8945 - PAT TRAVERS - RETRO ROCKET (2015)

PAT TRAVERS
''RETRO ROCKET''
MARCH 17 2015
51:31

1 I Always Run (Lisa Cameron, Jürgen Engler, Scott Telles, Pat Travers) 05:28
2 Searching For A Cube (Lisa Cameron, Jürgen Engler, Scott Telles, Pat Travers) 05:14
3 Who Can You Turn To (Lisa Cameron, Jürgen Engler, Scott Telles, Pat Travers) 03:58
4 Up Is Down (Lisa Cameron, Jürgen Engler, Scott Telles, Pat Travers) 05:18
5 Mystery At The Wrecking Yard (Lisa Cameron, Jürgen Engler, Scott Telles, Pat Travers) 06:25
6 You Can't Get Their From Hare (Lisa Cameron, Jürgen Engler, Scott Telles, Pat Travers) 04:17
7 I Am Alive (Neil Carpenter, Sean Shannon, Joe Stump, Pat Travers) 03:30
8 I Wanna Be Free (Neil Carpenter, Sean Shannon, Joe Stump, Pat Travers) 04:10
9 Hellbound Train (Sean Shannon, Pat Travers) 04:41
10 Looking Up (Live) (Pat Travers) 06:17
11 Lead Me Home (Theme From The Walking Dead) (?) 02:05

Neil Carpenter/Bass
Jürgen Engler/Guitar
Brian Kinsey/Vocals
Lisa Cameron/Drums
Kevin Ryan/Bass Guitar
Sean Shannon/Drums
Joe Stump/Guitar
Scott Telles/Bass Guitar
Amanda Travers/Backing Vocals
Elijah Travers/Backing Vocals
Monica Travers/Backing Vocals
Pat Travers/Guitar, Vocals
The Travettes//Backing Vocals

BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Greg Prato
While most bluesy hard rock acts of the '70s and '80s hailed from the United States (the South, to be exact), there were several exceptions to the rule, such as Canadian singer/guitarist Pat Travers. Born in Toronto on April 12, 1954, Travers first picked up the guitar just prior to entering his teens, after witnessing a local performance by the great Jimi Hendrix. It wasn't long before Travers was studying the other top rock guitarists of the day (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc.), and paying his dues by playing in bar bands in Quebec. His first true touring gig came his way when he hooked up with '50s rock & roll vet Ronnie Hawkins (best known for performing with a backing cast that would eventually transform into the Band).

But Travers' main love was hard rock, so after a year, he packed up his belongings and headed to London. Shortly after touchdown in the U.K., Travers recorded a demo that would land him a recording deal with Polydor and result in the release of his debut, Pat Travers, during the spring of 1976. A performance at England's annual Reading Festival the same year only piqued further interest, which resulted in two more releases in 1977, Makin' Magic and Putting It Straight (both of which followed a pre-Iron Maiden Nicko McBrain on drums), before Travers returned to North America and set his sights on the U.S. rock market.

Featuring drummer Tommy Aldridge, guitarist Pat Thrall, and bassist Mars Cowling, the new Travers band lineup premiered on 1979's Heat in the Street. This led to Travers' most commercially successful period, resulting in a pair of Top 30 releases, 1979's Live! Go for What You Know (considered by many Travers fans to be his finest hour) and 1980's Crash and Burn. But soon after the dawn of the '80s, bluesy hard rock seemed to quickly fall out of favor among the U.S. record buying public, in favor of slickly produced arena rock, and later, MTV-approved bands.

As a result, each subsequent Travers release sold less, as his last albums to appear on the U.S. album charts included 1981's Radio Active, 1982's Black Pearl, and 1984's Hot Shot. Unhappy with Polydor, Travers opted to take a break from releasing albums for the remainder of the decade, but continued to tour. Travers' 1990 comeback album, School of Hard Knocks, failed to re-spark interest on the charts, although he continued to issue new studio albums (Blues Tracks, Just a Touch, Blues Magnet, etc.) and archival live sets (King Biscuit Flower Hour, BBC Radio One Live in Concert) throughout the decade.

Travers continues to tour and record regularly (playing alongside the likes of Night Ranger's Jeff Watson, Cinderella's Tom Keifer, and Rick Derringer), and in 2001, performed as part of the Voices of Classic Rock tour. Travers emerged from the recording studio once more in 2003, with P.T. Power Trio, a recording that featured covers of songs by the likes of Cream ("White Room"), Robin Trower ("Day of the Eagle"), and ZZ Top ("Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings"), among others.

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8445 - PAT TRAVERS BAND LIVE AT THE IRIDIUM NYC (2015)

PAT TRAVERS BAND
''LIVE AT THE IRIDIUM NYC''
JANUARY 27 2015
62:26

1 Rock and Roll Susie 03:38
2 Gettin' Betta 05:12
3 Crash and Burn 04:57
4 Heat in the Street 04:29
5 Josephine 05:09
6 I've Got News for You 05:40
7 Ask Me Baby 05:52
8 I La, La, La Love You 03:35
9 Lone Wolf (Kirk Solo);Red House 07:23
10 If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day 06:13
11 Spoonful 05:36
12 Black Betty 04:39

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Pat Travers/Guitar, Vocals
Kirk McKim/Guitar, Vocals
Rodney O'Quinn/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Sandy Gennaro/Drums
Jon Paris/Guest "Blues Harp" on 10 & 11

BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato, AMG
While most bluesy hard rock acts of the '70s and '80s hailed from the United States (the South, to be exact), there were several exceptions to the rule, such as Canadian singer/guitarist Pat Travers. Born in Toronto on April 12, 1954, Travers first picked up the guitar just prior to entering his teens, after witnessing a local performance by the great Jimi Hendrix. It wasn't long before Travers was studying the other top rock guitarists of the day (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc.), and paying his dues by playing in bar bands in Quebec. His first true touring gig came his way when he hooked up with '50s rock & roll vet Ronnie Hawkins (best known for performing with a backing cast that would eventually transform into the Band).

But Travers' main love was hard rock, so after a year, he packed up his belongings and headed to London. Shortly after touchdown in the U.K., Travers recorded a demo that would land him a recording deal with Polydor and result in the release of his debut, Pat Travers, during the spring of 1976. A performance at England's annual Reading Festival the same year only piqued further interest, which resulted in two more releases in 1977, Makin' Magic and Putting It Straight (both of which followed a pre-Iron Maiden Nicko McBrain on drums), before Travers returned to North America and set his sights on the U.S. rock market.

Featuring drummer Tommy Aldridge, guitarist Pat Thrall, and bassist Mars Cowling, the new Travers band lineup premiered on 1979's Heat in the Street. This led to Travers' most commercially successful period, resulting in a pair of Top 30 releases, 1979's Live! Go for What You Know (considered by many Travers fans to be his finest hour) and 1980's Crash and Burn. But soon after the dawn of the '80s, bluesy hard rock seemed to quickly fall out of favor among the U.S. record buying public, in favor of slickly produced arena rock, and later, MTV-approved bands.

As a result, each subsequent Travers release sold less, as his last albums to appear on the U.S. album charts included 1981's Radio Active, 1982's Black Pearl, and 1984's Hot Shot. Unhappy with Polydor, Travers opted to take a break from releasing albums for the remainder of the decade, but continued to tour. Travers' 1990 comeback album, School of Hard Knocks, failed to re-spark interest on the charts, although he continued to issue new studio albums (Blues Tracks, Just a Touch, Blues Magnet, etc.) and archival live sets (King Biscuit Flower Hour, BBC Radio One Live in Concert) throughout the decade.

Travers continues to tour and record regularly (playing alongside the likes of Night Ranger's Jeff Watson, Cinderella's Tom Keifer, and Rick Derringer), and in 2001, performed as part of the Voices of Classic Rock tour. Travers emerged from the recording studio once more in 2003, with P.T. Power Trio, a recording that featured covers of songs by the likes of Cream ("White Room"), Robin Trower ("Day of the Eagle"), and ZZ Top ("Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings"), among others.

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5401 - PAT TRAVERS BAND - Can Do (2013)

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PAT TRAVERS BAND
'CAN DO''
JULY 9 2013
55:18

1. Can Do /4:54
2. Stand Up / Give It Up /5:00
3. Diamond Girl /3:51
4. As Long as I'm with You /4:31
5. Long Time Gone /4:33
6. Wanted (That Was Then / This Is Now) /5:40
7. Armed and Dangerous /3:14
8. Here Comes the Rain Again /5:46
9. Keep Calm & Carry On /5:53
10. Dust & Bone /3:02
11. Waitin' on the End of Time /6:03
12. Red Neck Boogie /2:51

Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s. Pat Thrall, Nicko McBrain, Mick Dyche, Tommy Aldridge, Peter "Mars" Cowling, Barry Dunaway, Jerry Riggs, Carmine Appice and Micheal Shrieve are some of the noted musicians who have been members of the Pat Travers Band through the years. Kirk Hammett of Metallica has cited him as one of his favorite guitar players.

2098 - PAT TRAVERS - Blues On Fire (2012)

PAT TRAVERS
''BLUES ON FIRE''
JUL 31 2012
PURPLE PYRAMID RECORDS
48:12

1. Black Dog Blues/3:39
2. Nobody's Fault But Mine/3:18
3. Back Water Blues/5:06
4. Meat Shakin' Woman/3:49
5. Easy Rider Blues/3:08
6. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out/3:07
7. Bulldozer Blues/4:40
8. You Can't Get That Stuff No More/4:39
9. Dark Night Blues/4:24
10. Rock Island Blues/3:13
11. Jailhouse Blues/4:17
12. Death Letter/4:52

Pat Travis/Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Doug Bare/Piano, Organ
Carl Cleaver/Piano
Sean Shannon/Drums

REVIEW
On July 31, Purple Pyramid (a division of Cleopatra Records) will release Pat Travers’ new record, BLUES ON FIRE, a collection of historic, classic blues songs that date back to the early 1900s. After a long and loud European tour last year, Pat came back home to the States and decided to decompress and refresh by listening to nothing but old blues on AOL radio. “I listened and absorbed. I got the artist biographies and the back stories, and heard about the influences of my influences!” said Pat.

With an affinity to both the music and the artists, and much attentive research, he hand-picked twelve songs that showcase the finest early 20th century bluesmen and blueswomen. While the record boasts a full, classic rock production and guitar-heavy interpretations, Pat says with reverence to the source material, “there’s no way to hide under technology.” The emotion of story-telling through lyric and strings comes through in tracks like the heavy melodic opener “Black Dog Blues” by Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson’s “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” and Jimmy Cox’s lament “Nobody Knows When You’re Down And Out.” Son House’s stark and bleak “Death Letter” is a one-take stunner.
Bessie Smith, Tampa Red, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and more are also honored on BLUES ON FIRE.

Pat produced and performed all vocals, guitars, and bass on BLUES ON FIRE, with Doug Bare on piano/organ and Carl Cleaver on piano. Sean Shannon played drums as well as engineered the record.

Pat Travers is one of the most prolific guitar players of this generation. In his 40-year career, he has released dozens of records across many genres, and has been a Top 20 and Top 40 charter. Noted musicians like Nicko McBrain, Tommy Aldridge, Pat Thrall, and Carmine Appice have been part of The Pat Travers Band. In addition to coast-to-coast and international headlining tours, the band has toured with the likes of Rainbow and Rush. Pat continues to inspire and influence his peers, including Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, who called Pat one of his favorite guitarists.

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