THE HELLECASTERS
''HELL III: NEW AXES TO GRIND''
1997
54:46
1 T.W.P.P.T. 05:58
2 Riddler's Journey 05:29
3 Ghosts Of 42nd Street 05:19
4 Mist Beyond Delhi 06:09
5 Almost Dawn 05:05
6 Mad Cows At Ease 03:56
7 As We Know It 05:51
8 Mr. Natural 03:38
9 Deiter's Lounge 04:24
10 Breaking Through 08:51
REVIEW/AMG
By Tom Schulte
On this release, the Hellecasters -- an amazing and highly skilled trio of guitarists -- take their third break in a decade from their regular projects to produce a CD of unpredictable and energetic instrumental music. The three core members are John Jorgenson, Jerry Donahue, and Will Ray. Jorgenson, a three-time Guitarist of the Year as voted by the Academy of Country Music, has worked with Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Roy Orbison, John Prine, Michael Nesmith, and Elton John. Still, do not expect Top 40 riffs from Jorgenson on this recording. He wrote and plays all instruments on the bold-stroked progressive rock piece "As We Know It." His chops come through clearly on the first multi-bar solo on the hyper but cocktail-hip "Dieteris Lounge" (on which he plays vibes and wrote). Donahue also came from country music and is widely respected in the field -- he worked with George Harrison, Elton John, Robert Plant, Fairport Convention, and Roy Orbison. Donahue's forte is supernatural string-bending that even won the vocal praise of Danny Gatton. Ray can put Tom Jones, Steve Earle, Joe Walsh, Thomas Dolby and Solomon Burke on his resume. Ray equips himself with B-Benders and ring slides on both hands for an unusual and fluid melody line that snakes out of his original piece, "Mr. Natural." Most fans of serious fretwork will not be disappointed with this album.
ABOUT THE BAND/OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Will and Jerry bumped into each other by chance at The Palomino, a popular LA area music club, on a Tuesday night in April of 1990. Both had individually gone to check out the acts that were scheduled to play that night. At that time, The Palomino hosted a presentation called "The Barndance", in which local acts were invited to showcase a repertoire of five or six selections each in the American Roots genre. And the admission was free! So, that couldn't be missed. Having arrived at the door at the same time, Jerry and Will sat down at a table together to enjoy the show. During one of the changeovers, Jerry casually mentioned how cool it would be if they were to come together, backed by a rhythm section to play a short set with a slightly different approach to the norm. In contrast to the common procedure of battling it out like gunslingers, (in an effort to determine who can outplay the other!), they would actually work closely together, producing interesting arrangements, harmony parts, etc., in the manner of a good horn section. And with Will's wild-man slides and Jerry's crazy bends, they'd be presenting a new sound all their own!
Will loved the idea but quickly noted that, as with horn sections, at least one more player would complete the picture, so that three-part harmonies could be achieved. The obvious choice was John, as half a decade earlier, they had come together along with two others to record an instrumental that Will had written, arranged and produced for release at that time ("Hollywood Roundup" by The Superpickers!).
Less than a week later, when John was back from touring, Will enlisted him and he (John) then came up with the trio's bohemian moniker! Subsequently the trio got together to arrange the short set and then brought in the rhythm section for an afternoon's rehearsal.
Ronnie Mack, creator and presenter of "The Barndance", was then approached and the first available date was reserved, about six weeks later in June. In the meantime, every Tuesday leading up to the début show, Ronnie promoted the new union so effectively that the Palomino was packed solid! Multiple demands were soon made for a return performance!
Due to everyone's prior commitments, the next possibility was to reserve a date in December, when everyone would be back for the Holidays (all lived in the Hollywood area at that time). Again the club was packed and, due to strict fire regulations, people were actually being turned away! This led to the guys agreeing to yet another date, which ended up being in April of '91. In the audience that night was video pioneer, Michael Nesmith, previously of 'The Monkees' fame. A record deal was offered on the spot and that is how 'The Hellecasters' became a bona fide entity - despite the three guys' original plan to join forces only for that one Palomino spot in June of '90!
BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
The Hellecasters are an American guitar group. Composed of Nashville session players Will Ray, John Jorgenson (Desert Rose, and Elton John's backup band), and Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention, Fotheringay), they all play modified versions of the Fender Telecaster as their main instruments. Their name, it has been speculated, comes from a pun, wherein they claim to play the hell out of their Telecasters. They came together at the behest of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees to record an album. Their first two albums, The Return of the Hellecasters and Escape from Hollywood, were released by Nesmith's Pacific Arts Audio label.
WEBSITE
TO THE TOP
''HELL III: NEW AXES TO GRIND''
1997
54:46
1 T.W.P.P.T. 05:58
2 Riddler's Journey 05:29
3 Ghosts Of 42nd Street 05:19
4 Mist Beyond Delhi 06:09
5 Almost Dawn 05:05
6 Mad Cows At Ease 03:56
7 As We Know It 05:51
8 Mr. Natural 03:38
9 Deiter's Lounge 04:24
10 Breaking Through 08:51
REVIEW/AMG
By Tom Schulte
On this release, the Hellecasters -- an amazing and highly skilled trio of guitarists -- take their third break in a decade from their regular projects to produce a CD of unpredictable and energetic instrumental music. The three core members are John Jorgenson, Jerry Donahue, and Will Ray. Jorgenson, a three-time Guitarist of the Year as voted by the Academy of Country Music, has worked with Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Roy Orbison, John Prine, Michael Nesmith, and Elton John. Still, do not expect Top 40 riffs from Jorgenson on this recording. He wrote and plays all instruments on the bold-stroked progressive rock piece "As We Know It." His chops come through clearly on the first multi-bar solo on the hyper but cocktail-hip "Dieteris Lounge" (on which he plays vibes and wrote). Donahue also came from country music and is widely respected in the field -- he worked with George Harrison, Elton John, Robert Plant, Fairport Convention, and Roy Orbison. Donahue's forte is supernatural string-bending that even won the vocal praise of Danny Gatton. Ray can put Tom Jones, Steve Earle, Joe Walsh, Thomas Dolby and Solomon Burke on his resume. Ray equips himself with B-Benders and ring slides on both hands for an unusual and fluid melody line that snakes out of his original piece, "Mr. Natural." Most fans of serious fretwork will not be disappointed with this album.
ABOUT THE BAND/OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Will and Jerry bumped into each other by chance at The Palomino, a popular LA area music club, on a Tuesday night in April of 1990. Both had individually gone to check out the acts that were scheduled to play that night. At that time, The Palomino hosted a presentation called "The Barndance", in which local acts were invited to showcase a repertoire of five or six selections each in the American Roots genre. And the admission was free! So, that couldn't be missed. Having arrived at the door at the same time, Jerry and Will sat down at a table together to enjoy the show. During one of the changeovers, Jerry casually mentioned how cool it would be if they were to come together, backed by a rhythm section to play a short set with a slightly different approach to the norm. In contrast to the common procedure of battling it out like gunslingers, (in an effort to determine who can outplay the other!), they would actually work closely together, producing interesting arrangements, harmony parts, etc., in the manner of a good horn section. And with Will's wild-man slides and Jerry's crazy bends, they'd be presenting a new sound all their own!
Will loved the idea but quickly noted that, as with horn sections, at least one more player would complete the picture, so that three-part harmonies could be achieved. The obvious choice was John, as half a decade earlier, they had come together along with two others to record an instrumental that Will had written, arranged and produced for release at that time ("Hollywood Roundup" by The Superpickers!).
Less than a week later, when John was back from touring, Will enlisted him and he (John) then came up with the trio's bohemian moniker! Subsequently the trio got together to arrange the short set and then brought in the rhythm section for an afternoon's rehearsal.
Ronnie Mack, creator and presenter of "The Barndance", was then approached and the first available date was reserved, about six weeks later in June. In the meantime, every Tuesday leading up to the début show, Ronnie promoted the new union so effectively that the Palomino was packed solid! Multiple demands were soon made for a return performance!
Due to everyone's prior commitments, the next possibility was to reserve a date in December, when everyone would be back for the Holidays (all lived in the Hollywood area at that time). Again the club was packed and, due to strict fire regulations, people were actually being turned away! This led to the guys agreeing to yet another date, which ended up being in April of '91. In the audience that night was video pioneer, Michael Nesmith, previously of 'The Monkees' fame. A record deal was offered on the spot and that is how 'The Hellecasters' became a bona fide entity - despite the three guys' original plan to join forces only for that one Palomino spot in June of '90!
BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
The Hellecasters are an American guitar group. Composed of Nashville session players Will Ray, John Jorgenson (Desert Rose, and Elton John's backup band), and Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention, Fotheringay), they all play modified versions of the Fender Telecaster as their main instruments. Their name, it has been speculated, comes from a pun, wherein they claim to play the hell out of their Telecasters. They came together at the behest of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees to record an album. Their first two albums, The Return of the Hellecasters and Escape from Hollywood, were released by Nesmith's Pacific Arts Audio label.
WEBSITE
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