Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - Frettening Behaviour

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - Frettening Behaviour - 2014

From CultureFly

One of the seminal country guitarists of his generation, Albert Lee has been making records since the 1960s and influencing fellow guitarists ever since. His fingerpicking style, just as melodic throughout complex, fast solos as with slow, lyrical content, has continually been praised and copied by his contemporaries and more or less every country guitarist since.

Now, as he nears the celebration for his 70th birthday this year (for which there will be a huge celebratory concert), he and his band of Hogans Heroes, full of similarly experienced and top quality musicians, have released a 14 song album which demonstrates Lee still at the top of his game.

By mixing country covers of contemporary hits by the likes of Greenday with covers of more traditional fare, as well as including some brand new material, it makes for a nice, varied group of songs. Fans of country-rock won’t be disappointed, but there are also elements of skiffle, doo-wap, blues and honky-tonk scattered throughout to keep things fresh.

One thing you can count on though is the quality of Albert Lee’s guitar. By turns frantic and complicated and slow and languid, the melodies he spins on his six strings are beguiling and impressive throughout the running time of this album.

01. Good Riddance (The Time of Your Life)
02. Spellbound
03. No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile
04. Oh Marie
05. King of Broken Hearts
06. Big Town Girl
07. My Window Faces the South
08. Song For The Life
09. Showdown
10. When Elvis Broke the News
11. Dreaming As One
12. You Know You Just Might
13. Looks Like Love
14. Better Place

Albert Lee - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Gerry Hogan - Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
Brian Hodgson - Bass
Gavin Povey - Vocals, Piano
Peter Baron - Vocals, Drums








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