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The first CD of the band around Kimon (pronounced key-mon) and his prophet, although individually have to look back several years in various bands, and the sixth CD by Kimon himself

According to the blurb Kimon is influenced by the blues in his expression of Delta, Chicago and Piedmont. Well, Delta is more audible (Sony Boy Williamson is named as the representative) and not now so often before on the album, not to say not at all. Texas and Chicago, the hard-boiled and expenses of the electrified Delta abound (Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Paul Butterfield, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Willie Dixon are probably the best known representatives of this) - but what is the Piedmont-variant?

"The Piedmont blues is a rural blues style, which is geographically limited not only in the hilly coastal region Piedmont (roughly from Richmond, Virginia to Atlanta, Georgia), but is located on the east coast of the United States between Maryland and Georgia. Piedmont blues musicians originate from this area but also from Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida. The Blue style is distinguished by a special finger technique on the guitar, in a played with the thumb bass line supported on the higher strings melody plays. Most of the Duo played, heard many times along with the guitar, the piano, the violin, the banjo or harmonica to as a second instrument. In contrast to the 'Deep Blues' (or Delta Blues) from the Southern Piedmont blues is generally cheerful, The texts often are full of amusing phrases, or act of 'mild' everyday issues, "explains Wikipedia and called Sony Terry and Brownie McGhee as the best known member.

Well, after we hear more and more aware of that and share the thoughts of Billy Steer, who says that there were good and bad blues and point to the songs, and we write about: Road House Party - the album starts with an increase in standards rather nondescript uptempo Texas Blues (to the list of game types ...), where Cimon recalled to play Stevie Ray Vaughan, the song goes well in his ear. Far Off Places follows as a radio which gives towards the end, Kimon room for a long solo, and duels with himself, the whole is then backed with a party atmosphere and noises. Time To Move On moves to the pace and go as Astreiner by Chicago Blues, with Jimmy's guitar tone is a little less harsh than the first track, the song is a little more playful and swings a little more. A Letter From Oceanside puts the blues away and comes as Shuffle, You Beautiful Thing, You is Astreiner bläsergestützter soul that goes into the leg and undoubtedly the highlight of the album is.

dues: PAID Uptemporocker has as much room for a wah-wah guitar and erstmal completed the series of original composition. It follows Hendrix's Fire and written by Nick Lowe Peace, Love And Understanding. As before, using the studio equipment Cimon and you hear three guitars on supply & demand which is reminiscent of the somewhat monotonous riff to Bo Diddleys Überstück Who Do You Love "and again acknowledges the wah-wah place. Get out with Bowie's Heroes. Blind Leading The Blind precipitated with an acoustic slide as a rhythm instrument and a further Vaughan solo. Light Up The Stars is a mid-tempo rocker, and here and Captured on the game reminds me much of the time of ZZ Top "Tejas", such as Snappy Kakkie. Two more cover - Rebel Rebel and Don Henley's Boys Of Summer - will follow.

Overall, one can see that the well-grooving rhythm section, like Cimon's guitar playing and the whole is well produced. The songs are in places already almost be called pop, and in a real Roadhouse here is probably some songs from the post. The covers are rather superfluous to the original songs are good enough to make the album interesting as such. However, the bio about 40 cover songs that the band lists on it on - if you're in the Roadhouse, howl with the wolves and give the crowd what it wants. On almost every track, several guitar tracks can be heard, so that the first impression is deceptive, it could be pure trio music.

Conclusion: Nice, that, and worthy of all respect. But - there is so much interesting to hear out there - whether it is necessarily a Cimon and his Blues need everyone must decide for themselves. The album achieved in the absence of compositional excellence and not the class league, which could make it a must, cover the tracks that do not help either. Blue freaks should give a chance but in any case. The accompanying DVD contains four live tracks and three videos from previous albums by Kimon.

Translated from German by Google Translate

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