The Beatles of Swamp Rock: The Excellos Spirit of Excello Records
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For any of you who were fans of Excello Records, the premier American Swamp Rock Blues Record label in the 50′s home of the great blues men: Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Lightnin’ Slim, Charles Sheffield, Roscoe Shelton, Lonesome Sundown, Silas Hogan and Arthur Gunter, an English rock group The Excellos named after the record company that in influenced them, have become the keepers of the Excello Records flame, playing both classic Excello Swamp rock and original swamp rock with Excello Roots. I’m really surprised nobody thought of doing what The Excellos did sooner. I discovered them surfing the web and was absolutely knocked out. Unlike most bands who’s original’s can’t match their influence’s covers, The Excellos originals exceed them! Quite simply they are “The Beatles of Swamp Rock”. I love their sound, image and their sole album, The Excellos. Craig Shaw on vocals, harmonica and guitar seems to be the “Front Man” from what I can gather and he looks like he should star in a 1950s drive in movie or TV series battling Zombies and Supernatural Geeks. Check out those incredible Sideburns-Is this not one of the greatest looks ever for a Rock Star:
The fill lineup of the Excellos is:
Craig Shaw Vocals, Harmonica, Lead Guitar
Adam Wakefield Cigar Box Guitar, Double Bass, vocals
Trev TC Collins Drums
Paul Sheahan Rhythm Guitar
The Excellos CD album really sounds like it was authentically recorded in the 50′s and bravo to whoever produced this fantastic album- there’s sadly no producers credit. This is the first album I ever played that seems to have a drug induced hypnotic effect on me and I feel like I’m actually experiencing living in the 50′s listening to The Excellos. Every track is great and total grit and cuts like a razor blade against wire. The album opens with a great cover of “Got Love it You Want it” and unofficially ends with a great cover of “Shake Your Hips (there is actually a hidden version “Meet Me at the Bottom” which follows). In between there are outstanding originals, the best being the infectious “You Don’t Care”, “Jekyll & Hyde”, “Jump” and the best original instrumental I’ve heard in like forever, “Kasbah”. Each of The Excello members contribute songwriting and they all do it really well.
Tracks
1 I Got Love If You Want It
2 Catfish
3 You Don’t Care
4 Jekyll & Hyde
5 Bad Boy Blues
6 Draw The Line
7 Black Betty
8 Cold Coffee
9 Jump
10 Sonny Rising
11 Kasbah
12 Lucky Charm
13 Suzy Q
14 Scratch & Sniff
15 Shake Your Hips
16 Down In The Bottom (Hidden Track)
If Hollywood or the TV Industry were smart, they would use this great Excellos debut album as the backdrop of their TV Show or Movie- they should do a whole episode of “Cold Case” or CSI using this album and as I said, the Excellos are the Beatles of Swamp Rock. Rock On! Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you.
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