CEDRIC BURNSIDE PROJECT
''HEAR ME WHEN I SAY''
2013
43:01
1 Bloodstone 03:30
2 Mean Queen 02:36
3 'til They Bury Me 01:53
4 Wash My Hands 03:37
5 I'll Do Anything For Your Love 04:14
6 It's Your Life 03:39
7 Gettin' Funky 05:33
8 I Like It, I Love It 03:46
9 Come On In 03:32
10 I Don't Care What They Say 02:03
11 We Did It 04:20
12 Tight Tight 04:11
ABOUT THE CD
by Greg “Lex” Gunther (Spy Boy Music Guide) of Beat Street Media.
How do you know the real thing ? How do you discern the authenticity of anything in this modern world ? The answer is the same as it’s been since the start of time; you gotta hold it in your hand to know what’s real.
Appropriately, the first tune on HEAR ME WHEN I SAY, the brand spanking new cd from Cedric Burnside Project is entitled, BLOODSTONE. Definitive in its disposition, BLOODSTONE is a song about love at first blues. It does not get much better when you come from Mississippi Hill Country and your Grandfather is R.L. Burnside. “I was born with the blues, and I feel she was born the same.” Accompanied by Trent Ayers’ monster picking on the acoustic and Patrick Williams howling on the harmonica, Cedric Burnside spills his guts. “I said we was gonna be because, I knew she was the same . Yeah, she’s a sweet little girl, and I just got to be her man.” The first track will grab you and let you know, this is the real deal.
The guitar playing goes electric and the beat gets real funky right away for track 2, MEAN QUEEN. Trent Ayers is just strutting all the way through MEAN QUEEN. This is flawless but still outrageous hammer work. It is just the right addition to the clean, brisk drumming of Cedric Burnside. This is some of the best drumming you will hear. MEAN QUEEN will get you dancing, bobbing your head and definitely distract you from whatever else you had been doing. “People call me a fool every day, ‘why you let that woman treat you that way ? But even though I don’t care what they say, she ain’t got the right to do me that way. I treat my woman like a queen but she keep on doing me mean.” That is one MEAN QUEEN and one funky tune. Give this cd a listen, I think you will agree. What will truly knock your socks off on this cd are the vocals of Cedric Burnside. If you have never seen Cedric Burnside Project live, the first couple tracks will convince you that the drumming and the guitar playing is world class. But when you combine Cedric’s deep, gospel voice, you really have something that grips you and won’t let go. Think Robert Cray’s sleek, powerful voice, and you will know what I am talking about. Cedric delivers as a vocalist and a drummer.
‘TIL THEY BURY ME, track no.3, comes out swinging. “Sometimes baby, I don’t want to look at you. Sometimes baby, I don’t want to stand next to you. But when it comes to my love for you, it’s as strong as it can be.” This acceptance of the ups and downs of life gives ’TIL THEY BURY ME that authentic taste. Contrast is what makes art come to life right ? “We argue all the time, no matter day or night. I grab the car keys, people startin’ to fight. But when it comes to my love for you, it’s as strong as it can be.”
The wonderfully unique talent and abilities of the Cedric Burnside Project comes clean on the fourth track, WASH MY HANDS. This is one of those greasy tunes that gets your elbows and your chin moving. The guitar of Trent Ayers keeps up with the lyrical genius of Cedric Burnside with outstanding polish and rhythm. WASH MY HANDS pulls rock and roll to its church roots, washes it of its sins, and mails it back in a swampadelic package. Simply put, this is what drums and a guitar should sound like. WASH MY HANDS will blow your mind.
I’LL DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE , track no.5, finds Cedric Burnside testifying alongside an insane saxophone serenade courtesy of Calvin Johnson. The two meld together to make this the most spiritual track thus far. The groove bursts through with Ayers, Johnson and Kyle Roussel on organ. The song writing and musical composition of HEAR ME WHEN I SAY will floor you. Every track brings forth its own take on original American music.
Track no.6, IT’S YOUR LIFE, finds Cedric Burnside Project using their flare to get their point across. “Life can be clean and smooth like an Escalade, or life can be mean and cruel like a razor blade.” A little bit of truth gets you ready for the outburst that is track no.7, GETTING’ FUNKY. Cedric Burnside Project really does show how funky they can get on GETTING’ FUNKY. Again joined by the organ pulses of Kyle Roussel, GETTING’ FUNKY also features some nice bass lines from Trent Ayers.
Yet again, another corner is turned with I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT, track no.8. Around this corner, we find Trent Ayers with the Mississippi sun beating down on his silky acoustic playing while Cedric Burnside again convinces the listener that his is one of the best voices anyone has ever heard. I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT provides a smooth transition into a chapter of this record that is pure Mississippi Hill Country.
COME ON IN, track no.9, is the kind of hand clappin, knee slappin music that built this country. From gospel to country-western to rock to pop, all of our music seems to seep from the delta.
I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SAY, track no. 10, follows this same time-tested method of making art out of true life. There is an organic, all-you-need fulfillment that comes with listening to this record. It brings you in, adopts you. It surrounds you with its authenticity.
ABOUT CBP
By Official Website
Cedric was born and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi. At the young age of 13, he began touring around the world playing drums with his grandfather, North Mississippi blues legend R.L. Burnside also known as “Big Daddy”. In late 2006, Cedric & Lightin’ Malcolm teamed up and toured as “The Juke Joint Duo” which produced the award winning record, ‘Two Man Wrecking Crew’. In 2010, Cedric collaborated with his younger brother, Cody Burnside, and his uncle, Garry Burnside, to create The Cedric Burnside Project. They created a new genre of music by infusing Mississippi Hill Country Blues, Funk, R&B and Soul that will keep your foot stomping all night long! Following the passing of his brother, Cody, Cedric keeps the flame burning, touring with Trenton Ayers.
Cedric has performed and Recorded With: R.L. Burnside, Burnside Exploration, Jimmy Buffett, T Model Ford, Bobby Rush, Honey Boy Edwards, North Mississippi Allstars, Galactic, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Widespread Panic, John Spencer Blues Explosion. Cedric also just won the 2013 Memphis Blues Award for Drummer of the Year. This is the third time Cedric has won this prestigious award.
Trenton Ayers grew up with Cedric in North Mississippi, where he is known for his deep knowledge of the blues, and skills on both the guitar and the bass. He plays in many genres, from blues, soul and Jazz to R&B, funk and fusion. Trenton respects the roots yet always keeps it fresh, new, and exciting. After years of playing with legendary local acts in The Hill Country, he joins his childhood friend Cedric on his mission to bring the North Mississippi sound to the world.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
''HEAR ME WHEN I SAY''
2013
43:01
1 Bloodstone 03:30
2 Mean Queen 02:36
3 'til They Bury Me 01:53
4 Wash My Hands 03:37
5 I'll Do Anything For Your Love 04:14
6 It's Your Life 03:39
7 Gettin' Funky 05:33
8 I Like It, I Love It 03:46
9 Come On In 03:32
10 I Don't Care What They Say 02:03
11 We Did It 04:20
12 Tight Tight 04:11
ABOUT THE CD
by Greg “Lex” Gunther (Spy Boy Music Guide) of Beat Street Media.
How do you know the real thing ? How do you discern the authenticity of anything in this modern world ? The answer is the same as it’s been since the start of time; you gotta hold it in your hand to know what’s real.
Appropriately, the first tune on HEAR ME WHEN I SAY, the brand spanking new cd from Cedric Burnside Project is entitled, BLOODSTONE. Definitive in its disposition, BLOODSTONE is a song about love at first blues. It does not get much better when you come from Mississippi Hill Country and your Grandfather is R.L. Burnside. “I was born with the blues, and I feel she was born the same.” Accompanied by Trent Ayers’ monster picking on the acoustic and Patrick Williams howling on the harmonica, Cedric Burnside spills his guts. “I said we was gonna be because, I knew she was the same . Yeah, she’s a sweet little girl, and I just got to be her man.” The first track will grab you and let you know, this is the real deal.
The guitar playing goes electric and the beat gets real funky right away for track 2, MEAN QUEEN. Trent Ayers is just strutting all the way through MEAN QUEEN. This is flawless but still outrageous hammer work. It is just the right addition to the clean, brisk drumming of Cedric Burnside. This is some of the best drumming you will hear. MEAN QUEEN will get you dancing, bobbing your head and definitely distract you from whatever else you had been doing. “People call me a fool every day, ‘why you let that woman treat you that way ? But even though I don’t care what they say, she ain’t got the right to do me that way. I treat my woman like a queen but she keep on doing me mean.” That is one MEAN QUEEN and one funky tune. Give this cd a listen, I think you will agree. What will truly knock your socks off on this cd are the vocals of Cedric Burnside. If you have never seen Cedric Burnside Project live, the first couple tracks will convince you that the drumming and the guitar playing is world class. But when you combine Cedric’s deep, gospel voice, you really have something that grips you and won’t let go. Think Robert Cray’s sleek, powerful voice, and you will know what I am talking about. Cedric delivers as a vocalist and a drummer.
‘TIL THEY BURY ME, track no.3, comes out swinging. “Sometimes baby, I don’t want to look at you. Sometimes baby, I don’t want to stand next to you. But when it comes to my love for you, it’s as strong as it can be.” This acceptance of the ups and downs of life gives ’TIL THEY BURY ME that authentic taste. Contrast is what makes art come to life right ? “We argue all the time, no matter day or night. I grab the car keys, people startin’ to fight. But when it comes to my love for you, it’s as strong as it can be.”
The wonderfully unique talent and abilities of the Cedric Burnside Project comes clean on the fourth track, WASH MY HANDS. This is one of those greasy tunes that gets your elbows and your chin moving. The guitar of Trent Ayers keeps up with the lyrical genius of Cedric Burnside with outstanding polish and rhythm. WASH MY HANDS pulls rock and roll to its church roots, washes it of its sins, and mails it back in a swampadelic package. Simply put, this is what drums and a guitar should sound like. WASH MY HANDS will blow your mind.
I’LL DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE , track no.5, finds Cedric Burnside testifying alongside an insane saxophone serenade courtesy of Calvin Johnson. The two meld together to make this the most spiritual track thus far. The groove bursts through with Ayers, Johnson and Kyle Roussel on organ. The song writing and musical composition of HEAR ME WHEN I SAY will floor you. Every track brings forth its own take on original American music.
Track no.6, IT’S YOUR LIFE, finds Cedric Burnside Project using their flare to get their point across. “Life can be clean and smooth like an Escalade, or life can be mean and cruel like a razor blade.” A little bit of truth gets you ready for the outburst that is track no.7, GETTING’ FUNKY. Cedric Burnside Project really does show how funky they can get on GETTING’ FUNKY. Again joined by the organ pulses of Kyle Roussel, GETTING’ FUNKY also features some nice bass lines from Trent Ayers.
Yet again, another corner is turned with I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT, track no.8. Around this corner, we find Trent Ayers with the Mississippi sun beating down on his silky acoustic playing while Cedric Burnside again convinces the listener that his is one of the best voices anyone has ever heard. I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT provides a smooth transition into a chapter of this record that is pure Mississippi Hill Country.
COME ON IN, track no.9, is the kind of hand clappin, knee slappin music that built this country. From gospel to country-western to rock to pop, all of our music seems to seep from the delta.
I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SAY, track no. 10, follows this same time-tested method of making art out of true life. There is an organic, all-you-need fulfillment that comes with listening to this record. It brings you in, adopts you. It surrounds you with its authenticity.
ABOUT CBP
By Official Website
Cedric was born and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi. At the young age of 13, he began touring around the world playing drums with his grandfather, North Mississippi blues legend R.L. Burnside also known as “Big Daddy”. In late 2006, Cedric & Lightin’ Malcolm teamed up and toured as “The Juke Joint Duo” which produced the award winning record, ‘Two Man Wrecking Crew’. In 2010, Cedric collaborated with his younger brother, Cody Burnside, and his uncle, Garry Burnside, to create The Cedric Burnside Project. They created a new genre of music by infusing Mississippi Hill Country Blues, Funk, R&B and Soul that will keep your foot stomping all night long! Following the passing of his brother, Cody, Cedric keeps the flame burning, touring with Trenton Ayers.
Cedric has performed and Recorded With: R.L. Burnside, Burnside Exploration, Jimmy Buffett, T Model Ford, Bobby Rush, Honey Boy Edwards, North Mississippi Allstars, Galactic, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Widespread Panic, John Spencer Blues Explosion. Cedric also just won the 2013 Memphis Blues Award for Drummer of the Year. This is the third time Cedric has won this prestigious award.
Trenton Ayers grew up with Cedric in North Mississippi, where he is known for his deep knowledge of the blues, and skills on both the guitar and the bass. He plays in many genres, from blues, soul and Jazz to R&B, funk and fusion. Trenton respects the roots yet always keeps it fresh, new, and exciting. After years of playing with legendary local acts in The Hill Country, he joins his childhood friend Cedric on his mission to bring the North Mississippi sound to the world.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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