As a struggling student, I rarely buy full length albums anymore, unlike the old days when I wouldn’t think twice about spending $100 a week to satiate my musical cravings. Whereas some girls would blow their hard earned cash on make-up, clothes and hairstyles, I would happily spend mine on music, and music related magazines.
In any case, the days of gratuitous spending on albums are long gone, although, the other day, I found myself in an old, but familiar situation where before I knew it, or could stop myself, I was mid-way through a transaction at the local record store, an establishment I regrettably stopped frequenting a while back. There I was, nonchalantly parting with $25 of the $50 that was meant to last me for the entire week, in exchange for Revelator, the latest Tedeschi Trucks Band album. Well, actually, their first album together, but let me tell you; No regrets! I first heard about Susan Tedeschi and her husband, Derek Trucks, some 5 or 6 years ago from a girlfriend of mine who had been living in California where they were both in their own right, apparently huge. She couldn’t believe that I hadn’t heard of either of them, and as far as I knew, they were relatively unknown in Australia
Fast-forward the clock to 2011, and the band has finally made it downunder. Performing as one of the headline acts at the 2011 Byron Bay Blues Fest, as well as a host of their own side shows around the country, the Tedeschi Trucks Band have well and truly lived up to their rave reviews.
If you’re into 1970s and 80s blues influenced rock, you’ll love this album. The album is a stunner. Listening to Revelator is best enjoyed sitting on your garden deck, with a glass of red. The band itself is comprised of 11 musicians, including two drummers and an amazing horn section. Tedeschi’s voice is a big as it is sweet. She sings with grace, style and conviction, belting out tunes about relationships and life, whilst her husband, Derek, crafts perfect guitar solos that send shivers up your spine. If it’s goose bumps you’re after, Midnight in Harlem is the song that does it every time. With the intensity of the guitar work slowly building up throughout the song to its much anticipated crescendo, the song is a work of pure genius.
If you’re into 1970s and 80s blues influenced rock, you’ll love this album. The album is a stunner. Listening to Revelator is best enjoyed sitting on your garden deck, with a glass of red. The band itself is comprised of 11 musicians, including two drummers and an amazing horn section. Tedeschi’s voice is a big as it is sweet. She sings with grace, style and conviction, belting out tunes about relationships and life, whilst her husband, Derek, crafts perfect guitar solos that send shivers up your spine. If it’s goose bumps you’re after, Midnight in Harlem is the song that does it every time. With the intensity of the guitar work slowly building up throughout the song to its much anticipated crescendo, the song is a work of pure genius.
Other notable tracks to look out for are Don't Let Me Slide and Shelter.
All I can say is that, that $25 was money well spent. I may be physically starving this week as a result of the purchase, but I am musically enriched. J
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