers recently took part in the revival of with founder Rickey Medlocke. Chambers’ customary Chicago/Texas/delta specialty proves ideal for the original blues “It Hurts to See You Go” as well as Ten Years After’s steaming and charging “Choo Choo Mama.” Early Allmans and Stevie Ray Vaughan keys man Reese Wynans produced and gave the whole thing a crystal clear, front and center wall of sound. The Rock House, indeed! (SeanChambers) – Tom Clarke
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:46:54 +0000
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