Trouble, the new video from former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by WHITESNAKE, is taken from Marsdens new solo album, Shine, which was released on August 18 via Provogue as a double-LP, CD and digital download. At a rough guesstimate, Marsdens name appears on a hundred albums — maybe more. In addition to a long-running solo career, the Buckinghamshire-born guitarist has been a recording musician since the early 1970s via membership of such groups as WHITESNAKE, UFO, WILD TURKEY, BABE RUTH, PAICE ASHTON & LORD, COZY POWELLS HAMMER, ALASKA, M3 and many more. Though theres a tendency to pigeonhole him as a blues-rock guitarist, each of Marsdens acts had its own individual flavor. Devotees of the blues genre are unlikely to overlook the fact that Shine is released on Provogue — home of Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, Robert Cray, Jonny Lang, Walter Trout and others — and many are likely to have put two and two together regarding its contents. But lets be clear, shall we? Shine is NOT a dyed-in-the-wool-blues album. To me, its a classic rock album with a modern feel, points out Marsden with customary good cheer. When I asked the bosses at Provogue what type of album they wanted from me, they simply replied: Make a Bernie Marsden album. And thats what I did. The light, airy commercial feel of Shine is largely attributable to producer Rob Cass, who pieced together its contents in Studio 3 of the legendary Abbey Road facility, though the backing tracks for three of its selections were cut at Riverside Studios in Somerset. During the 1980s, Cass had actually spent six months as the lead singer of Marsdens group ALASKA before carving a career as a successful producer with a wide range of rock, pop and classical artists. It was Cass who sought out Marsden, e-mailing him to suggest they catch up over a reunion lunch at the home of his production company, located at Abbey Road Studios. Rob wanted to thank me for having sent him an air ticket to come to London from Ireland [to join ALASKA] and helping to get his career underway, Bernie relates. Coincidentally, I was looking for a producer because Ive been writing, playing and producing for too long. I really liked the sounds that Rob gets, and thats how the whole thing came together. If people think I was recording at Abbey Road because WHITESNAKEs Here I Go Again made 18 gazillion quid, then theyre quite wrong… though it did make 17 gazillion quid! he adds with a hearty laugh. Marsden believes that the famous facility has an atmosphere that permeates the sounds created within its walls — hence the albums final instrumental song is titled NW8, after the studios postcode. “THE BEATLES recorded Revolver, my favorite album of theirs, in Studio 3, so it has that sense of history,” he says, but I honestly believe Abbey Road to be the best studio in the world. Although Marsden was wary of flooding the credits with too many special guests, Shine does feature some extremely well-known names, from Joe Bonamassa to WHITESNAKE singer David Coverdale and the DEEP PURPLE duo of Ian Paice (drums) and Don Airey (keyboards). Jimmy Copley of Jeff Beck fame behind the kit and Mark Feltham of NINE BELOW ZERO also supplies some breathtaking harmonica playing. I cant help it, Ive got a lot of mates — and quite a few of them are guitar players, Bernie laughs. Shine track listing: 01. Linin Track 02. Wedding Day 03. Walk Away 04. Kinda Wish She Would 05. Ladyfriend 06. Trouble 07. Who Do We Think We Are? 08. Bad Blood 09. Shine 10. Dragonfly 11. You Better Run 12. Hoxie Rollin Time 13. NW8
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:23:14 +0000
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