Producer / songwriter / educator Rick Beato has shared a new interview In The Room With… video along with the following introduction:
“In this episode, guitarist and singer Pat Travers reflects on his career, from early breakout hits like ‘Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)’ to his years on the road delivering high-energy blues-rock performances. He talks about his influences, signature guitar tone, and the evolution of his sound over the decades. A deep dive into the life and music of one of rock’s most underrated guitar heroes.”
Pat Travers continues his deep dive into the concert archive with one of the earliest concerts yet, Heat In The Street Tour 1978, recorded at the Cleveland Agora. It was released on May 30.
Newly relocated to the US after spending a couple of years in London, Travers and bassist Peter “Mars” Cowling stepped away from the trio format they had relied on in the past, by adding ace guitarist Pat Thrall (Stomu Yamashta, Automatic Man, Glenn Hughes, Meat Loaf etc).
With drummer Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne etc) also now on board, the mighty Heat On The Street was released on the eve of their next tour, itself a marathon trek that kicked off in September and just kept on getting better.
“This band was vicious,” Travers reflects. “And by the time we hit the Agora Theatre [on November 27], we were jaw dropping live!”
Their set that night truly represents Travers and co at their best. Surprisingly, just two numbers from the new album made it into the show, “Heat On The Street” and their phenomenal cover of Australian songwriters Harry Vanda and George Young’s “Evie”, a 1975 hit for former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright and, coincidentally, a highlight of the latest Suzi Quatro album too.
The majority of the show, then, drew from Travers’ three previous albums, his eponymous debut (1976), and Makin’ Magic and Putting It Straight (both 1977). In the hands of this new outfit, however, the music blazed with unprecedented ferocity, the blues at their most magnificent… and Little Walter’s “Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights)” had never sounded so vivacious – unless you’d already seen the band perform.
There again, you could say the same thing about every song on Heat In The Street Tour – 1978; in fact, no matter how well you think you know Pat Travers (and with 20+ albums behind him, that’s a lot of knowledge), this show’s gonna make you a heap of fresh introductions.
Order CD/Vinyl here, pre-save the digital edition here.
Tracklisting:
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Susie”
“Hooked On Music”
“Need Love”
“Gettin’ Betta”
“Heat In The Street”
“Go All Night”
“Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)”
“Life In London”
“Evie”
“Makes No Difference”
“Heat In The Street”:
Did you know BraveWords has an active Facebook Group where you can start your own metal discussion or take part in many other discussions. The BraveWords Facebook Group is the evolution of the old BraveWords message board from years ago.
Bands… feel free to promote your shows and albums.
Podcasts… feel free to promote your new episodes.
Radio Shows… feel free to promote your latest show.
Record Labels… feel free to promote your latest releases
Click to join and start discussing: https://m.facebook.com/groups/bravewordsmetal/
—-
The post Guitar Legend PAT TRAVERS Featured In Career Spanning Interview With Producer / Songwriter RICK BEATO (Video) appeared first on BraveWords - Where Music Lives.
Continue reading...
“In this episode, guitarist and singer Pat Travers reflects on his career, from early breakout hits like ‘Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)’ to his years on the road delivering high-energy blues-rock performances. He talks about his influences, signature guitar tone, and the evolution of his sound over the decades. A deep dive into the life and music of one of rock’s most underrated guitar heroes.”
Pat Travers continues his deep dive into the concert archive with one of the earliest concerts yet, Heat In The Street Tour 1978, recorded at the Cleveland Agora. It was released on May 30.
Newly relocated to the US after spending a couple of years in London, Travers and bassist Peter “Mars” Cowling stepped away from the trio format they had relied on in the past, by adding ace guitarist Pat Thrall (Stomu Yamashta, Automatic Man, Glenn Hughes, Meat Loaf etc).
With drummer Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne etc) also now on board, the mighty Heat On The Street was released on the eve of their next tour, itself a marathon trek that kicked off in September and just kept on getting better.
“This band was vicious,” Travers reflects. “And by the time we hit the Agora Theatre [on November 27], we were jaw dropping live!”
Their set that night truly represents Travers and co at their best. Surprisingly, just two numbers from the new album made it into the show, “Heat On The Street” and their phenomenal cover of Australian songwriters Harry Vanda and George Young’s “Evie”, a 1975 hit for former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright and, coincidentally, a highlight of the latest Suzi Quatro album too.
The majority of the show, then, drew from Travers’ three previous albums, his eponymous debut (1976), and Makin’ Magic and Putting It Straight (both 1977). In the hands of this new outfit, however, the music blazed with unprecedented ferocity, the blues at their most magnificent… and Little Walter’s “Boom Boom (Out Goes The Lights)” had never sounded so vivacious – unless you’d already seen the band perform.
There again, you could say the same thing about every song on Heat In The Street Tour – 1978; in fact, no matter how well you think you know Pat Travers (and with 20+ albums behind him, that’s a lot of knowledge), this show’s gonna make you a heap of fresh introductions.
Order CD/Vinyl here, pre-save the digital edition here.
Tracklisting:
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Susie”
“Hooked On Music”
“Need Love”
“Gettin’ Betta”
“Heat In The Street”
“Go All Night”
“Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)”
“Life In London”
“Evie”
“Makes No Difference”
“Heat In The Street”:
Did you know BraveWords has an active Facebook Group where you can start your own metal discussion or take part in many other discussions. The BraveWords Facebook Group is the evolution of the old BraveWords message board from years ago.
Bands… feel free to promote your shows and albums.
Podcasts… feel free to promote your new episodes.
Radio Shows… feel free to promote your latest show.
Record Labels… feel free to promote your latest releases
Click to join and start discussing: https://m.facebook.com/groups/bravewordsmetal/
—-
The post Guitar Legend PAT TRAVERS Featured In Career Spanning Interview With Producer / Songwriter RICK BEATO (Video) appeared first on BraveWords - Where Music Lives.
Continue reading...