album:Bottle Rocket genre:Instrumental Rock streams:39 creation date:2009-10-12
10/12/09 08:29:56PM @richard-darren-horton:
Excellent Melodic rock, I'm hearing Satch meets Lukather...
Harmonies are spot on, you have command of the instrument.
Cheers,
Darren
10/12/09 07:42:01PM @bigpete:
great performance and production, we don't reinvent the wheel here but man this is some great playing and guitar arranging.
10/12/09 01:32:26PM @mark-reed:
Man this one sings, it reminds me very much of the stuff put out by Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck. I thought your previous track was good, this one eclipses that. Excellent stuff
<p><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff3300;"><span style="color: #ff3300;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Independent Record Magazine</em> </strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2d2525;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>calls Kevin</strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kavanaugh a "legendary underground</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>guitarist". His work has been compared to</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>luminaries of the genre such as Steve Vai,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Joe Satriani and Jeff Beck.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Born in West Virginia and raised in Appalachia,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kevin grew up around musicians like famed</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>blues visionary Roy Buchanan and</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>rock/psychobilly pioneer Hasil Adkins. They</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>often played at the infamous Lou & Jenks</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Roadhouse which was owned by his parents.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Moving to Europe in the early 1980’s, Kevin had</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>the opportunity to play with some of the</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>premier NWOBHM bands. A club and studio</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>favorite, he strongly influenced the sound of</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>some of Britain and Germany’s more popular</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>heavy metal bands.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>After returning from Europe in the early 1990’s,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Kevin’s musical direction turned to the blues</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>roots he developed as a child. Living in NYC,</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>he found an outlet in a wide variety of clubs</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>from the popular Manny’s Car Wash to some</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>really questionable joints uptown…</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The new chapter in Kevin’s career began with a</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>move to Phoenix, Arizona in 1995. In what he</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>calls the "Crazy From The Heat" era, he</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>began experimenting with his signature</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>genre-bending combination of rock, blues and</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>jazz. While with ground-breaking bands such</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>as The Stereo-Types and Patient Zero, the</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>seeds were sown for the development of his</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>signature sound.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Like his early heroes, Kevin literally attacks the</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>guitar, squeezing out every soulful moan and</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>pained scream the instrument can produce.</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>After one listen, you will forever be able to</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>identify his music. You just won’t be able to</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>categorize it…</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000;"><hr /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: TTE1C7A790t00; color: #2d2525; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2d2525;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The newest solo release from Kevin is entitled</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Bottle Rocket. Without the aid of a record</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>label or distribution deal, the recording has</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>sold over 8000 copies worldwide.</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Partnering with a new management and promotion</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>company, Kevin and a band of the usual</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>suspects plan to make the rounds of festivals</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>and large multi-act bills throughout 2010.</strong></span></p><p> </p>
Excellent Melodic rock, I'm hearing Satch meets Lukather...
Harmonies are spot on, you have command of the instrument.
Cheers,
Darren
great performance and production, we don't reinvent the wheel here but man this is some great playing and guitar arranging.
Man this one sings, it reminds me very much of the stuff put out by Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck. I thought your previous track was good, this one eclipses that. Excellent stuff