This
release is the first one of a series dedicated to Mick Taykor’s concerts with
the Wentus Blues Band from 2003 through 2006; on this concert the line-up consisted
of:
Mick Taylor
on vocals and guitar, Niko Riippa on guitar, Mikael Axelqvist on drums, Robban Hagnäs
on bass, Kim Wikman on guitar and Juho Kinaret on percussions and vocals. This
is a nice audience recording with good sound output, Taylor’s guitar stands up
and the Wentus Blues Band proves to be a nice backing band and in fact all the
songs here were part of Taylor’s solo shows; they originate from Kokkola,
Finland and are part of the Nordic blues explosion, having been established in
1986.
The biggest
problem with this recording was that all the song were edited with fade ins and
fade outs and silent parts in between; so the transitions have been reworked deleting
some silent parts; the channels have been rebalanced too (+30% to the left) and
sound boosted.
Gaps have
been deleted at 2’07 and 3’13 in Boogie Man and in You Gotta Move at 2’36, 3’35,
4’24, 4’54, 9’28 and 9’29. Apart from the fades in/out Shake Your Hips lasts
just few seconds, anyway this is a good recording of a cool show.
