THE KENNETH BRIAN BAND
''WELCOME TO ALABAMA''
OCTOBER 18 2011
43:37
1. Something Better/3:59
2. Texas By Tonight/4:13
3. Welcome To Alabama/4:26
4. Last Call (With Lillie Mae Rische)/3:28
5. Holdin On/3:25
6. Tonight We Ride/4:46
7. Nothin You Can Do/3:34
8. Prayer For Love/4:29
9. The Fall/6:09
10. Cry To The Dark/5:08
Randall Bramblett /Hammond B3, Piano, Wurlitzer
Bonnie Bramlett /Vocals
Kenneth Brian /Guitar, Vocals
Zach Graham /Guitar (Bass)
Charlie Hayward /Guitar (Bass)
David Hood /Guitar (Bass)
Jason Isbell /Guitar (Resonator), Slide Guitar
James Pennebaker /Guitar (Steel)
Dickey Pryor /Drums
Lillie Mae Rische /Vocal Harmony
Travis Stephens /Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony
ABOUT
By The Official Site
As the title suggests, the debut album from The Kenneth Brian Band, Welcome to Alabama, is an introduction to the New South, by way of a relentless attack of tracks featuring masterful song-crafting, blistering guitar work, spot-on harmonies, and a take-no-prisoners-rhythm section, all tied together by Brian’s honest voice and unapologetically straight-forward point of view.
While dark times have seen the Southern farms and small businesses of old paved over and toppled by the ever-increasing growth of suburban sprawl, Welcome To Alabama shines like a beacon for those who fear that Southern culture is all but lost; and moreover, proves that it isn’t lost at all.
Welcome to Alabama was produced by Johnny Sandlin, the acclaimed producer who’s worked with The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop, Bonnie Bramlett, Widespread Panic, Delbert McClinton and Wet Willie, among many others. Special guests on the album include legendary singer Bonnie Bramlett, guitarist Jason Isbell (Drive-by Truckers), keyboardist Randall Bramblett (Sea Level, Cowboy, Steve Winwood), bassist Charlie Hayward (The Charlie Daniels Band), guitarist James Pennebaker (Delbert McClinton) and iconic Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bassist David Hood.
The Kenneth Brian Band’s smokin’ brand of outlaw country music meets Southern Rock is led by the powerful vocals and incendiary lead guitar of Kenneth Brian. The rest of the band includes Travis Stephens on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals, Dickey Pryor on drums and Frank Rische on bass.
Nine of the ten tracks on Welcome to Alabama are originals written by Kenneth Brian. The lone cover is “Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do,” written by Dickey Betts and originally recorded on the Dickey Betts and Great Southern album in 1977. Brian’s version features a rousing vocal duet with Bonnie Bramlett. In addition to the kickin’ title track, some of the album’s other many highlights include the ballsy, hard-core rocking opening track, “Something Better;” the crowd-pleasing Lone Star State anthem, “Texas by Tonight;” the tender barroom ballad, “Last Call;” the rumbling “Tonight We Ride;” and the powerfully-moving “Prayer for Love” (featuring Jason Isbell on slide guitar).
With its first album, The Kenneth Brian Band has created a Southern Rock tour-de-force that, like its title’s namesake, is both progressive and steeped in tradition. Welcome To Alabama.
OFFICIAL SITE
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2. Texas By Tonight/4:13
3. Welcome To Alabama/4:26
4. Last Call (With Lillie Mae Rische)/3:28
5. Holdin On/3:25
6. Tonight We Ride/4:46
7. Nothin You Can Do/3:34
8. Prayer For Love/4:29
9. The Fall/6:09
10. Cry To The Dark/5:08
Randall Bramblett /Hammond B3, Piano, Wurlitzer
Bonnie Bramlett /Vocals
Kenneth Brian /Guitar, Vocals
Zach Graham /Guitar (Bass)
Charlie Hayward /Guitar (Bass)
David Hood /Guitar (Bass)
Jason Isbell /Guitar (Resonator), Slide Guitar
James Pennebaker /Guitar (Steel)
Dickey Pryor /Drums
Lillie Mae Rische /Vocal Harmony
Travis Stephens /Guitar (Rhythm), Vocal Harmony
ABOUT
By The Official Site
As the title suggests, the debut album from The Kenneth Brian Band, Welcome to Alabama, is an introduction to the New South, by way of a relentless attack of tracks featuring masterful song-crafting, blistering guitar work, spot-on harmonies, and a take-no-prisoners-rhythm section, all tied together by Brian’s honest voice and unapologetically straight-forward point of view.
While dark times have seen the Southern farms and small businesses of old paved over and toppled by the ever-increasing growth of suburban sprawl, Welcome To Alabama shines like a beacon for those who fear that Southern culture is all but lost; and moreover, proves that it isn’t lost at all.
Welcome to Alabama was produced by Johnny Sandlin, the acclaimed producer who’s worked with The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop, Bonnie Bramlett, Widespread Panic, Delbert McClinton and Wet Willie, among many others. Special guests on the album include legendary singer Bonnie Bramlett, guitarist Jason Isbell (Drive-by Truckers), keyboardist Randall Bramblett (Sea Level, Cowboy, Steve Winwood), bassist Charlie Hayward (The Charlie Daniels Band), guitarist James Pennebaker (Delbert McClinton) and iconic Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bassist David Hood.
The Kenneth Brian Band’s smokin’ brand of outlaw country music meets Southern Rock is led by the powerful vocals and incendiary lead guitar of Kenneth Brian. The rest of the band includes Travis Stephens on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals, Dickey Pryor on drums and Frank Rische on bass.
Nine of the ten tracks on Welcome to Alabama are originals written by Kenneth Brian. The lone cover is “Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do,” written by Dickey Betts and originally recorded on the Dickey Betts and Great Southern album in 1977. Brian’s version features a rousing vocal duet with Bonnie Bramlett. In addition to the kickin’ title track, some of the album’s other many highlights include the ballsy, hard-core rocking opening track, “Something Better;” the crowd-pleasing Lone Star State anthem, “Texas by Tonight;” the tender barroom ballad, “Last Call;” the rumbling “Tonight We Ride;” and the powerfully-moving “Prayer for Love” (featuring Jason Isbell on slide guitar).
With its first album, The Kenneth Brian Band has created a Southern Rock tour-de-force that, like its title’s namesake, is both progressive and steeped in tradition. Welcome To Alabama.
OFFICIAL SITE
TO THE TOP
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