The Sean Chambers Band "Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse"

 

 

I really love a good Live album, ever since listening receiving Peter Frampton's "Frampton Comes Alive", for my 20th birthday, and The Sean Chambers Band's newest release "Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse", certainly is one hell of a good Live album, especially if you really love great Guitar Driven Blues.

 

Sean Chambers has been referred to as one of the Top 50 Blues Guitarists of the last century by Guitarist Magazine, something you can totally believe after just a few moments into "Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse". Sean Chambers honed his skill as a Guitarist, no doubt, with his stint with the Legendary Hubert Sumlin, where he was not only the Band Leader, but also Lead Guitarist from 1998 till 2003.  Sean  Chambers toured extensively, throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe, with Hubert Sumlin and later on, with his band. Sean Chambers has also shared the stage with countless greats, such as, Gregg Allman, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Otis Rush, Jeff Healey, Derek Trucks, Koko Taylor, Bo Diddley, Rick Derringer, and James Cotton, just to name a very few. "Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse" falls on the heels of his previous critically acclaimed release "Ten Til Midnight", which found itself on the The Living Blues Charts for 3 months, as well as, reaching #5 on B.B. King's XM/Sirius Bluesville Charts and #6 on The House of Blues Radio Charts.

 

"Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse" consists of 10 Tracks of no nonsense Straight Ahead Guitar Driven Blues. Of the 10 Tracks, Sean Chambers wrote 6 and co-wrote 1 with fellow Bassist Tim Blair. Track 9 "Hip Shake Boogie" is a brand new song by Sean which makes it's first appearance on this album. The 3 covers chosen for this album were Fred James "Full Moon On Main Straight", Elmore James "Dust My Broom", and Bill McLess's "Crazy for Loving You". "Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse" was recorded before a studio audience at EKO Studio's on March 3, 2011 and released September 20, 2011. The name Long Island Blues Warehouse actually refers to the name of a show that is recorded Live at EKO Studio's and is one of many shows that they produce.

 

"Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse" is a good opportunity to catch up on some of the great music Sean Chambers has produced over the course of 3 previous albums, including 2 songs from "Ten Til Midnight". Most of those songs you may not have heard before, but were put on this album because they were fan favorites, such as Track 6 "Crazy For Loving You", Track 4 "Strong Temptation", and Track 8 "Too Much Blues", and Track 10 "In The Winter Time". "Strong Temptation" was the title Track from his first album.

 

For those of you whom think you are going to get a chance for a bathroom break, or run to the kitchen for a quick snack, while listening to "Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse", think again, as this puppy hits you hard and fast right out of the gates, and doesn't slow down till the last epic 10 minute and 24 second closer "In The Winter Time", by which time you are so enthralled with Sean's Guitar work, that nothing could yank you from your seat. From the opening foot pedal powered Track "Dixie 45", to Track 5 "Dust My Broom", which contains some great Harmonica work via Gary Keith, to the unbelievable last Track "In The Winter Time", this album is all thriller and no filler, for the better part of 45 minutes.

 

"Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse" proves why Sean Chambers is considered amongst the very best when it comes to playing his Blues Guitar, and he certainly proved that to me with this amazing production.

 

"Live From The Long Island Blues Warehouse" is a big winner for those whom like their Blues hard and heavy and enthusiastically receives my highest rating of 5*****. An amazing album that I Highly recommend and one that I Thoroughly Enjoyed and Enjoy listening to.

 

Review by John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

 

 

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