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MILLER ANDERSON ~ FROM LIZARD ROCK! MIG 00842 (Barcode: 885513008428) ~ UK ~ Blues-Rock Recorded: 2008 Released: 2013 This is a wonderful collection of live recordings by veteran British Blues-Rock vocalist / guitarist / songwriter Miller AndersonFind albums by this artist and his band, which also includes keyboardist Frank TischerFind albums by this artist, bassist Kris GrayFind albums by this artist and drummer Klaus SchenkFind albums by this artist. The music was recorded during various concerts played in Germany, where Anderson enjoys a loyal support from a large fan base. The 2CD album presents nineteen electrifying performances and two bonus tracks, altogether a feast of brilliant Blues-Rock material that lasts for solid two hours. Most of the songs included on the album were composed by Anderson and present a mix of old material originating in the good old days when Anderson was a member of the Keef Hartley BandFind albums by this artist and other songs written over the years, as well as a few Blues classics, which get a new treatment by Anderson and the band. The material confirms that Anderson is still in fantastic form and belongs to the absolute top league of Blues-Rock performers originating in the 1960s and still active today. His songs are excellent, his guitar work is stunning and his vocals are convincing and full of power. He manages to keep the spirit of the British electric Blues revival alive and kicking, playing music that refuses to become irrelevant and withstands the tides of time, leaving all the garbage that passes as music these days way behind. Sadly Anderson is surely one of the most underappreciated guitar players around and is almost never mentioned as an influence in various music sources, which list completely unoriginal second rate guitar players as idols. Life is a bitch that way, with many young players that could have learned so much from this man, are most probably completely oblivious as to his existence. Overall this is a wonderful Blues-Rock album, which includes all the elements the fans of the genre expect to find on a great album: heartbreaking vocals, extended soul wrenching guitar solos and a great band supporting the front man. This album does not disappoint in any of the above prerequisites. A definite must-have to all serious fans of the genre!

Updated: 28/04/2016Posted: 28/04/2016

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