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Great Vocals and Band(Double Trouble). Guitar lover listener. Great detailed studio mix and tone! Mix of different mood songs. Not an "all the same stuff" CD.A friend played track and I know that the drummers son is also a star among guitarists. Arc Angels is the self-titled debut album by Arc Angels, released in 1992. The album would prove to be one of the most popular blues/rock recordings of the decade. Personnel; Doyle Bramhall II - guitar, vocals Charlie Sexton - guitar, vocals Chris Layton - drums Tommy Shannon - bass Ian McLagan - keyboards Early life[edit] Doyle Bramhall II was raised in Texas. His father, Doyle Bramhall, Sr., played drums for legendary bluesmen Lightnin' Hopkins and Freddie King and was a lifelong collaborator with childhood friends Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan. Music career; Doyle is notable as one of the few guitarists who plays with his instrument strung upside-down. He plays left-handed, but the instrument is strung for a right-handed player. This unusual arrangement of the strings gives his playing a unique sound, because he bends the strings by pulling them downwards, rather than by pushing them the customarily upwards. Other guitarists who use this technique of bending include Albert King as well as the late Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey, who played with his instrument flat on his lap for better stability and more flexible string bending . When Doyle was 18 he toured with Jimmie Vaughan’s band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Two years later he co-founded the blues rock band Arc Angels with fellow Austinite Charlie Sexton and members from Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rhythm section - Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon. Following the 1999 release of Jellycream, Doyle's second album and solo debut for RCA, he received phone calls from both Roger Waters and Eric Clapton.Doyle joined Waters on his In the Flesh tour, playing lead guitar and providing background and lead vocals. His performances were recorded on the subsequent live album and DVD, "In the Flesh – Live". Doyle also played guitar on Clapton's Riding With The King, a collaboration with legendary bluesman B.B. King. The album included versions of Clapton's and King's songs and covers of blues songs including two tracks from Jellycream." In 2006, Doyle (with his band Smokestack) released a live DVD entitled "Live at the Great Wall of China."Two audio tracks from the DVD were released on iTunes under the name of "Doyle Bramhall II (Live At the Great Wall of China) - Single." In addition to collaborating with artists such as T-Bone Burnett, Elton John, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark, Jr., Gregg Allman, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Billy Preston, Erykah Badu, Questlove and Meshell Ndegeocello, Bramhall has produced several records, including Sheryl Crow's 100 Miles from Memphis in 2011. He also joined her on a tour for this album. Doyle recently completed co-production on Eric Clapton's 2013 release Old Sock, and played guitars on his 2014 release The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale. He joined Clapton on his "50th Anniversary Tour" as an opening act and live backing musician.He appeared at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, and was recorded for the subsequent live album and DVD. Doyle also played lead guitars on Elton John's 2013 album The Diving Board.He is also currently working on his much-anticipated 4th solo album 2014.Read full review
Texas born Doyle Bramhall II is the son of famed Texas drummer Doyle Bramhall, who has played with many of the Texas greats like Stevie Ray Vaughn. If you never heard Doyle Play, he has a Texas based blues style that of Stevie Ray, with a Hendrix flavor but not as fast & flashy. He played with Roger Waters on his 2000 tour and handled David Gilmore's parts as well as vocals PERFECTLY! Doyle plays with the emotion of older '60's and '70's gutar players that were not trying to compensate their lack of emotion with speed. Clapton has recently hailed Doyle as writing :his favorite new album" I love Doyle's vocals as well. His vocal style oozes with that same bluesy emotion as his axe slinging. One of my new favorite guitar players.
I like every song on this CD. I have very few CDs that I like every song. I had never heard of ARC Angels until I bought a various artist CD of southern rock and a track of theirs was on it. So I purchased this CD and I was pleasantly surprised. If you like the Texas-style rock of Stevie Ray Vaughan, you will love this, just as I did. This CD is out of print now but if you are fortunate enough to run across a copy, you definitely will want to make a purchase.
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great cd in Xlnt condition
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Fantastic album with Stevie Ray's drummer and bass player after his death.
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