JOE VICINO & THE SMOKE DADDYS: Road Scars

Joe Vicino & the Smoke Daddys

Road Scars

© 2001 Joe Vicino & the Smoke Daddys

CD permanently out of stock. Sorry!

Fans of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robin Trower, and Johnny Winter will love this c.d. high powered guitar solos, soulfull vocals, and some infectious grooves round this c.d. out.

tracks

1 sweet little angel
2 scofflaw blues
3 feels like rain
4 rum boogie
5 early in the morning
6 Korina
7 Joesphine
8 Big legged woman
9 this too shall pass
10 sugarman
11 too rolling stoned
12 me & my crazy self

notes

In a land populated by guitar slinger fronted bands, you have to be pretty special to stand out.

Taking a Texas style approach, Joe Vicino, John Dunn and Chris Anstiss cover the Blues in a stand-out way.

On their newest, "Road Scars", they show the results of experience, roadwork, and the evolution of their band, now working as a power trio with visitors.

They lay down a ribbon of macadam wide as wailing guitar, pounding bass and syncopated power stroke drumming can create.

Vicino is a fluid drive automatic guitar monster. He can do Delta acoustic, Chicago electric, and Austin Demolition without breaking a sweat. His pipes are as smooth and soulfull as Delbert McClinton's.

Phrasing and tone are right down the center double yellow.

Intense and on the money.

He swings from BBKing to Freddie King.

Dunn's bass is a Detroit Diesel on the road providing low down rumble, rhythmic throbbing excelsior whether he is backing or pulling into the forefront.

His cohort, Chris Anstiss goes one on one with the torque driving, gravel slinging skin pounding necessary to keep the road behemoth in the lane.

In the land of what they do from the raving power opener version of BB's "Sweet Little Angel" , S.R.V. tributary "Rum Boogie" with its B3 sound instrumental, nonstop movement of "Korina", slow and sensual "Josephine", hot & dripping "Big Legged Woman", down and dirty "Sugarman", a soulfull redux of Robin Trowers "Too Rolling Stoned" and the jazzy acoustic closer "Me and My Crazy Self".

Take a road trip through the Blues and watch out for "Road Scars" as Joe Vicino and the Smokedaddys tear it down the highway.

- Dr. Blues, M.G.,Back Yard Blues Mag. August 2001



Look for the new LIVE Smokedaddys c.d. "One Night Stand" coming summer 2002

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  • Excellent , some really great music.
    author: A. Ludmerer

    As a fellow guitar player I can really apprciate the great playing and Tones on this disc. Just fantasic stuff. I would love to catch a live show.

  • Great Rockin Blues
    author: Goodtimes Magazine

    Joe Vicino and the Smoke Daddys Road Scars Hip Tone And then there were three. The Smoke Daddys are back again with their latest CD Road Scars. The Band is now a three piece unit and Joe Vicino heads them up with some fine guitars and heartfelt vocals. John Dunn is still the man, playing his solid bass lines and Chris Anstiss rounds out the group with his sure and steady style on the drums. Also on this record is Tony Camp on Keys and fine background vocals by Dee & Carzella Satchell. As you may already know, the Smoke Daddys have been rocking the blues on the local scene for quite a while playing every smoke filled room that they could cram their crowd into with fine results. Fear not Daddy fans, this stripped-down line-up still delivers the goods. Vicino and crew start off Road Scars with "Sweet Little Angel" and then goes directly into the Vicino penned "Scofflaw Blues" which was one of the strongest tunes on this collection. They mellow it down a bit on the third track, John Hiatt's "Feels Like Rain". Then they get down to it, on their instrumental track "Rum Boogie" which was the longest song on the disc, but I'm sure it's at least twice as long when played live. This is a good 'driving' song, just crank it up and put the pedal to the metal. The next track is Junior Wells' "Early In The Morning" which was a nice choice for this collection. Joe Vicino's guitar slithered through this song which features a down and dirty groove and a nice touch with the 'Hammond' organ sound flowing throughout. They also pulled out Freddy King's "Big Legged Woman" as well as Robin Trower's "Too Rolling Stoned" for good measure. They get down to some roots rock with the original "Korina" penned by Joe Vicino. Joe tones it down for the touching "Josephine" which was reminiscent of SRV's "Riviera Paradise." Praise the lord!... they even put out a gospel flavored tune "This Too Shall Pass" with some nice backing vocals helping round out the sound of this song. The blues get rolling along again with "Sugarman" and they finished off this fine disc with "Me & My Crazy Self". I really liked this disc, and if you dig the blues, you'll like it too. And don't forget to check them out live, at just about any club around, and you'll probably be able to pick up Road Scars while you are there, but if you don't get out much, you can contact Joe Vicino & The Smoke Daddys at www. smoke daddys.com or (516) 257-6581. - Matt Griffin

  • Joe Vicino & the Smokedaddys, Road Scars
    author: Tim Connolly

    This disc serves up some of the best blues music that we've heard in a long while. Joe Vicino positively smokes on guitar, dobro, and vocals. John Dunn tears it up on bass. Chris Anstiss rocks on drums, and Tony Campo plays a hot piano. "Sweet Little Angel" kicks off the album with a full-throttle blues rocker. "Scofflaw Blues" features some unbelievable guitar playing. "Feels Like Rain" is a slow gem, and the tone of Joe's guitar is incredible while the backing vocals of Dee and Carzella Satchell provide a cool backdrop. There's a great version of Junior Wells' "Early In The Morning", and there's a wonderful rendition of Robin Trower's "Too Rolling Stoned". Anyone looking for great Long Island blues music needs to look no further than Joe Vicino & The Smoke Daddys! This is great stuff, but don't just take our word for it…head on down to www.smokedaddys.com for ordering information.

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