A tour de force, steeped in the deepest blues traditions! A guitar prodigy from the age of four, Brent Johnson has been a key member of Bryan Lee s Blues Power Band for eight years. Features special guests Alvin Youngblood Hart and Sonny Landreth.
M**E
Set the World on Fire - Brent Johnson
This album is smokin’! Crank up the volume and you’ll feel the heat! Brent Johnson reveals pure guitar genius and gritty vocals throughout this selection of eleven sizzling tracks, including seven originals. Brent is backed by a superb musical crew: John Perkins on drums, Bill Blok on bass, Wayne Lohr on keyboards, along with guest artists Alvin Youngblood Hart and Sonny Landreth. This collection of roots-based, contemporary blues will ignite your soul!
H**.
The entire band has such a good attitude.
This guy is the REAL DEAL!!!! I saw him at Earl's on Easter Sunday. The cd is fabulous...but you got to see him live!!!!!OK Canada...seee him!! The entire band has such a good attitude...it's refreshing!This guy is playing in rarified company...I'll let you connect the dots.Just wanted to add...after listening to this cd over & over...with the BEST in between...Brent is picking up where Stevie Ray, unfortunately, left off.Stay safe and true...bro
T**N
Waste of money!
Returned for refund.
D**Y
A great piece of work from a nice guy!!
Great work from a talented guy! We were fortunate to meet and talk to Brent in a little blues venue in French Quarters New Orleans years ago and got to tell him he's really talented... Was great to get his album, especially having met him... a nice guy too!
A**N
rockin' like a hurricane
Here you are....rockin' like a hurricane. Rock on brosies!
M**S
Three Stars
Quite Good
J**T
Un premier opus remarquable
L'écoute de ce "Set the world on fire" premier disque de Brent Johnson a suscité chez moi le même enthousiasme que lors de la découverte du premier Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Ledbetter Heights" en 1995 ou du premier Sonny Landreth "Outward Bound" en 1992,on se dit là qu'on tient quelque chose promis à un bel avenir. Ce jeune texan fait preuve d'une authenticité et d'une énergie salutaire, et nous distille un blues-rock tout en retenue, sans solo à rallonge à la limite du supportable, mais constellé d'interventions concises et inventives. Notre homme fût pendant des années guitariste chez Brian Lee (Blues Power Band) et donc à bonne école.Pour cet opus il est secondé sur plusieurs titres par Alvin Youngblood Hart et par Sonny Landreth (tiens...tiens...) sur le bien nommé "Long way back to New Orleans" , qui nous vaut un superbe dialogue de slide!Dès le premier morceau ,on se dit....ouh là! un premier chorus incandescent de Johnson puis une intervention d'un Hammond B3 du plus belle effet.Là suite ne déçoit pas, groove New-Orleans, country-rock à la Creedence "The Ticket", seul "Don't take it with you" peut paraître un peu plat avec son solo de piano dissonant.Une mention toute particulière aux 13 minutes de "As the tears go passing by" une reprise flamboyante d'Albert King. Même si Brent Johnson ne revendique pas Steve Ray Vaughan parmi ses influences , ce blues n'est pas sans rappeler le "Tin Pan Alley" du maître texan!Superbe!L'avenir nous dira ce qu'il adviendra du jeune homme, mais il y a fort à parier qu'il nous réserve quelques belles surprises!
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