The hottest Australian acoustic blues album on the internet at the moment is Rick and The Goose's new Big Rock outing Valley Of The Blues. This record has been number one on the mp3.com.au chart for weeks - with a massive 91% of total downloads!
Featuring Rick Veneer on vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, kick box and harmonica and Australia's best known blues/rock drummer, Barry "Little Goose" Harvey on double bass, bass drum and hi hat, Rick and the Goose are attracting blues fans curious to see how they manage to make so much sound for only two players.
They are totally organic - there are no drum machines, computers or sequencers involved here. Having studied the double bass at Berklee Music College in the U.S., Barry finds it hard to leave the drums behind and uses both arms and legs in his role as one man rhythm section.
Their blend of fine blues, soul, jazz and swamp style tunes is augmented by some great originals, such as the popular "The Valley of the Blues" which takes an affectionate look at Brisbane's famous Fortitude Valley.
They have explored many musical roads together and have discovered a sound and feel that has been described as "Duke Ellington meets Muddy Waters" and even "Muddy meets Jimi". The spirit of John Lee Hooker and Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters is there, along with Coltrane on the bass drum and Al Jackson on the hi hat! If that makes sense to you, you must already have the album!
Get yourself a piece of Australian musical history - get "Valley Of the Blues".
Rick and the Goose - now number one on the Mp3.com.au
Australian Acoustic Blues charts!
