Terry Hanck - Always

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:08
Size: 107.9 MB
Styles: Soul-blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:39] 1. Cupid Must Be Stupid
[3:35] 2. The First Time Around
[4:37] 3. Good Good Rockin' Goin' On
[3:32] 4. My Last Teardrop
[2:56] 5. Stingy
[3:47] 6. When I Get My Shit Together
[3:34] 7. Quicksand
[4:21] 8. Always
[5:17] 9. Good Kind Of Lovin'
[3:08] 10. Live To Love
[5:11] 11. Peace Of Mind
[2:26] 12. Deep Fried Twinkies

“Exciting, tenor sax-driven blues and soul. This Chicago native, now based in South Florida, is steeped in those genre’s traditions as a musician, singer and songwriter Hanck’s choice of material and his presentation are impeccable. He starts this album with Elvin Bishop’s “Right Now is the Hour,” and he does it proud. The slow burn of “T’s Groove” is hot enough to cook a thick steak on. Vocally, Hanck drips 1950s soul on the first half of “My Last Teardrop,” then punches it into overdrive. If soul/blues is your bag, grab this." ~Bob Gottlieb

Always

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Terry Hanck - Night Train

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:31
Size: 124.8 MB
Styles: R&B, Modern electric blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. Night Train
[3:32] 2. Junior's Walk
[6:05] 3. Smilin' Through My Tears
[3:48] 4. All Around The World
[3:07] 5. Ooh Lawdy My Baby
[5:13] 6. Run Run Baby
[3:30] 7. Wish I Had Never
[5:17] 8. Somebody Have Mercy
[3:47] 9. Big Blue Diamonds
[4:16] 10. Let The Four Winds Blow
[6:02] 11. Another Light
[4:42] 12. Have Mercy Baby

Night Train is a competent journeyman set of old school-style R&B, mixing covers with Terry Hanck originals. The covers give a good sense of where Hanck is coming from, as he selects songs from the catalogs of Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Hank Ballard, and Little Willie John. He plays good smoky saxophone in the spirit of Junior Walker, "Junior's Walk" being an obvious homage to that Motown great. As a singer, he's not as good; the vocals are only adequate. With its mix of New Orleans rock & roll, early soul, and some blues, it's very much a record steeped in 1950s and 1960s forms of R&B, though one that keeps the torch burning rather than igniting it with a distinctive creative voice. ~Richie Unterberger

Night Train

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