Hellrides and Hollywood Waltzes
© Copyright-Billy Goodman
(634479791420)
Record Label: GoodmanRecords
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THREE STARS *** (Rolling Stone Magazine Germany 3/2001)
"... a remarkable singer/songwriter album ..." (Oldie-Markt, May 2001)
"Those who like strong songwriter material ... won't be disappointed by this one." (RootsTown Music Magazine, Belgium, June 2001)
This is Billy Goodman's second release on his own label, GoodmanRecords. It was produced by Thomm Jutz and Billy at R&T Musikproduktion in Gaggenau, Germany. The disk features 10 original songs by Billy and his brother Frank, the duo better known as the GOODMAN BROTHERS.
This is a singer songwriter album with a roots rock sound. It is stripped down and raw, with strong performances by Armin Rühl (Herbert Grönemeyer) on drums and Wolfy Ziegler on bass. Producer Thomm Jutz adds some bass and contributes masterful guitar work on every cut.
Billy handles all the vocals and uses his trademark Gibson J-45 acoustic and his electric bottleneck slide guitar throughout. He remains true to his signature style, unaffected by shifting musical trends. "The songs are stories, stories from my life. This is what I do and what I intend to continue doing. I'm still just scratching the surface." says Billy.
Goodman who is originally from the US now lives in Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hellrides and Hollywood Waltzes
author: Klaus Mombrei
Here we have something old-fashioned for a change. Old-fashioned like hand-made and heart-felt, old-fashioned like dirty boots, good intentions and a bad conscience. Songs taken from real life, without any interface to today's media-oriented music machinery in its heavy rotation.
Billy Goodman is an American singer/songwriter with a long history in the US rock-biz, currently living in Heidelberg, Germany. Hellrides and Hollywood Waltzes is what he calls his 10 sketches from the roller-coaster ride of a musician's turbulent life. Paranoid scenes on-stage and back-stage, senseless tragedies on lost highways, hellrides on junk and booze and, yet still, a melancholic confidence in love's almighty healing power.
As far as his co-musicians are concerned, Goodman seemed to have the knack for making the right choice. Co-producer Thomm Jutz on guitar, Wolfy Ziegler on bass, and above all Herbert Grönemeyer's brilliant partner Armin Rühl on drums provide the album with an elastic backbone which lends the songs a vigor which earlier recordings of Goodman's often lack. The melodies are delicious like Mom's apple pie, and Goodman's precise (slide) guitar playing is downright captivating.
Klaus Mombrei (transl. by Sabine Goodman)
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