2018 – Vizztone
By Phillip Smith;
March 31, 2018
Next
in Line, the third album from Tyler Morris continues
to break new ground for the nineteen year old guitar prodigy. Chock-full of blues-soaked rocking originals,
this record, produced by Grammy Award winner Paul Nelson (Johnny
Winter), stands tall. While Morris
holds the fort down on guitar, the rest of the band is comprised of vocalist Morten
Fredheim, bassist Scott Spray, drummer Tyger MacNeal and
keyboardist Mike Dimeo.
Morris lays
down the blues in a tantalizing jam with the fabulous Uptown Horns
in the instrumental “Choppin’”. His performance in “Thunder” rides the rails
of a funky dirty groove and is downright amazing. The great Joe Louis Walker teams up
with the band to belt out the classic SRV barnburner “Willie the Wimp”. The swirling sounds of Dimeo on organ coupled
with MacNeal’s tremendous beats and Spray’s standout bassline set
a perfect stage for Morris’s searing licks.
“Down On My Luck” is unbelievably good. Morris fills this stunning song to the
brim with an intoxicating blues riff which keeps the energy flowing while Fredheim’s
powerful vocals evoke a spectacular fierceness. If this is any indication of
what’s in store from the band in the future, I can’t wait to hear their next
album already.
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