This is Marcus’ second full length album after 2020’s El Dorado, and boy is this one a killer groovy rockin’ record. I love his voice and man, can he play geetar!!!
It’s Too Late opens up the album, and what a killer groovy rocker it is. A riff and groove to die for, and straight in as favourite track. Lie Lie Lie is just freakin’ awesome. A great old school funky rockin’ vibe, with a very busy beat and monster solo. Rescue Me slows things down with an Americana swamp blues vibe, and a great melody. Pain starts with an almost ZZ Top groove and riff, it sounds as though it was born in the deepest parts of Texas. Good and Gone closes out Side 1 with a very old school Bad Company-style and vibe.
Blood On The Tracks kicks Side 2 on its way and we are in RnB territory with a very soulful vocal and a slow deep groove. Hard Working Man is pure country blues with a heavy groove and feel. Great hook and chorus. Aim High follows and it has a slow and heavy blues riff and groove that drives this beauty along. Superb vocal and epic solo! Dark Cloud should be a single (someone please release as such!!!). Great tune! Whisper starts with a great sexy groove and riff that goes on through the tune, with an added obligatory epic solo and vocal to match. The album closes out with Blues Worse Than I Ever Had and I think the clue is in the title with added deep south vibes. I’m sure this will be album of the year somewhere as it so deserves to be.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
