Liquid Groove Mojo
Miracle Records recording artists, Liquid Groove Mojo, is one of the region's hottest bands. These veteran musicians have been together for over four years with hundreds of live shows under their belts. They have a live CD to their credit and have recently released internationally their new effort "Cradle to the Grave", through Miracle Records. The album has topped the European Indie charts and is receiving wide play on internet radio.
Combining blues with rock fusion, these guys can swing from heavy, soulful blues to an almost reggae-rock-southern feel. Liquid Groove Mojo has been compared to bands like The Black Crowes, Arc Angels and Gov’t Mule. The band has appeared at the Crossroads Musical Exposition and the International Blues Challenge as well as touring the mid-south.
Liquid Groove Mojo consists of Joe Pitts and Darrell Davis on guitars. Pitts and Davis played well over 600 shows together before putting Liquid Groove Mojo together. In addition to the road time this pair has logged, they also show off their traditional training. Pitts has studied music at Berklee College of Music and Davis at the University of Arkansas.
Rounding out the band are bassist Al Hagood and drummer Bryan Blankenship, described as one of the tightest rhythm sections in the region. The four of them, when tied together musically, really show their influences. The band pulls from, funk, soul, blues and rock. Monstrous guitar tones, soaring slide guitar work, and soulful vocals round out this quartet’s musical abilities. Prolific songwriting makes this bands’ sound timeless as well as contemporary.
Check out Liquid Groove Mojo's tour dates, music and pics at http://www.liquidgroovemojo.com.
Quotable Liquid Groove Mojo
This
album has "....captured the Gov’t Mule/Allman Brothers sound.
Greg
Calbi, Senior mastering engineer, Sterling Sound, NYC
Real
Musicians making real music. This album has been very well done.
Jeff
Brocaw, 34 time gold and platinum award mix engineer.
"Cradle
to the Grave" really contains all the trademarks of a magnificent
Southern-Blues-Jam-Rock album. Bluesy rockers, full guitars, magnificent
solos, brilliant hooks, a lot of slide, great songs and a lot of jam feel.
This album is an overriding output and takes second place to nothing.
Portion of
a review from Just For Kicks Music, Germany
Liquid
Groove Mojo, from Arkansas, sounds like a synthesis of Gov't Mule (without
keyboards), the Allman Brothers...and Tishamingo...In addition, Joe Pitts is one
of the hottest slide guitarists in the business. He is reminiscent of
Warren Haynes and Tim Brooks.
Portion of
a review from SRA Musicshop, Germany
This
album represents four musicians trying to capture the best vibe possible,
creating and playing as one. This album is better the perfect. It's
real.
Portion of
a review from Barchen Records, Germany
Storm
Warning is blues par excellence. The guitars surf on the heavy
foundation, crying and complaining to themselves from the pickups. The
best piece of the song is working towards the brilliant refrain: storm warining...in
your eyes.
Portion of
a review by Rocktimes, Germany, regarding the song Storm Warning
9 out of 10.
Rocktimes,
Germany, on "Cradle to the Grave"
Nicely laid back
with lots of opportunities for great guitar playing. Sometimes slow and dreamy,
sometimes forceful and substantial. Delicious bluesy guitar playing, lovely
slow vocals and a sound that is both timeless and contemporary.
Portion of
a review from the Skynet website, Germany
Liquid Groove Mojo
gave us an interview and gave us the opportunity to better know this southern
blues rock jam band, and we'd like to congratulate them on this new album, for
us, one of the best of the year 2005.
Road to
Jacksonville website, France
Gov't Mule, Deja'
Voodoo ****1/2, Zakk Wilde, Black Label Society ****1/2,
Liquid Groove Mojo, Cradle to the Grave ****1/2.
Southern
Rock.de website, Germany
Liquid Groove
Mojo's music is a hybrid between rock 'n roll and blues-flavored music but, is
overall their own concoction. This is an excellent band with players not
too caught up with any "star" syndrome whatsoever, and who seem to
each go out of their way to let each other shine.
Peter
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