Live At Red Rocks
Out Now
This release was a real surprise for me because I have to confess I had never heard of The John Butler Trio. Less surprisingly though I have heard of Red Rocks, the unique venue where U2 recorded their supreme live album all those years ago.
The first thing to note is that this is a real value for money set. It's two very long CDs consisting of around and about two hours of brilliantly performed music contained in twenty tracks. The three piece Australian trio have been around since 1998 and are John Butler who plays Guitar and sings, Nicky Bomba who plays drums and Byron Luiters on the Bass.
The first thing to note is that this is a real value for money set. It's two very long CDs consisting of around and about two hours of brilliantly performed music contained in twenty tracks. The three piece Australian trio have been around since 1998 and are John Butler who plays Guitar and sings, Nicky Bomba who plays drums and Byron Luiters on the Bass.
The album really bristles, is very funky in places, is packed with rhythm and excellent playing. The tracks that you should listen out for are: Betterman & Treat Yo Mama which feature some delicious slide offerings, Losing You which is a beautifully robust guitar work out and Used To Get High which is so, so funky. My favourite track however is I'd Do Anything which is really spectacularly catchy and over way too soon.
Explore the John Butler Trio here
Explore the John Butler Trio here
Rob Pope
Guitaristtv.com
Band Image Credit: Tobin Voggesser
http://tobinvoggesser.com/
Many thanks to Republicmedia.net for the cover images
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