Trickbag - Afternoon Mint

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2003
Time: 56:08
Size: 128,7 MB
Label: Concrete (CD002)
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Home Brewed Boogie - 2:39
2. Goin' Home - 3:09
3. Ain't Got Time - 3:49
4. Sweets For Somebody - 3:34
5. Me 'N' You - 3:40
6. Rockin' Xanadu - 2:38
7. Back To Me - 3:10
8. Snake Charm - 3:20
9. A.J. Rumble - 1:43
10. Come Back Tomorrow - 3:15
11. Susanna - 3:19
12. Top Of The World - 3:32
13. Afternoon Mint - 3:04
14. Gently As The Moon - 3:05
15. Too Fat For A Suit - 4:32
16. Crowd Pleaser - 3:39
17. Lonely Days - 3:52

Musicians:
Magnus Sjolin - guitar, vocals;
Joakim Barcheus - harmonica;
Lars Nasman - bass;
Bjorn Viitanen - drums;
Tommy Moberg - vocals.

Recommended. It's doubtful that Sweden is high on anyone's list of top blues locales, but one spin of Trickbag will convince listeners it's not without its merits. This 5-piece band is impressive and steeped in blues, particularly the swinging West Coast approach of artists like Rod Piazza, William Clarke, George Smith, and others. From the drilling opener, Home Brewed Boogie, it's immediately evident that these guys have studied the form and honed their craft. Tommy Moberg's vocals are powerful without as much as a hint of an accent while the guitar work of Magnus Sjolin has elements of T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton, and Junior Watson, among more. Joachim Barcheus handles the harp chores with plenty of chops and a deep appreciation for tone, and the rhythm section of Lars Nasman and Bjorn Viitanen have the ability to drive the band effortlessly, whether charting the course through the Texas double-shuffle of Sweets For Somebody, the vintage rock and roll feel of Goin' Home, or the lowdown South Side Chicago grip in A.J. Rumble. Sjolin's guitar is well to the fore in his own Come Back Tomorrow and the crunching jump of the title track, but everyone delivers regardless of the groove or tempo. The high point could be Too Fat For A Suit which displays the band's ability to hit the mark on all counts; instrumentation, feel, attack, and dynamics. Fleshed out with horns on a handful, as well as piano and organ on a few, these guys have the goods and deliver an all-original set of blues, boogie, and swing.

Afternoon Mint