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Soul Avengers : Soul Avengers
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Innovative, modern Blues rock, defying the usual restrictions and poking around in places where few others have the imagination, or the chops, to go.
Genre: Blues: Blues Vocals
Release Date: 2003
Soul Avengers Record Label: Bison Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Can't Stand The Rain 4:02 $0.99
Didn't Have To Get So Mad 5:42 $0.99
Worried Dream 8:52 $0.99
Don't Let Me Down 4:23 $0.99
Don't Tell Nobody 5:00 $0.99
Paper Shuffle 7:49 $0.99
Honey, Hush 3:54 $0.99
Great Balls Of Fire 2:41 $0.99
The Game 7:34 $0.99
Shack 4:19 $0.99
Treat Her Right 4:18 $0.99
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Album Notes

The savvy Mike Bruce's exquisite lead licks wander all over the place, defying the usual restrictions and poking around in places where few others have the imagination, or the chops, to go. With Mike Dragoo wailing out his vocals from behind crashing cymbals and thumping skins, the Soul Avengers are an unusual and consistently entertaining bunch with a repertoire that is always fresh and inventive.

You're never quite sure where they're going from song to song, but you're happy to be along for the ride. You'll find a perfect example of the group's inspired eclecticism here, in tracks taken from sessions recorded with former Mike Bruce bandmate David Teegarden (of Teegarden & Van Winkle and Bob Seger fame). The Bruce, Dragoo and Munson version of "Can't Stand the Rain," for instance, not only evokes the Memphis soul of its original singer, Ann Peebles, but also the tight and tough Chicago blues licks that Bruce often employed during his years in the touring band of R&B great Bobby "Blue" Bland.

Even the Beatles get an authoritative Soul Avengers reworking in "Don't Bring Me Down." And then there are the group's originals, indicating that the three not only work great as interpreters of other people's work, but turn out some top-drawer original material themselves. -John Wooley, Entertainment Writer, Tulsa World

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REVIEWS

Tremendous blues/rock guitar no cliche riffs to be found.
author: H J Farley
Just when you think you've heard it all along comes [came ] someone who resets the standard. Mike Bruce whoever he is/was is my new hero. This guy should go down as as one of the legends. No cliche riffs, no repetition. You have to hear this or your blues/rock life is not complete.
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Awesome Music
author: Tosh Pearson
I received the CD much more quickly than expected. It was packaged and came in perfect condition. I'm enjoying the great music and very glad I purchased it.
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Perfection in a fine rythm section...
author: bbkong
...is hard to find and unforgettable. This is a fine tribute to Steve Munson's clean style and perfectionist playing. I'm left itching to hear Monk tear loose and take me someplace else, but Dragoo owns the vocals and the overall sound reminds me of that immaculate Tulsa Sound. Excellence!!
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excellent,great combination of orginals and remakes, must hear "don't let me dow
author: mike mccarty
great combination of rockin and slower R&B cuts. a whole lot of music generated by only 3 guys, check it out
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