Ainsley Dunn - Guitars .......
Alex McGrath - vocals ........
Terry McCusker - Drums and percussion ...
Ray Palfreyman - Guitars and sax .......
Adrian Dear - Bass.......
Influences
John Mayall,Coltrane,Howlin' Wolf,Joe Walsh,John Schofield,Jan Garbarek,Albert,Freddie and BB King,Buddy Whittington,Eric Clapton,Jimi H,Jeff Beck,Seasick Steve,Free,Jimi H and hundreds of others.......PS including Miles - nice!
Last Train Band play some of the great blues / rock classics , rare lesser known tunes, and brilliant original songs. New CD , QUICKSAND is out now and will be available at Gigs and on various digital 'e' download sites, napster, Amazon, eMusic and ..
This is a review of our latest CD from BLUESINTHENORTHWEST.........
LAST TRAIN BAND?“Quicksand”?(self-release)
Since bluesinthenorthwest.com started, it is a major surprise how few releases we have reviewed from local bands, therefore this very noble effort from the Liverpool-based Last Train Band is most worthy of our attention!
The band comprise five talented and experienced musicians, namely Alex McGrath (vocals), Adrian Dear (bass, vocals), Terry McCusker (drums, vocals), Ainsley Dunn (guitar) and Ray Palfreyman (guitar, saxophone) - together they deliver an easy-on-the-ear blend of rocking blues, together with a ‘classic’ rock feel.
The ten tracks feature Alex McGrath’s fine voice, and lots of mighty fine slide guitar work - I presume, from Ainsley Dunn, who, without being presumptious must be a Rory Gallagher fan - judging from the bouncy riff on “Washed Up” - recalling the great man’s “In Your Town” from way, way back!
The sparse “Starting Down” features some very nice saxophone from Ray Palfreyman - featuring a nice solo as the song builds; the rocking “Fishing” steams along with more slide guitar; with the acoustic stripped down blues of “Betrayed” containing some lovely steel guitar.
The closing “Obsession” takes us into rocky territory, not a million miles away from Bad Company - and, I would imagine, a killer in the live set. The five guys are all solid players and as previously mentioned, this is a most worthy album.
GRAHAME RHODES
LAST TRAIN BAND music
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WE ARE VERY SAD... WE DON'T HAVE WORDS TO SAY ANYMORE... OUR SINGER AND DOBRO PLAYER ENRICO MICHELETTI IS DEAD. GOODBYE ENRICO KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!
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