I am really kicking myself for having these 2 albums on the bottom of my pile of CD's, for so long, before taking the wrappers off and plopping them in the old player. I had made the assumption, based solely on the CD's names, that these 2 Albums were not something I was going to like, but boy oh boy was I ever wrong.

Black Angel has put out a few of these "O'" Albums (O' California, O' Santa Barbara and O' Los Angeles and O' San Francisco) and I for one am sure glad they did. These Albums are a rich mixture of  early Rolling Stones style Rock 'N' Roll, mixed in with a little Reggae, Country Rock, Pop and Americana, that will take you back a few years to when that type of music was simply good music and really enjoyable to listen to.

Looking through the liners notes I noticed that Black Angel has an exceptional yet varied lineup of artists for each of these Albums, which is a testament to this superb bands ability to adept and meld like few others band could.

Black Angel has played at many of the Legendary Clubs such as B. B. King's Blues Club, The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano), Paladino's, Rusty's Surf Ranch, and The Cat Club, to name a few and since their inception to the music scene, they have continue to receive rave reviews and acclaim and one only has to listen to these 2 great releases to know why.

 I give both these CD's, my highest rating, Five *****. These are great, well done CD's, sure to please all and will, I guarantee you, get your head a bobbin' to the music, just like the good old days.

John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

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Black Angel's latest album, "O' San Francisco", was produced by the late Ben Martin who died in San Francisco on July 26, 2008. Ben helped produce the earlier "O' California" and "O' San Francisco" albums, but was solely responsible for the "O' San Francisco" album coming into being. We miss Ben terribly and his loss has left a hole in our souls.

In a poll of prominent music journalists in December, 2007 "ONE BEER" from the album, "O' California", was selected SONG OF THE YEAR for 2007 by music journalist, Chuck Eddy, a senior music editor at Billboard Magazine. For seven years Chuck was the music editor of the Village Voice in New York City. In his annual poll of the best albums of the year, Billboard's Chuck Eddy ranked "O' California" as the 31st best album of the year and "O' Santa Barbara" as the 35th best album of the year for 2007. 
Keith Gordon of Rolling Stone magazine ranked "O' California" as the 29th best album of the year and "O' Santa Barbara" as the 30th best album of the year for 2007.

NEWEST ALBUMS

"O' San Francisco" was released on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. The album, "O' Los Angeles" has been recorded, mixed and mastered. The album artwork will be completed and then manufactured. It will be released in late 2009.

"O' Santa Barbara" was officially released June 5, 2007.

BLACK ANGEL JUKEBOX IS ON THE AIR

Black Angel will be changing songs on a regular basis so that our friends will be able to hear songs from all four albums that we have recorded within the past four years. We have added another website Black Angel Jukebox (see under our top friends) so that you can hear songs from all four of these albums.

HISTORY 

Black Angel began in Santa Barbara in 1999 with J. C. Martin leading the band, but with the addition of Audrey Turner (previously with the Ike Turner Review and later Mrs. Ike Turner) as a vocalist and Ronnie Turner (only son of both Tina and Ike Turner) on bass. 

The band was originally called The Prophets and played in major Los Angeles and Santa Barbara clubs such as The Roxy, Jack's Sugar Shack, Luna Park and the Wildcat Lounge. The Prophets released one CD, "The Prophets EP", in 1999. Since then the band has released four full length albums, "13 Stories"; "Real Music for Real People": "O' California"; and "O' Santa Barbara". 
Since December, 2006, the band has recorded four new albums (O' California, O' Santa Barbara and O' Los Angeles and O' San Francisco). 

The 'O California album was released in December, 2006. Black Angel has played shows at such Southern California clubs as B. B. King's Blues Club, The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano), Paladino's, Rusty's Surf Ranch, The Cat Club, The Creekside Inn, the Martini Lounge, The Tryst, SRI (Studio Instrument Rentals) Showcase, The Musicians Institute, The Scientology Celebrity Center and The Tryst. 

Black Angel's new album, 'O California, is a mixture of rock 'n' roll, country rock, pop and country tunes in the vein of Hotel California, Exile on Main Street and the Beatles White Album. 

Black Angel has received acclaim with music producers, record company executives, management companies, club owners and fans. 
Please have a listen to the latest music from Black Angel. 

If you want to hear more of Black Angel, go to www.Garageband.com and look under Black Angel Band or go to CD Baby under Black Angel. The albums can be purchased for $9.99 each on CD Baby or garageband. 

Black Angel has recorded some new duets with Audrey (Mrs. Ike) Turner including covers of Rolling Stones songs for the new "O' Santa Barbara" album released on June 5, 2007.

RADIO PLAY.

Black Angel can be heard on hundreds of FM radio and internet radio stations worldwide including: Live 365/Radio Wall of Sound (UK), Music Promotion Station (The Netherlands), X Radio (Austin, Texas), Broadcast Asylum (Chicago), Rogue Radio (Boise, Idaho), University of Illinois at Chicago Radio (DJ John), Spirit of The Blues- 92.3 FM (Australia), Night Moves Show (Manchester, UK), Hippo Radio (UK), Hot Rocks Radio, Tornado Valley Radio (Wichita, Kansas), Byte Me Radio (Andalusia, Alabama), Radio Free Bakersfield (California), Westfield Radio (Ohio), Open Mike Cafe (Michigan), Radio ZRO (Belgium), KCSB/Music Soup (Santa Barbara, CA), Hillbilly Heaven (University of South Carolina radio), WLVR-91.3 FM Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bandstand Philippines, Helsinki Blues Cafe, Kill Radio, Preying Lizard Music's Chill Pill show, Octane 365, Blues Nation, Kansas City Online Radio, MusicDistributors.com, JDs Musical Alchemy, The Promise and on numerous other broadcasts and podcasts around the world.

About Black Angel

http://www.myspace.com/blackangelband