No Pressure
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-26
Reviewed 2018-04-26
Reviewed: 2018-04-26
Genre: Country
FCCs: none
Review: Swing grooves, lyrical interplay and string harmonies characterize Hot Club Sandwich’s latest CD. It also features master mandolinist David Grisman on seven tracks, including his own "Swang Thang" to open the set. Besides band members being stellar instrumentalists, several compose, arrange and sing too. Some have new acoustic, Gypsy jazz, Latin or Western Swing flavors. A club sandwich has many layers of delicious ingredients, and this hot country swing band certainly does too.
If You Like: Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Asleep At The Wheel, Joe Craven, Boulder Acoustic Society, Bob Wills, Kevin Connor
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Swang Thang (3:17) – (vocal count)> mandolin starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> jam> quick stop
2/ No Pressure (4:07) – (vocal count)> guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> song> quick fade
*3/ New Gravy Waltz (4:00) – mandolin starts> midtempo song> mandolin solo> midtempo jam> midtempo song with scat singing> slow fade
*4/ Winter Rain (5:52) – guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> uptempo jam> fiddle solo> midtempo jam> fade
*5/ Melancholy April (4:16)n- guitar starts> swinging uptempo jam> swinging guitar solo> fiddle solo> guitar solo> false stop> uptempo jam> quick fade
6/ Rockin’ Chair (4:46) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> midtemo song> mandolin solo> guitar solo> fiddle solo> midtempo song> slow fade
*7/ Odiame (3:47) – guitar/mandolin starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> mandolin solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*8/ Blackpot Cozzie (4:07) – vocal start> uptempo song> guitar solo> fiddle solo> guitar solo> mandolin solo> scat solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*9/ What A Pretty Miss (3:00) (vocal count)> uptempo song> guitar solo> fiddle solo> guitar solo> mandolin solo> scat solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*10/ Palm Springs Jump (3:19) – guitar starts> uptempo song> fiddle solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
11/ It Ain’t Right (3:19) – guitar starts> uptempo song> fiddle solo> jam> guitar solo> jam> bass solo> uptempo song> quick fade
*12/ Lilly’s Bolero (3:00) – guitar starts> slow ham> fiddle solo> mandolin solo> slow jam> fade
*13/ The Other Side Of The Pillow (3:00) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> uptempo song> fiddle solo> guitar solo> bass solo> mandolin solo> uptempo jam> uptempo song> slow fade
14/ St. James Infirmary (4:58) – mandolin starts> slow song> guitar solo> slow song> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
Genre: Country
FCCs: none
Review: Swing grooves, lyrical interplay and string harmonies characterize Hot Club Sandwich’s latest CD. It also features master mandolinist David Grisman on seven tracks, including his own "Swang Thang" to open the set. Besides band members being stellar instrumentalists, several compose, arrange and sing too. Some have new acoustic, Gypsy jazz, Latin or Western Swing flavors. A club sandwich has many layers of delicious ingredients, and this hot country swing band certainly does too.
If You Like: Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Asleep At The Wheel, Joe Craven, Boulder Acoustic Society, Bob Wills, Kevin Connor
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Swang Thang (3:17) – (vocal count)> mandolin starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> jam> quick stop
2/ No Pressure (4:07) – (vocal count)> guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> song> quick fade
*3/ New Gravy Waltz (4:00) – mandolin starts> midtempo song> mandolin solo> midtempo jam> midtempo song with scat singing> slow fade
*4/ Winter Rain (5:52) – guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> uptempo jam> fiddle solo> midtempo jam> fade
*5/ Melancholy April (4:16)n- guitar starts> swinging uptempo jam> swinging guitar solo> fiddle solo> guitar solo> false stop> uptempo jam> quick fade
6/ Rockin’ Chair (4:46) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> midtemo song> mandolin solo> guitar solo> fiddle solo> midtempo song> slow fade
*7/ Odiame (3:47) – guitar/mandolin starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> mandolin solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*8/ Blackpot Cozzie (4:07) – vocal start> uptempo song> guitar solo> fiddle solo> guitar solo> mandolin solo> scat solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*9/ What A Pretty Miss (3:00) (vocal count)> uptempo song> guitar solo> fiddle solo> guitar solo> mandolin solo> scat solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*10/ Palm Springs Jump (3:19) – guitar starts> uptempo song> fiddle solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
11/ It Ain’t Right (3:19) – guitar starts> uptempo song> fiddle solo> jam> guitar solo> jam> bass solo> uptempo song> quick fade
*12/ Lilly’s Bolero (3:00) – guitar starts> slow ham> fiddle solo> mandolin solo> slow jam> fade
*13/ The Other Side Of The Pillow (3:00) – guitar starts> uptempo jam> uptempo song> fiddle solo> guitar solo> bass solo> mandolin solo> uptempo jam> uptempo song> slow fade
14/ St. James Infirmary (4:58) – mandolin starts> slow song> guitar solo> slow song> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
Recent airplay
Swang Thang
Traditions (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018) — Aug 17, 2021
Swang Thang, Palm Springs Jump
Old fart at Play — Jul 09, 2018
Palm Springs Jump
The Iron Skillet — Jun 30, 2018
Swang Thang, Lilly's Bolero
Traditions — Jun 29, 2018
St. James Infirmary, No Pressure, Swang Thang
Iron Skillet-esque — Jun 23, 2018
Palm Springs Jump
Old fart at Play — Jun 22, 2018
Charting
2018-04-29 — 2018-07-01
Country/Bluegrass
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 2 |
| Jun 24 | 3 |
| Jun 17 | 1 |
| Jun 10 | 1 |
| Jun 3 | 1 |
| May 27 | 2 |
| May 20 | 1 |
| May 13 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Swang Thang | ||
| 2. | No Pressure | ||
| 3. | New Gravy Waltz | ||
| 4. | Winter Rain | ||
| 5. | Melancholy April | ||
| 6. | Rockin' Chair | ||
| 7. | Odiame | ||
| 8. | Blackpot Coozie | ||
| 9. | What A Pretty Miss | ||
| 10. | Palm Springs Jump | ||
| 11. | It Ain't Right | ||
| 12. | Lilly's Bolero | ||
| 13. | The Other Side Of The Pillow | ||
| 14. | St. James Infirmary |