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So
many good releases around this month it was extremely difficult to
choose the Groove choice for the cover of this months catalogue. So in
time honoured fashion we decided this on a turn of a card and Craig
Erickson won with the Queen of Hearts.
So what's all the fuss about I hear you cry? If your bag is blues rock
with some riff heavy guitar that is very reminiscent of Hendrix, Trower
and Marino with cool soulful vocals then you are now officially in
heaven.
Erickson is joined on vocal duties by ex-Riverdogs man Rob Lamothe on 6
tracks and by Glen Hughes on one. It has to be said that the Hughes
track is the weakest track on the album. That's not to say it is a bad
track its just that the rest of the album is so damn good. Apart from
Erickson's brilliant guitar delivery throughout the album special
mention goes to Rob Lamothe for his excellent contribution on the six
tracks that he is featured and on the title track Shine they come
together perfectly.
If any of you are in any doubt of Erickson's credentials as a top flight
axeman then you should check out Doomsday Blues where he really shreds
and puts other so called blues players to shame (Gary Moore --- Yeah
Right!!!).
This is an essential guitar and hail my brother in Groove Joe Romagnola
for letting this see the light of day. Awesome!!!
(This review was brought to you courtesy of The Groove Machine.)
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