Dave Hole - Under The Spell (1999)

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Artist: Dave Hole
Title: Under The Spell
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Provogue / Irond #IROND CD 04-DD103
Genre: Modern Electric Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Quality: FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 01:04:33
Total Size: 425 / 174 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite: Album Preview

With Under the Spell, Australian guitarist Dave Hole and his veteran backup band manage to lasso in all of the energy from their live concerts, while under the roof of a usually antiseptic recording studio environment. All but three of the 12 tracks were written by Hole and rank among his best work to date. Rocking through "Demolition Man" and delivering a sweet soul-blues ballad with "Don't Say Goodbye," Hole once again expresses his musical diversity with a flair. He manages to remain a true original while still feeding off of his major influences -- people like the Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, the Animals, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters. "Holding Pattern" rocks with a Stevie Ray Vaughan feel, and Hole's passionate vocals are a real treat on his cover of John Lee Hooker's "Run With Me." "More Love, Less Attitude" is an infectious groove that begs to be heard time and time again, and Hole simply smokes on the electric slide -- there are no two ways about it. Under the Spell combines excellent acoustic foundations, topped with blistering slide work and power-soaked vocals, to provide one of the finest blues albums of the year. The CD should be required listening for all fans and students of the slide guitar, as well as connoisseurs of the blues in general. The import edition shuffles the track sequencing and adds four songs: "I See My Baby," "Guitar Man," "Too Old to Rock'n'Roll," and "I've Got to Go."

~ Michael B. Smith, All Music

Track List:

01. Holding Pattern [4:49]
02. Demolition Man [5:25]
03. Run With Me [4:53]
04. Cold Women With Warm Hearts [5:13]
05. More Love, Less Attitude [4:20]
06. Blues Is The Truth [3:31]
07. Chicken Stuff [2:56]
08. Don't Say Goodbye [4:01]
09. Yes Or No [4:29]
10. I See My Baby [3:18]
11. Short Memory [3:50]
12. Lost At Sea [2:49]
13. Guitar Man [3:44]
14. Bird's Eye Blues [4:58]
15. To Old To Rock'n'Roll [3:31]
16. I've Got To Go [2:46]

Personnel:
Bass - Roy Daniel
Drums - Ric Whittle
Guitar, Vocals - Dave Hole
Keyboards - Bob Patient
Percussion - Cliff Blackburn
Rhythm Guitar - Michael Vdelli