That ethos means that their recorded work, well certainly this one, ends up very organic and pretty genuine.
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That ethos means that their recorded work, well certainly this one, ends up very organic and pretty genuine.
'Timetravellersexmachine' by Sean Walsh Band is your true rockin' blues, blues with a punch, blues with a kick. Yes it's electric, yes it's pushing at the boundaries of blues, yes it's verging on pure rock. But, what a great result!! 'Timetravellersexmachine' benefits from its organic gestation, it feels real, it sounds dirty, it rocks and it rolls!! Sean Walsh Band is a pretty large organisation and to pull this all together within the confines of a small studio, on the spot as it were, is a remarkable coup. It could all so easily have gone awry - but it didn't. Sean Walsh Band took the option of 'running by the seat of their collective pants' and I think it actually enhanced the end product. I like the whole 'live' feel, the not knowing what's coming up next or what twist the band are gonna throw in. Nothing really feels pre-ordained or cast in concrete. Sean Walsh's flamboyant blues rock grows as it explodes, it bursts from the speakers to knock you sideways. That wouldn't necessarily be the case if everything had been dotted i's and crossed t's before the 'event'!!
It would appear that these guys like to live dangerously and let their songs evolve through the passion of the moment rather than by pre-set ideas. The whole organic thing turns full circle and adds to the freeform nature of the band's songs. This aint new of course, many bands went this way way back when. And there again that's where this gets an edge; this feels like experimental blues rock that comes from quick decisive minds and nimble fingers. At times 'Timetravellersexmachine' borders on prog rock as it wanders off into fx land before coming back to the main theme so that everyone can re-join and re-build. Hey, it works for this outfit - it may not be all that easy for others to make it count so well.
'Timetravellersexmachine' by Sean Walsh Band is a bit like a trip back in time to the experimental 60's - it isn't though, it's very much a work from the now and for the future. With solos creeping in all over the place and the whole looseness of feel 'Timetravellersexmachine' could be a totally live recording (without the audience noise). Whatever, 'Timetravellersexmachine' by Sean Walsh Band gets the job done and gets it done well. Some may find things a little loose, others will love it's honesty - listen well and make up your own mind. Me, I thoroughly enjoyed the 'experience' - must do it again!!
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