Paula Wittwer : Lead vocals /
Kiki Rais : Guitars /
Diego Rapacchietti : Drums /
Jan Peyer : Bass /
Influences
Yep !!
Whe are "Touched By" thirty years at least of great music and composer. Like as all the musicians are a little "robbers" whe are in the "give and take" motion. I'ts hard to think
who is the best and the first.No matter what's the music is ! but mostly the Soul and passion
whe feel in .
Sounds Like
For sure in our dreams in blue ! whe are playing in the court with and like our héros. From Jimi Hendrix to Scott Henderson, from Ian paice to Terry Bozzio, from Jaco to Ant Jackson, or Tina Turner to Anastasia...... But with honest whe just are " Touched By" all this "Giant" and do what whe do ! ( Who do you think whe are ? )
From the very first track , it throbs//rocks seriously and deeply. This is rock , the grossly and goodly real thing. "Classic " enough, if you like ( we're pretty far from the distorted sounds of the group "Nü" ) but Touched By serves up 15 titles that wil severely clean out your ears, far, far better than a like number of Q-tips. Believe it. Not less than 15 titles,,,,,,,,,Might as well say(Suffice it to say) that the quartet shoulders a prolific production, with the majority of numbers supassing five minutes! The character (personality) of the group is evident, with a lead female vocalist (singer) who invites you up to the dance-floor (no - orders you up) with a (majestic )voice , with a textured timbre made to order, just for the occasion, for rock. It's an album recorded in the studio, but you can easily hear that the group was made for the live stage, a setting where all the talents of the group ....come fully into it's own. Touched By seems to be way too big for a CD! This in no way stops guitarist Kiki Rais from shaping us some suberbly statuesque solos , using lean, perfectly shaped/formed sonorities, produced and put into motion by a technique of high virtuosity. These elements put all together make it hard not to think of Steve Lukather! The solo in « Find a Good Friend », perfectly constructed, bears witness to superb taste and a monstrous( exquisite ) touch! This album shows a beautiful maturity, and in sonority, the at-times very Rhythm & Blues Hendrix style suits particularly well. One has only to listen to « Stay By Me » with its quirky axe solo to become a believer. A wonderful discovery that has stayed on our turntable ever since.
Jacques Balmat.
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GREG HOWE BAND featuring Greg Howe (guitar) Dennis Hamm (piano,keyboards) Jon Reshard (bass) Gianluca Palmieri (drums) ΣΤΟ ΑΘΗΝΑ΄ Live (μέσα στο Ωδείο Τέχνης του Γιώργου Φακανά) Παρασκευή 23 Ιανουαρίου 2009 στις 8.30μ.μ. και Σάββατο 24 Ιανουαρίου 2009 στις 10.30μ.μ. ΑΘΗΝΑ΄ Live : Λ. Ποσειδώνος 3 - Παραλία Μοσχάτου- Ν. Φαλήρου. Τηλ. 210 4813605 - 210 4819355 www. fakanas. gr e-mail : arsnova@fakanas.gr
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