Artist: SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE
Album: WEST OF FLUSHING, SOUTH OF FRISCO (CD)

Year: 2016
EAN/UPS: 819873012528
Media type: CD

Supersonic Blues Machine isn’t just a band; it’s a mood, a comradeship, a melting pot of ideas with likeminded people bringing their own unique talents to create something with feeling that is very organic. As a result, debut album West of Flushing, South of Frisco is a sprawling and emotional journey that has an emphasis on peace, hope, forgiveness and empowerment.

It happened in 2012, Texan guitarist-singer-songwriter Lance Lopez was planning a visit to Los Angeles to record a new album and producer Fabrizio Grossi suggested they hook up and work on some ideas. The following whirlwind day and a half in the studio resulted in three songs which became the foundation of an exciting new project before they knew it.

With a prolific career as a producer, mixer and bass player Fabrizio has worked with some of the finest musicians around today pulling into an array of eclectic styles, from Steve Vai to Tina Arena, Nina Hagen to Alice Cooper as well as Glenn Hughes, Dave Navarro, George Clinton, Joe Bonamassa, Leslie West, Zakk Wylde, Ice T, Slash and Paul Stanley to name a few.

The third part of the core was Indiana native drummer Kenny Aronoff who joined the family next. Kenny started working with Fabrizio a few years back, thanks to a meeting with Toto’s Steve Lukather. “I was talking to Steve, who I’ve known for over 20 years, he was one of my first friends in LA. We wanted to do something fun together and I said to him I always wanted to play with Kenny Aronoff, do you know him? He said ‘are you kidding me? Kenny is a very good friend of mine, let’s give him a call.’”

An incredible list of collaborators gives the record added warmth and propels it on to a higher level; Billy F. Gibbons, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Eric Gales and Chris Duarte all have a deep and personal connection to the trio of Grossi, Lopez and Aronoff. The importance was to have close friends on the record to have that natural and authentic quality to it. West of Flushing, South of Frisco is a reminder of an era that embraced collaborations, one that shared a vision and shared moments, both good and hard, one that puts every ounce of their experiences into it, its bleeds emotion but is an uplifting and powerful listen. Now that the Supersonic Blues Machine has begun its journey, there’s a lot more to experience from it.


TRACKLIST CD:

01.    Miracle Man  
02.    I Ain’t Fallin’ Again
03.    Running Whiskey (Feat. Billy F. Gibbons)
04.    Remedy (Feat. Warren Haynes)
05.    Bone Bucket Blues
06.    Let It Be  
07.    That’s My Way (Feat. Chris Duarte)
08.    Ain’t No Love (In The Heart Of The City)
09.    Nightmares And Dreams (Feat. Eric Gales)
10.    Can’t Take It No More (Feat. Walter Trout)
11.    Whiskey Time (Running Whiskey’s extended ending)
12.    Let’s Call It A Day (Feat. Robben Ford)
13.    Watchagonnado