Year : 2024
Style : Hard Rock , Blues Rock
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 97 mb
Bio:
Philip Sayce is a Welsh born guitarist, singer and songwriter from Canada.Sayce was born in Aberystwyth, but family moved to Canada when he was two years old, and he grew up in Toronto. His parents, Kenneth and Sheila, listened to music by Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Dire Straits, among many other artists. His parents’ love of music inspired his love for the guitar, and he also played the piano and trombone for over 10 years. He was fifteen years old when he played in his first band. Sayce and his best friend, drummer Cassius Pereira, played in bands together throughout high school, holding band practice in their basements. Sayce's style is strongly influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose untimely death in August 1990 greatly affected the young guitarist.Sayce began playing in Toronto clubs at the age of sixteen. He quickly became a regular fixture on Toronto’s bar-scene. Some of the clubs Sayce frequented were Grossman's Tavern, The Silver Dollar, Blues on Bellair, The Horseshoe Tavern, and Albert's Hall in Toronto, known for their famous jam sessions with artists such as Robbie Robertson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan and Jeff Healey. His other musical influences include B. B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, and Robert Cray. Sayce joined Healey's band in 1997 and toured the world for three and a half years, playing such places as Baden Baden, Germany, Brazil, Finland and the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.In the fall of 2003, Sayce unexpectedly met John Shanks at an impromptu jam session in the amp department at Westwood Music in Los Angeles. Coincidentally, just a week before, two-time Grammy award winner Melissa Etheridge had mentioned to Shanks that she was looking for a guitar player and was thinking of trying somebody different. Shanks referred Sayce to her and in December 2003, Sayce joined Etheridge and her band for her Lucky Tour. Sayce also appears on Etheridge's Lucky CD and the Lucky Live CD & DVD, released in September, 2004, Melissa Etheridge Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled released in 2005, The Awakening" released in 2007, and A New Thought For Christmas released in September 2008. He also performed on Etheridge's Oscar winning song "I Need To Wake Up" from the Al Gore 2006 documentary film An Inconvenient Truth. Sayce appeared with Etheridge at the 2007 Academy Awards, Live Earth in 2007, The 2005 Grammy Awards as part of a tribute to Janis Joplin (along with Joss Stone), and at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.Sayce released his album Peace Machine, on Provogue Records in 2009. He released a second album Innerevolution in Europe, in May 2010. In July 2010, Philip Sayce supported the legendary ZZ Top in Europe and in December 2010, he supported Deep Purple on their French dates.
Album:
Rockin’ blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter PHILIP SAYCE is releasing his highly anticipated new studio album “The Wolves Are Coming”, produced by himself, engineered by Grammy award winner Mark Rains (Rival Sons), mixed by Brian Moncarz (Alice Cooper), and featuring renowned musicians as back up band.A set that’s exuberant rocking with generous doses of vocals out of the aggressive ’70s menu – the attraction though is more the guitar playing since Sayce is a cross between the late Jeff Healey (who he toured with) & Robben Ford. The melodies have traces of what Montrose did, sharp, powerful.“The Wolves Are Coming” is blues-based, yes, however, with a drive & sonics that rocks hard. Think Richie Kotzen, with groove, funk-power rolling.Sayce is not shy whipping out the old wah-wah bar on some of the 11-predatory tracks on ”The Wolves Are Coming”. With its perfectly displayed “Your Love” if it were sung with a little more seductive finesse ala Jimi Hendrix it would be closer to that winning genre.No matter – the guitar work is glossy, slippery, always entertaining & well-executed. It’s just that Philip seems to be going more for the volume addict than using shards of elucidation as Jimi did. With “It’s Over Now,” “The Moon Is Full” & the lovely “Intuition,” all arrive in a distinctive bluesy recipe that’s superb. They have sufficient atmosphere & warmth maintained with a cool guitar identity.Philip starts to gain momentum even more on “Blackbirds Fly Alone” where he adds lots of originality into his performance, driving unsparingly with aggression & guitar notes machine gunning. The fills in many songs are admirable. Nothing sweet & dismissive. Sayce has his punchy wry varied styles perfected (“Backstabber”). He certainly sharpens his axe every day.Ballads like “It’s Over Now” round out Sayce’s signature fuzz tones and sledgehammer mountain-sized drum grooves with delicate, intimate, and dynamic performances.A monster guitar player and vocalist, Philip Sayce confirms on “The Wolves Are Coming” that his on par with the likes of Richie Kotzen, not only as guitarist, but also singer.This record captures the fire and energy of Sayce’s live performances. He stands on the edge of rock, blues-rock, and funk n’ roll, slinging guitar riffs at warped speed. It’s a powerful release with insane guitar playing, commanding vocals and songwriting. It’s fierce, a wild ride in the back seat of a hot rod, your feet nowhere near the brakes.
Line Up:
Philip Sayce - Vocals , Guitars
+ guests:
Michael Leasure – drums (Walter Trout, Edgar Winter)
Fred Mandel (Queen, Supertramp, Elton John) – keyboards and piano
Bernie Barlow (The Moody Blues) – background vocals
Aaron Sterling – drums (John Mayer, Taylor Swift)
Tracklist:
01. Oh! That Bitches Brew
02. Lady Love Divine
03. Babylon Is Burning
04. Your Love
05. It’s Over Now
06. Black Moon
07. Blackbirds Fly Alone
08. The Moon Is Full
09. Backstabber
10. Intuition
11. This Is Hip
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