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Live Wire
Chris Beard
Live Wire
Genres: Blues, Pop
 
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All Artists: Chris Beard
Title: Live Wire
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Northern Blues
Release Date: 5/17/2005
Genres: Blues, Pop
Styles: Electric Blues, Modern Blues
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 809509002825
 

CD Reviews

Getting comfortable with the complexity of Live Wire
Brett Lemke | www.maximumink.com | 07/04/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Chris Beard is a Stratocaster blues player in the power-bandleader vein of Luther & Bernard Allison. With his third release and first self-produced album, Beard gives a nod to Luther with his own "Live Wire" record captured over two dates in Grand Rapids, MI and Chicago IL. At 22, he is already competent in the funk/rock power style that varies from the traditional 12-bar format, using extensive soloing and one-string electric leads that originated with players like Albert & B.B. King. Beard is more confident speaking through is guitar on this record than singing, as his tenor voice seems held back over the horn section. Regardless, his understanding of the melding genres shows promise and adaptability with an unaltered impression of our last generation's material. Previously nominated for a W.C. Handy award, he is a rising roadhouse soul who will bring the blues legacy to the next generation. - Brett Lemke - www.maximuink.com"