Writing On The Wall Coco Montoya

• 1 I Was Wrong 03:50
• 2 Save It For The Next Fool 04:19
• 3 You Got Me (Where You Want Me) 03:33
• 4 (I'd Rather Feel) Bad About Doin' It 04:06
• 5 Be Good To Yourself 03:17
• 6 Stop 05:43
• 7 Writing On The Wall 04:17
• 8 Late Last Night 04:53
• 9 What Did I Say? 05:34
• 10 A Chip And A Chair 04:39
• 11 Baby, You're A Drag 04:47
• 12 The Three Kings And Me 05:27
• 13 Natural Born Love Machine 04:26
• Total Runtime 58:51

Info zu Writing On The Wall

Ein karrieredefinierendes Album voller Montoyas wilder Gitarre und leidenschaftlicher Gesang und das erste, das seine langjährige Roadband zeigt.

Dreizehn mitreißende Blues-, gefühlvolle R&B- und energiegeladene Rock'n'Roll-Tracks, darunter zehn Eigenkompositionen, fünf davon in Zusammenarbeit mit Coco, sowie Gastauftritte von Ronnie Baker Brooks und Lee Roy Parnell. Koproduziert von Grammy-Gewinner Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal) und Jeff Paris (Keb' Mo', Bill Withers).

„Einer der begabtesten und vielseitigsten E-Blues-Musiker der Welt … ein tiefgründiger Sänger und mitreißender Gitarrist mit einer scheinbar unerschöpflichen Kreativität.“ (AMG)

„Montoya ist ein kraftvoller und authentischer Performer, Gitarrist und Songwriter. In einer Welt voller Möchtegerns ist Coco Montoya das Original. Absolut empfehlenswert!“ (chicagobluesguide.com)

„Mit dem dynamischen Album „Writing On The Wall“ und einem prall gefüllten Tourkalender ist Coco Montoya so begeistert wie nie zuvor, die neuen Songs live mit seiner mitreißenden Band zu präsentieren. Montoyas wohlverdienter Ruf als atemberaubender Live-Performer eilt ihm voraus. Vintage Guitar schreibt: „Coco wird immer besser. Er spielt mit einer Leidenschaft und einem Feuer, die man heutzutage selten sieht.“ Billboard erklärt: „In einer Welt voller Möchtegern-Bluesgitarristen ist Coco Montoya der echte Star. Er strahlt Kraft und Authentizität aus. Machen Sie sich bereit, von einem echten Ausnahmetalent mitgerissen zu werden.“ (Marc Lipkin, bluestownmusic.nl)

Coco Montoya, Gitarre, Gesang
Jeff Paris, Keyboards, Klavier, Hammond-Orgel, Wurlitzer, Hintergrundgesang, E-Gitarre und Akustikgitarre
Nathan Brown, Bass
Rena Beavers, Schlagzeug, Hintergrundgesang
Weitere Musiker:
Ronnie Baker Brooks, Gitarre (Track 3), Gitarre, Gesang (Track 11)
Lee Roy Parnell, Slide-Gitarre (Track 10)
Dave Steen, Rhythmusgitarre (Tracks 10, 12)
Tony Braunagel, Schlagzeug (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 13)

Coco Montoya
Guitar One Magazine calls guitarist/vocalist Coco Montoya “the hottest southpaw in the blues” and raves about his “master touch and killer tone.” The Boston Globe succinctly states that Montoya’s music is “hot, blistering soul.” From his early days as a drummer to his current status as one of the top-drawing guitarists and vocalists on the blues-rock scene, Montoya earned his status through years of hard work and constant touring. It all started with a chance meeting in the mid-1970s with legendary bluesman Albert Collins, who offered Montoya a gig as his drummer. Albert took an immediate liking to Montoya, becoming his mentor and teaching his new protégé the secrets of Collins’ “icy hot” style of blues guitar. Five years later, British blues icon John Mayall happened to catch Montoya at a jam session and was blown away. Mayall recruited him as his guitarist in the legendary Bluesbreakers, and Montoya spent the next 10 years touring non-stop, proving himself to be a world-class guitar master in one of the most renowned blues bands in existence. The rest is History!

Montoya is a self taught guitar slinger who plays with an emotional intensity few string benders possess. Playing left-handed and upside down like Albert King, Montoya learned his guitar techniques from his years with Collins. “I never had a lesson in my life. “I would watch other guitar players to catch what they did. I would wait for that one moment when they would do it, and just stare at them and try and remember where their hand was, where their fingers were.

“People ask, ‘Did you take lessons from Albert?’ It’s more from just hanging out in the hotel rooms. He would grab his guitar and I would pick up one and we’d play I just learned by listening, all by ear. I just play it the way I hear it. He was always saying, ‘Don’t think about it, just feel it.’ He taught me to tap into an inner strength. I don’t know all the licks in the world, but I know the ones I can express happiness or sadness or emotion.”

From 1976 until 1984, Montoya had lost some of the feel for music and worked bartender jobs to survive. In 1984, his second mentor, John Mayall, was celebrating his birthday in a bar where Montoya was performing. Montoya’s from the hip version of “All Your Love” caught Mayall’s ear and Coco was asked to pack his Strat and follow previous Bluesbreaker guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in the Bluesbreakers. “I would never be doing what I’m doing now if I hadn’t gotten the phone call from John Mayall.”

After three records with Mayall as a member of the Bluesbreakers, Coco decided in 1993 it was time to take the lessons from his two musical fathers and begin to sculpt a solo career. In the early 1990’s he was signed to Blind Pig Records and released three critically acclaimed discs, Gotta Mind To Travel, Ya Think I’d Know Better, and Just Let Go. In the middle of his Blind Pig days, Coco also received national recognition when he was named the Blues Foundation’s Best New Blue Artist at the 1996 Blues Music Awards.

In 2000, Coco took his music up a notch and signed with Alligator Records, the country’s top blues label. In his seven years with Alligator, Coco released three more outstanding records, Suspicion, Can’t Look Back, and 2007’s Dirty Deal. In 2009, Coco Montoya found a new home in the old world. Germany’s premier blues label, Ruf Records, signed the guitar giant and is poised to bring Coco Montoya’s heart to a world audience. I Want It All Back was the first step in that commitment.

“This is an exciting journey,” said Coco. “To my fans who love my guitar, I say come to me with open ears. The guitar is still there, but it’s not the only voice I have. Listen to me as an artist who is growing and grow with me.” Look for a NEW Live Record to be released on Ruf Records in early 2014.

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