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Prairie Dance
Music - Reviews
It is hard to believe that a farmer coming
from middle west states, can have a so wide knowledge of black music.
He skillfully mixes and develops his own blues style, full of rock
and roll, country, swing and pop influences. The final result is
an interesting cd, well done, with some drops of sensuality but,
over all, built up with sober skill and personality. If you have
some money to spend, do hot hesitate and buy it.
La Hora Del Blues
Barcelona, Spain
Erick Hovey is a native Midwesterner who has taken advantage of
his central roots to draw from a variety of musical styles on his
second release, Prairie Dance Music. Prairie Dance Music is an excellent
follow-up to his critically acclaimed CD What You blue About?, offering
blues fans a recording of excellent music a hookish lyrics. Juniors
Motel Records - JMR 0028-2). With the assistance of twelve different
musicians on bass, drums, keyboards, harmonica and backing vocals;
Hovey sings and plays guitar on twelve original tunes. Hovey's lyrics
are very original, addressing topics not normally found in blues
songs. Things like cars filled with body putty to hold them together
and food choices for a hungry man are among the more unique areas
covered in some of Hovey's tunes. The songs cover a range of styles
including roots rock and swing, along with Texas and Chicago-style
blues. Juniors Motel Records - JMR 0028-2) "Blues and Love"
opens the CD with some nice Texas style blues reminiscent of the
style of Mike Morgan and Anson Funderburgh. One of my favorite songs
on the CD is "Down the River of Love." The song includes
an infectious recurring bass line by Dan Lodden and excellent harp
by Mike Glass. On a CD where eleven of the twelve songs are less
than four minutes long, "Down the River of Love" is comparably
long at nearly five minutes. It is none-the-less an excellent tune.
Another enjoyable song is "Devil in My Pocket," more of
a straight ahead blues song describing the devil and angel-like
aspects of women.Juniors Motel Records - JMR 0028-2). Erick Hovey
is a hidden blues gem in the farm land of the Midwest. On his second
CD, Prairie Dance Music, Hovey takes another step towards becoming
a more familiar name in the blues community outside of the Midwest.
Anyone interested in learning more about Erick Hovey, or wishing
to purchase either of his fine CDs, should check out his website
at http://www.erickhovey.com
CD Review: By Dave "Doc" Piltz DELTA SNAKE DAILY BLUES
"Great release!!
Intense feeling & groove. Kicking off the album with ' Blues
and Love' (one of my all time favorite blues songs - period) connects
you with a groove that Hovey has obviously been refining for some
time."
Jeff Thornton
KZNM fm
"A CD of cool rocking blues by a songwriter
from the Midwest...Lovers of rhythmic blues, this one is for you."
Le Cri du Coyote
France
Erick Hovey's second CD delivers some easy-going blues and rock
from the farm fields of Badger, Iowa. Hovey and his band move comfortably
from jump-blues rhythms into traditional blues tunes and more eclectic
sounds, including a funk-inflected "Down the River of Love"
that's plenty radio-friendly. New Orleans rhythms add an irresistible
musical counterpoint to the automobile blues of "Bondo Bondo."
Hovey's original songs and guitar work are solidly and skillfully
combined with keyboards by Doug Hines and Larry Robertson and Harmonica
flourishes by Mike Glass.
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