Black Country Communion have just released a new video from their forthcoming album, Black Country Communion 2. Man in the Middle is the second song on the album.
Black Country Communion begin their American tour this week in San Diego Thursday. They will then play Anaheim, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Washington DC, before heading to Europe on June 23rd.
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Review: Black Country Communion 2
The story of Black Country Communion that the band likes to cite is that they are a 70’s style band. By that they mean, they like to cut the basic song track live off the floor. With their second album, Black Country Communion 2, timed in a very 70’s fashion just ten months after the release of their first album, they join the ranks of 70’s style bands in other ways: the naming of the album and progression of the bands music.
On their first album influences were obvious and threaded throughout the album. AC/DC, Bad Company, The Who and Iron Maiden where all out front. This time there is much less sounding like other bands, much more development of their own sound. Oh sure, the keyboard and guitar break in The Outsider is pure Yes, and the guitar lick in Faithless is so very close to Alice Cooper’s Devil’s Food. But they are the exception, and BCC2 sounds instead like Black Country Communion. In fact, the Yes style break in the albums first song, The Outsider, announce something is different in this album: keyboard player Derek Sherinian is going to be much more up front.
Glenn Hughes has called this a darker album, and while his songs are definitively edgier and grittier, his singing is more paced. Less an effort to sing hard rock, and more just doing it. Together with Bonham the rhythm section is as tight as the first album. What these two would sound like together if they had spent the last ten months touring together, instead of touring apart, it is frightening to wonder. It is Joe Bonamassa once again, however, that shines. The virtuoso guitar player provides great licks, tasty guitar lines and Paul Rogers-esque vocals. His acoustic showpiece, The Battle for Hadrian’s Wall, is the albums highlight.
But the album is full of highlights: Save Me, rescued from Bonham’s 2008 sessions with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones; Faithless, dark and mysterious sounding, so hard to not listen to again and again; Man in the Middle, BCC at their hardest; An Ordinary Son, Joe Bonamassa’s brilliant other showcase song; Cold, Glenn Hughes finest moment in his Black Country Communion suit.
With Faithless, Cold, Little Secret and, too a lesser degree, The Battle for Hadrian’s Wall, BCC2 has it’s share of slower or softer songs. Yet it is still by any definition, a very hard album, with a gritty edge they only let drop on Hadrian’s Wall.
Black Country Communion 2 is a solid album from beginning to end, with no unlistenable music or weak songs. Hughes and Bonamassa are in good voice, and the four very talented musicians are solid and tight. It may not quite be 70’s rock, but it’s the closest thing you’ll hear these days by a large margin.
Black Country Communion 2
Black Country Communion 2 is set for release on June 14th (June 13th in Britain)
On their first album influences were obvious and threaded throughout the album. AC/DC, Bad Company, The Who and Iron Maiden where all out front. This time there is much less sounding like other bands, much more development of their own sound. Oh sure, the keyboard and guitar break in The Outsider is pure Yes, and the guitar lick in Faithless is so very close to Alice Cooper’s Devil’s Food. But they are the exception, and BCC2 sounds instead like Black Country Communion. In fact, the Yes style break in the albums first song, The Outsider, announce something is different in this album: keyboard player Derek Sherinian is going to be much more up front.Glenn Hughes has called this a darker album, and while his songs are definitively edgier and grittier, his singing is more paced. Less an effort to sing hard rock, and more just doing it. Together with Bonham the rhythm section is as tight as the first album. What these two would sound like together if they had spent the last ten months touring together, instead of touring apart, it is frightening to wonder. It is Joe Bonamassa once again, however, that shines. The virtuoso guitar player provides great licks, tasty guitar lines and Paul Rogers-esque vocals. His acoustic showpiece, The Battle for Hadrian’s Wall, is the albums highlight.
But the album is full of highlights: Save Me, rescued from Bonham’s 2008 sessions with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones; Faithless, dark and mysterious sounding, so hard to not listen to again and again; Man in the Middle, BCC at their hardest; An Ordinary Son, Joe Bonamassa’s brilliant other showcase song; Cold, Glenn Hughes finest moment in his Black Country Communion suit.
With Faithless, Cold, Little Secret and, too a lesser degree, The Battle for Hadrian’s Wall, BCC2 has it’s share of slower or softer songs. Yet it is still by any definition, a very hard album, with a gritty edge they only let drop on Hadrian’s Wall.
Black Country Communion 2 is a solid album from beginning to end, with no unlistenable music or weak songs. Hughes and Bonamassa are in good voice, and the four very talented musicians are solid and tight. It may not quite be 70’s rock, but it’s the closest thing you’ll hear these days by a large margin.
Black Country Communion 2
- The Outsider (Hughes, Bonamassa, Sherinian, Shirley): 4:23
- Man in the Middle (Hughes, Bonamassa, Shirley): 4:35
- The Battle for Hadrian’s Wall (Bonamassa, Hughes, Shirley): 5:11
- Save Me (Bonham, Hughes, Bonamassa, Sherinian, Shirley): 7:42
- Smokestack Woman (Hughes): 5:10
- Faithless (Hughes, Bonamassa, Shirley): 5:10
- An Ordinary Son (Hughes, Bonamassa, Shirley): 7:59
- I Can See Your Spirit (Hughes, Bonamassa, Shirley): 4:11
- Little Secret (Hughes): 6:59
- Crossfire (Hughes): 6:03
- Cold (Hughes, Bonamassa, Shirley): 6:55
Black Country Communion 2 is set for release on June 14th (June 13th in Britain)
Black Country Communion: Save Me
The song Save Me has been much talked about as having come from the Led Zeppelin sessions of 2008. “I brought that lick to from the 2008 sessions…” Jason Bonham told an interviewer. “You’ll hear it in the lick.”
At 7:42, it is the albums second longest track, featuring a spacey and slow introduction, Glenn Hughes singing over a sustained guitar chord and arpeggiated keyboard. Once the lick comes in you can hear what Bonham the younger is talking about. The Zeppelin is in the song sure enough, and you can hear the son in the drummer, with a steady solid groove backing up the guitar. In the chorus, guitarist Bonamassa, a Jimmy Page devotee himself, slips on the wah-wah pedal in a way Page might have. And the solo is certainly in the vein of Page, channelling Achilles Last Stand.
It is in the bridge, however, that the song really takes on a Zeppelin feel, as the keyboards have the tone and sound of John Paul Jones keyboard bridge in Kashmir.
Save Me, the song that emerged from the 2008 “Led Zeppelin sessions,” truthfully sounds like a Black Country Communion song, that gives a nod to Led Zeppelin, in much the same was Crossfire, later in the album, seems to give a nod to Yes (I didn’t know Glenn Hughes even owned a Rickenbacker). None the less, it provides an interesting historical peek at what might have emerged from those sessions.
Based on the evidence at hand, it’s a pity they never saw the light of day.
Black Country Communion 2 is set for release on June 14th (June 13th in Britain)
At 7:42, it is the albums second longest track, featuring a spacey and slow introduction, Glenn Hughes singing over a sustained guitar chord and arpeggiated keyboard. Once the lick comes in you can hear what Bonham the younger is talking about. The Zeppelin is in the song sure enough, and you can hear the son in the drummer, with a steady solid groove backing up the guitar. In the chorus, guitarist Bonamassa, a Jimmy Page devotee himself, slips on the wah-wah pedal in a way Page might have. And the solo is certainly in the vein of Page, channelling Achilles Last Stand.
It is in the bridge, however, that the song really takes on a Zeppelin feel, as the keyboards have the tone and sound of John Paul Jones keyboard bridge in Kashmir.
Save Me, the song that emerged from the 2008 “Led Zeppelin sessions,” truthfully sounds like a Black Country Communion song, that gives a nod to Led Zeppelin, in much the same was Crossfire, later in the album, seems to give a nod to Yes (I didn’t know Glenn Hughes even owned a Rickenbacker). None the less, it provides an interesting historical peek at what might have emerged from those sessions.
Based on the evidence at hand, it’s a pity they never saw the light of day.
Black Country Communion 2 is set for release on June 14th (June 13th in Britain)
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Video Day
Two new video's for your Saturday morning.
First is another track from Seasick Steve on Later with Jules Holland, John Paul Jones on bass, performing You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks:
Next up is a promo video from Black Country Communion with a Preview video of their new album, 2, featuring The Outsider:
First is another track from Seasick Steve on Later with Jules Holland, John Paul Jones on bass, performing You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks:
Next up is a promo video from Black Country Communion with a Preview video of their new album, 2, featuring The Outsider:
Friday, May 20, 2011
BCC2 on Vinyl
Black Country Communion's PR firm, J&R Adventures, has confirmed that Black Country Communion's second album will be released on vinyl on July 12th.
The double album will include a digital download.
The CD and online version of the album will be released in June, at the same time as Black Country Communion begin a short American tour, before heading to Europe.
The track list for BBC2 is:
The Outsider
Man In The Middle
I Can See Your Spirit
The Battle For Hadrian’s Wall
Save Me
Cold
Smokestack Woman
Faithless
An Ordinary Son
Little Secret
Crossfire
Crawl
The double album will include a digital download.The CD and online version of the album will be released in June, at the same time as Black Country Communion begin a short American tour, before heading to Europe.
The track list for BBC2 is:
The Outsider
Man In The Middle
I Can See Your Spirit
The Battle For Hadrian’s Wall
Save Me
Cold
Smokestack Woman
Faithless
An Ordinary Son
Little Secret
Crossfire
Crawl
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Free Black Country Communion Download
Black Country Communion has made a song from their upcoming release, Black Country Communion 2, available for free download. The Outsider is the opening track on the new album, BCC2, available in stores June 14th (June 13th in Britain).
The Outsider is a hard rockin' song reminiscent of Black Country, which opened the Anglo-American band's first album. While it carries a Black Country like groove, however, it has a short smokin' guitar solo and Derek Sherinian runs some very tasty, Keith Emerson like keyboard work.
Previously, Glenn Hughes performed an acoustic version of Cold.
The Outsider is a hard rockin' song reminiscent of Black Country, which opened the Anglo-American band's first album. While it carries a Black Country like groove, however, it has a short smokin' guitar solo and Derek Sherinian runs some very tasty, Keith Emerson like keyboard work.
Previously, Glenn Hughes performed an acoustic version of Cold.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
BCC 2 Acoustic Premier
Bassist and singer Glenn Hughes premiered the new Black Country Communion album, 2, by releasing a video of himself playing an acoustic version of the song Cold.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Black Country Communion 2 Artwork
Black Country Communion has released the cover art for their second album.
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BCC2 will be available June 13 in the UK, June 14 in US and Canada.
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[/caption]The track list for BCC 2 was released last week:
- The Outsider
- Man In The Middle
- I Can See Your Spirit
- The Battle For Hadrian’s Wall
- Save Me
- Cold
- Smokestack Woman
- Faithless
- An Ordinary Son
- Little Secret
- Crossfire
- Crawl
BCC2 will be available June 13 in the UK, June 14 in US and Canada.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Black Country Communion 2 Track List
Black Country Communion’s second album, due for release June 14 in USA and Canada (June 13 in the UK), will feature 12 songs and run 70 minutes.
Previously bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes has said BCC2 is a “rock ’n roll rollercoaster… organic… darker than ‘1.‘”
The track list for BCC2 has now been released:
No word on whether Save Me is the 1979 Brian May penned song from Queen's The Game album.
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Previously bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes has said BCC2 is a “rock ’n roll rollercoaster… organic… darker than ‘1.‘”
The track list for BCC2 has now been released:
- The Outsider
- Man In The Middle
- I Can See Your Spirit
- The Battle For Hadrian’s Wall
- Save Me
- Cold
- Smokestack Woman
- Faithless
- An Ordinary Son
- Little Secret
- Crossfire
- Crawl
No word on whether Save Me is the 1979 Brian May penned song from Queen's The Game album.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Black Country Communion 2 Complete
Mastered and ready for June release, Black Country Communion’s 2nd album, BCC2, is longer, harder and darker, according to singer and bassist Glenn Hughes.
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“BCC 2 70 mins. Long. A Rock ‘n Roll Rollercoaster… organic… darker than “1”… my darkest lyrics since Addiction,” said Hughes via Facebook. (Addiction was Hughes 5th solo album. Released in 1996 it is the album that is regarded as his heaviest, both musically and lyrically. Many of the songs focus on Hughes drug addiction that he experienced through the 1980’s).
On Thursday, Hughes mentioned he had a mastered CD in hand. This comes after commenting that “BCC has given me a new belief in Rock ‘n Roll…” And yesterday (Friday Feb 25), Hughes comments that:
Hughes is not the only one excited about BCC 2. Kevin Shirley is reported to have said it’s the “best album of his career.” The Caveman, Kevin Shirley, has himself said on Facebook, “…it’s sounding awesome. Anyone ready for some big Bonham drums.”
Desperate blues, Joe Bonamassa rocking hard and big Bonham drums. Sounds like BCC2 is an album to look forward too.
Leaving behind recording, Black Country Communion announced their first two North American shows this week. BCC will perform two shows in California before beginning their European tour in June, appearing in San Diego June 9th and Anaheim June 10th. More shows will be announced.
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[/caption]“BCC 2 70 mins. Long. A Rock ‘n Roll Rollercoaster… organic… darker than “1”… my darkest lyrics since Addiction,” said Hughes via Facebook. (Addiction was Hughes 5th solo album. Released in 1996 it is the album that is regarded as his heaviest, both musically and lyrically. Many of the songs focus on Hughes drug addiction that he experienced through the 1980’s).
On Thursday, Hughes mentioned he had a mastered CD in hand. This comes after commenting that “BCC has given me a new belief in Rock ‘n Roll…” And yesterday (Friday Feb 25), Hughes comments that:
Joe Rocks [sic] harder than ever… and I get to sing some desperate blues… this album has woken the Rock
Hughes is not the only one excited about BCC 2. Kevin Shirley is reported to have said it’s the “best album of his career.” The Caveman, Kevin Shirley, has himself said on Facebook, “…it’s sounding awesome. Anyone ready for some big Bonham drums.”
Desperate blues, Joe Bonamassa rocking hard and big Bonham drums. Sounds like BCC2 is an album to look forward too.
Leaving behind recording, Black Country Communion announced their first two North American shows this week. BCC will perform two shows in California before beginning their European tour in June, appearing in San Diego June 9th and Anaheim June 10th. More shows will be announced.
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Friday, February 18, 2011
BCC2 Smokin' Hot?
Glenn Hughes was heading to Producer Kevin Shirley, aka The Caveman's, studio to record vocals for the last two songs of Black Country Communion's second album. Upon arriving at "The Cave", Shirley discovered a fire:
Hughes finished his vocals, reporting via Facebook,
Upon arriving at "The Cave", Shirley discovered a fire:I opened up to thick acrid smoke and a sideboard aflame. Miraculously, there were no guitars lost, no masters affected and the studio is smelly but otherwise OK.
Hughes finished his vocals, reporting via Facebook,
Friday, February 11, 2011
BCC II Video
Black Country Communion has released video footage of the band recording Black Country Communion II, an album that Glenn Hughes referred to earlier this week as, "my proudest musical moment."
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
BCC Tour Dates
According to Tight But Loose, Black Country Communion has scheduled some summer tour dates in Germany.
Meanwhile, Black Country Communion have begun recording their second album, BCC2. According to Glenn Hughes:
- 30th June Stuttgart, Germany
- 01st July Frankfurt, Germany
- 02nd July Leipzig, Germany
- 04th July Munich, Germany
- 05th July Berlin, Germany
- 06th July Hamburg, Germany
- 14th July Bonn, Germany
Meanwhile, Black Country Communion have begun recording their second album, BCC2. According to Glenn Hughes:
We recorded our first new BCC 2 song 2day...it F------ Rocks...play it loud...GH
Monday, January 10, 2011
Black Country Come-June-ion
Glenn Hughes announced via Facebook and Twitter that Black Country Communion's second album, BCC2 will be released in June to coincide with a summer tour.
Black Country Communion is currently doing pre-production for BCC2, and are expected to go into the studio by the end of the month.
In a throwback to the 1970's, when bands produced albums yearly or more, BCC2 will be the supergroup's second album in less than a year. BCC's 1st album was released last September to favourable reviews. The band just finished two performances in England over the Christmas break, which were also strongly received.
Black Country Communion is currently doing pre-production for BCC2, and are expected to go into the studio by the end of the month.
In a throwback to the 1970's, when bands produced albums yearly or more, BCC2 will be the supergroup's second album in less than a year. BCC's 1st album was released last September to favourable reviews. The band just finished two performances in England over the Christmas break, which were also strongly received.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
JasonBonmham Interview on KLOS
Jason Bonham performed at the Mark & Brian Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday night.
Jason performed with an all star Band that featured Joe Perry, Paul Rodgers, Michael Anthony and Steve Lukather. Before the show he sat with Sal Cirricione, and had a lot of interesting things to say:
On Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, he says there is a possibility of more Led Zeppelin Experience shows next year.
On Black Country Communion, Bonham confirms that they will be recording in LA in January, with Kevin Shirley again producing. It looks like BCC will tour beginning the end of May or early June, although the time line is not clear yet. Any Led Zeppelin Experience shows will likely go off between those dates.
Finally, and most significantly, is his mention of a DVD of the Zeppelin 02 show:
Lots of exciting news from Jason Bonham, including hopes that maybe that 02 DVD will eventually see the light of day.
Jason performed with an all star Band that featured Joe Perry, Paul Rodgers, Michael Anthony and Steve Lukather. Before the show he sat with Sal Cirricione, and had a lot of interesting things to say:On Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, he says there is a possibility of more Led Zeppelin Experience shows next year.
On Black Country Communion, Bonham confirms that they will be recording in LA in January, with Kevin Shirley again producing. It looks like BCC will tour beginning the end of May or early June, although the time line is not clear yet. Any Led Zeppelin Experience shows will likely go off between those dates.
Finally, and most significantly, is his mention of a DVD of the Zeppelin 02 show:
“Nothing is official, as yet. I only know that because Robert had said that he’d watched it. I really do hope that it eventually will see the light of day. It’s just nice to know that Robert had seen it, so I knew something, but it was nice that he rang up and said ‘Wow, it sounded great.’”
Lots of exciting news from Jason Bonham, including hopes that maybe that 02 DVD will eventually see the light of day.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Glenn Hughes on BCC
Classic Rock magazine interviewed Glenn Hughes on the occasion Hughes receiving a Classic Rock Award (A gong) for for his work with the charity Childline:
Childline is a counselling service for children and young people who both Hughes and his wife are involved with - and good on both of them.
While they had him, the subject of Black Country Communion came up. Hughes suggested Led Zeppelin fans might just enjoy the show:
According to his Facebook page, Hughes had been very busy writing songs for BCC2, as he's currently calling it. A few weeks ago he noted he played what he had for Kevin Shirley, and it was well received. But he apparently wasn't done there, offering today:
It sounds like it will be a good 2011 for Black Country Communion.
Whenever they call on me I’ll be there, no problem at all. I urge all my musician mates to do the same.
Childline is a counselling service for children and young people who both Hughes and his wife are involved with - and good on both of them.
While they had him, the subject of Black Country Communion came up. Hughes suggested Led Zeppelin fans might just enjoy the show:
Two UK shows are booked for late December and we commence work on the second album on January 10 at the same studio in LA that the Hughes/Thrall album was made...
They’ll feature most of the first album and we might throw in a Led Zeppelin cover and some other things.
According to his Facebook page, Hughes had been very busy writing songs for BCC2, as he's currently calling it. A few weeks ago he noted he played what he had for Kevin Shirley, and it was well received. But he apparently wasn't done there, offering today:
My every wakin' moment is spent workin' on new BCC songs here in Brazil... I have no choice... the tap has been turned on... I am grateful... GH
It sounds like it will be a good 2011 for Black Country Communion.
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