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SUMMARY:Marc Ford Live at Fanatics Pub in Lima\, NY
DESCRIPTION:Note for note\, Marc Ford ranks as one of the world’s preemin
 ent guitarists. Even so\, his songcraft commands the utmost respect. Ford 
 is no one trick pony. Keyboardist Johnny Neel once said: “Marc Ford’s 
 an actual genius. He has the best guitar sound I’ve ever heard.”\n Fo
 rd’s career began in Los Angeles during the 1980s. His group\, Burning T
 ree\, captured the essence of his guitar virtuosity and songwriting.\nHe j
 oined the Black Crowes in late 1991. Ford toured and recorded on three of 
 the Crowes’ finest albums--The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion\,
  Amorica\, and Three Snakes and One Charm. Ford’s tenure in the Crowes
  found the group operating at a zenith. He rejoined the Crowes in 2005-200
 6 when they toured and released The Lost Crowes--two albums the band neve
 r released when he was a member.\nIn 2002\, Ford released his first solo a
 lbum\, It’s About Time. During this era\, Ford experienced the highs an
 d lows of surviving in a cutthroat music business through the years as wel
 l as being a dedicated family man. Ford’s following solo albums included
  Weary And Wired (2007)\, The Fuzz Machine (2010) and Holy Ghost (20
 14).\nFord won a NAACP award (John F. Kennedy counts as one of the few oth
 er Caucasians bestowed the honor) for his work on the Ben Harper and Blind
  Boys of Alabama album There Will Be A Light.\nAlso\, Ford’s role as a 
 record producer allowed him to use his gift of tone and a powerful ability
  to listen. Artists he produced include Ryan Bingham\, Pawnshop Kings\, St
 eepwater Band\, Chris Lizotte\, Phantom Limb and Republique du Salem. Marc
  Ford exists as a musical architect of the highest order.\nThrough his car
 eer Marc Ford has performed and recorded with Izzy Stradlin\, Gov’t Mule
 \, The Jayhawks\, The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers\, Federale\, Wid
 espread Panic\, Blue Floyd\, Booker T. Jones\, Ivan Neville and Heartbreak
 er Mike Campbell.\nThe group on The Vulture\, The Neptune Blues Club\, re
 corded their debut album in 2009\, which charted at #15 for two weeks on t
 he blues charts. This versatile ensemble includes Mike Malone (vocals\, ha
 rp\, keys)\, John Bazz (bass)\, Anthony Arvizu (drums) and Ford. Mr. Ford 
 unleashes his hypnotic guitar skills on these soulful tunes.\nThe Vulture
  was recorded on analog tape at mastermind John Vanderslide’s Tiny Tele
 phone Studios located in the mission district of San Francisco. The Vultu
 re emits Ford’s greatest strengths: soulful musicianship\, memorable so
 ngs and an emotive groove.\nFord explained the ethos of these new composit
 ions: “If Holy Ghost was Sunday morning\, then The Vulture is Saturd
 ay night…”\nThe opening track--”Devil’s In the Details”--emerges
  as one of Ford’s finest. The tune operates in his electric wheelhouse. 
 He’s like Clint Eastwood with a guitar. The well-crafted “The Same Com
 ing Up” clocks in at one minute and fifty seconds emitting joyous rock n
  roll. “All We Need To Do Is Love” eases the listener into pastoral re
 flection. “This Ride” inspires reckless abandon. The title track conta
 ins Ford’s signature snakebite guitar work as he delivers a savage truth
  in the lyrics: “Got a head full of diamonds/And a nose full of snow/You
  leave a trail of destruction/Everywhere that you go/Got a shrug of the sh
 oulder/For all that you stole.”\n“Arkansas Gas Card” stands as one o
 f the group’s stellar numbers that transfers with brilliance to a live a
 udience. “Old Lady Sunrise” travels into sonic backwaters of a low-cou
 ntry swamp like some vintage STAX Records jewel. The gospel-laced “Deep 
 Water” explores redemptive sanctuaries where matters of the soul are at 
 stake.\n“Shalimar Dreams” augments a gritty R&amp\;B\, rock-n-roll mag
 ic in a mesmerizing sound that surrounds the listener. The last cut\, “G
 irl of Mine”\, is a love song Ford sings and provides steel on as the gr
 oup provides a sparse\, yet concise musical backdrop.\nIt’s harvest time
  for Marc Ford. Over the years he’s created his own stellar sound that m
 eets all the rigid standards of excellence. The Vulture represents anoth
 er timeless volume in Marc Ford’s inimitable musical journey...\nJames C
 alemine\nALL SALES FINAL\n\nDiscount Code: WNYBS-MARC\n\nTickets -&gt\; ht
 tps://events.eventgroove.com/event/Marc-Ford-76316
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CATEGORIES:Live Blues Music
LOCATION:Fanatics\, 7281 West Main St\, Lima\, NY\, 14485\, United States
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