10341 - PETE SCHEIPS BAND - BACK ON THE BLUES TRAIN (2008)
PETE SCHEIPS BAND
''BACK ON THE BLUES TRAIN''
APRIL 8 2008
43:45
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1 Back On The Train 03:52
2 Time Will Tell 05:46
3 Blue Guitar 04:19
4 Nassau County Blues 04:22
5 Fill In The Blank 08:37
6 Run Rabbit Run 02:33
7 Coming Up Blue 01:58
8 Already Gone 04:58
9 Say Goodbye 02:17
10 Shes In Control 04:58
All Tracks By Scheips
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Chris D'amato/Guitar, Vocals
Jaimoe/Drums
Jonathan Lichtig/Drums
Mark Mercier/Piano
Stephen K. Miller/Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Pete Scheips/Arranger, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Barry Seelen/Organ, Piano
Chris Tofield/Guitar, Vocals
Matt Zeiner/Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
1 Back On The Train 03:53
2 Time Will Tell 05:49
3 Blue Guitar 04:23
4 Nassau County Blues 04:24
5 Fill In The Blank 08:42
6 Run Rabbit Run 02:37
7 Coming Up Blue 01:59
8 Already Gone 05:01
9 Say Goodbye 02:19
10 She's In Control 04:58
All Tracks By Pete Scheips
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Pete Scheips/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Barry Seelen/Organ
Chris D'Amato/Guitar, Vocals
Matt Zeiner/Organ, Vocals
Mark Mercier/Piano
Jonathan Lichtig/Drums
Stephen Miller/Mandolin
Chris Tofield/Guitar
Jaimoe/Drums
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REVIEW
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When good musicians come together to play, it is a very rare occasion that the results don’t work out as expected. In the case of the Pete Scheips Band, their delivery on Coming Up Blue will make you sit up and smile and wish it had lasted a whole lot longer. The 10 songs on this CD run the course from lilting ballads to a shuffle to some harder-edged tunes, with just the right amount and shades of blue.
Pete’s band mates are ABB drummer Jaimoe, Matt Zeiner on keyboards, Chris D’Amato on guitar, and Jonathan Lichtig on drums. Scheips plays bass and guitar and handles the majority of the lead vocals. “Back on the Train” kicks off Coming Up Blue with a story of trying it one more time, and “Time Will Tell” rocks smoky and steady. Zeiner and D’Amato supply some cool vocal background on such tunes as “Nassau County Blues,” “Already Gone” and “Fill in the Blank,” bringing deep color and texture to the CD. “Run Rabbit Run” is a short instrumental number that evokes sounds of older days, with some especially nice piano parts by Matt Zeiner and D’Amato’s best guitar solo on the album.
Scheips displays his more personal side with the solo acoustic “Coming Up Blue,” and the closing numbers “Say Goodbye” and “She’s In Control” highlight what is a great showcase of modern blues from a terrific band of players. Get this one, folks – you will listen to it often.
