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:: Release Info:
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:: Artist......> Noah Wotherspoon
:: Title.......> Reel to Real
:: Label.......> n/a
:: Genre.......> Britpop
:: Rip.Date....> 05.16.2005
:: Street.Date.> 00.00.2005
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 47:57 min
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:: Track Listing:
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:: 01. Stone My Name
:: 02. Swan Song
:: 03. Dead Man's Shoes
:: 04. What it is
:: 05. Rain
:: 06. Baby Don't Care
:: 07. Dimestore Photograph
:: 08. Pass Me by
:: 09. Radio Intervention
:: 10. Don't Leave Me Behind
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: Noah picked up the guitar at age 11. In 97', at age 15, he
:: formed Noah & the Stratocats with drummer Josh Johnson after
:: a serendipitous meeting at the Canal St. Tavern's Dayton Band
:: Play-offs. That night, the two jammed from opposite ends of
:: the stage admist a circus of unfamiliar musicians including 2
:: guitar players, a bassist (who would become original N&S
:: bassist Clark Vanhorn), 2 drummers, a lapsteel, a rhodes, a
:: sax, a poetry reader.....
:: N&S earned a reputation in town and before long, found
:: themselves working legendary rooms like Gilly's. During
:: bassist/junior high school friend Griffin Hussong's first
:: stint with the band, N&S released a self-titled live album &
:: in 98' played the Chicago Blues Festival at the Best Buy
:: Stage. The band would be a main-stay there for the next 7
:: years in a row.
::
:: The next Stratocats line-up included Marty Romie on bass and
:: within the next few years the band recorded for APO records
:: in Salina KS. The album featured ex-Howlin' Wolf guitarist
:: Hubert Sumlin on two tracks and reached #10 on Living Blues
:: Magazine's playlist chart. Over the years N&S shared bills
:: with Boz Skaggs, Leon Russel, Henry Townsend, Alvin
:: Youngblood Hart, Joe Bonamassa & performed from New York City
:: to San Francisco.
::
:: In 04' Noah experimented with a number of band configurations
:: and in August found the definitive line-up as a 4-piece
:: featuring Matt Buehrle on keys, Griffin Hussong on Bass, &
:: Josh Johnson on Drums.
::
:: Wotherspoon's unique & soulful songwriting is fueled by
:: influences as diverse as Robert Johnson & Bob Dyaln to
:: contemporaries Elvis Costello & Elliot Smith. Noah's guitar
:: work carries not only the Jimi & Stevie vibe, but is weaved
:: with British-Invasion/classic blues & jazz influeces like
:: Beck, Page, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Danny Gatton, & John
:: Scofeild. This is all enhanced by Griffin's brand of
:: jazz/funk/world bass work, Josh's creative, energetic,
:: roots-oriented drum style & Matt's extensive jazz/pop
:: backround. The NWB is looking forward to a producitve year in
:: 05' and is kicking off the year with their new album "Reel to
:: Real
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:: RiP iN PeACe!
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