FANZEYEVIEW
Lance Lopez - Handmade Music
Texas blues rocker Lance Lopez entered the studio to record the sessions for
‘Handmade Music’ took place in late June at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Lance worked with famed producer Jim Gaines, engineer Pete Matthews
and assistant engineer Adam Hill on the recordings.
Opening with the double hard hitting salvo of ‘Come Back Home’ and ‘Hard Time’, great riffs and typical low growling vocals of Lance, these rockers hit below the belt
and set the standard for what is to come. ‘Let Go’ and ‘Dream Away’ slow the pace down to a slower bluesy mode with the solo guitar work on ‘Dream Away’ is
exceptional and worth buying the cd for on its own. Great drum shuffle from Jimmy on ‘Your Love’ that follows in the Texas style. ‘Get Out And Walk’ is probably going to be the favourite of the bar-room blues-rock fans; it’s a cracker that will appeal live as well as on the radio, catchy chorus, melody and groove that are infectious.
Instrumental ‘Vaya Con Dios’ is awesome, starting off very atmospheric before the band kick in halfway through. The last three tracks, ‘Black Cat Moan’, ‘Can You Feel It’ and ‘Lowdown Ways’ are the best summary for ‘Handmade Music’ showing all the
bands skills with drums, bass and guitar through some awesome blues.
‘Handmade Music’ has all the good old rockin' vibe he is famed for, plus tracks varying from good old Texas-style blues-rock, shuffles, instrumental as well as some scorching blues, it's the guitarist's best and most mature, consistent recording to date, showcasing strong song writing while still retaining the red-hot fretwork, bass player Chris Gipson played some amazing bass lines and sings background vocals on a couple of cuts as well, drummer Jimmy Dereta playing with power and force. The band will
be playing a majority of the material live now so if people come to a show they will be able to hear a lot of it first-hand.
Come Back Home / Hard Time / Let Go / Dream Away / Get Out and Walk / Your Love / Travelling Riverside Blues / Letters / Vaya Con Dios / Black Cat Moan / Can you Feel It / Lowdown Ways bonus tracks
Released in Uk and Europe on December 5th 2011
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handmade-Music-Lance-Lopez/dp/B005JYUVUG/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322676008&sr=1-3
‘Handmade Music’ took place in late June at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Lance worked with famed producer Jim Gaines, engineer Pete Matthews
and assistant engineer Adam Hill on the recordings.
Opening with the double hard hitting salvo of ‘Come Back Home’ and ‘Hard Time’, great riffs and typical low growling vocals of Lance, these rockers hit below the belt
and set the standard for what is to come. ‘Let Go’ and ‘Dream Away’ slow the pace down to a slower bluesy mode with the solo guitar work on ‘Dream Away’ is
exceptional and worth buying the cd for on its own. Great drum shuffle from Jimmy on ‘Your Love’ that follows in the Texas style. ‘Get Out And Walk’ is probably going to be the favourite of the bar-room blues-rock fans; it’s a cracker that will appeal live as well as on the radio, catchy chorus, melody and groove that are infectious.
Instrumental ‘Vaya Con Dios’ is awesome, starting off very atmospheric before the band kick in halfway through. The last three tracks, ‘Black Cat Moan’, ‘Can You Feel It’ and ‘Lowdown Ways’ are the best summary for ‘Handmade Music’ showing all the
bands skills with drums, bass and guitar through some awesome blues.
‘Handmade Music’ has all the good old rockin' vibe he is famed for, plus tracks varying from good old Texas-style blues-rock, shuffles, instrumental as well as some scorching blues, it's the guitarist's best and most mature, consistent recording to date, showcasing strong song writing while still retaining the red-hot fretwork, bass player Chris Gipson played some amazing bass lines and sings background vocals on a couple of cuts as well, drummer Jimmy Dereta playing with power and force. The band will
be playing a majority of the material live now so if people come to a show they will be able to hear a lot of it first-hand.
Come Back Home / Hard Time / Let Go / Dream Away / Get Out and Walk / Your Love / Travelling Riverside Blues / Letters / Vaya Con Dios / Black Cat Moan / Can you Feel It / Lowdown Ways bonus tracks
Released in Uk and Europe on December 5th 2011
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handmade-Music-Lance-Lopez/dp/B005JYUVUG/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322676008&sr=1-3
