Aynsley Lister: Supakev'n Pilchards


Aynsley Lister : Supakev'n Pilchards
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Recorded live at South Parade Pier, Southsea, England on 14th July ´01

Release date

4/2002

Release Notes

Loading Aynsley Lister's brand new 'Supakev n Pilchards' album into your CD player and pressing 'PLAY' might give you a little shock. No drums, no bass and no distortion? - This is Aynsley as raw and stripped down as you've ever heard. Recorded Live back in July 2001, this is a showcase of a young man storming through a bunch of blues classics and originals with just a guitar, a stomp box and a mike. So, is Lister going back to his roots or is this just another side of him we haven't seen yet?

Although firmly established throughout Europe for the electrifying shows with his band, Aynsley's solo gigs have only been a select few throughout England at venues chosen for their intimate atmosphere rather than size. So you'd be forgiven for not knowing solo stuff!

A world apart from the supercharged power of his band, 'Supakev n Pilchards' is proof enough (if it were needed) that Lister can cut it just as well solo as he can with a band. His playing throughout is outstanding, his vocals passionate – check out the guitar on Witherspoon's 'Tougher than Tough' or John Lee Hooker's 'Mad Man Blues'. The self-penned 'Aeroplane Blues' has Lister riffing away on slide with a cheeky vocal and shows just what can be done without a backing band in sight. Although this is just Aynsley on his own, you could be very easily fooled into thinking there is more than one guitar on many songs – his technique of playing a bass groove while simultaneously playing lead over the top really is mind blowing.

So what about that title and the elaborate caricature that make up the colourful digipak cover? "I wanted to keep the whole thing fun and light hearted – I didn't want to call it 'Aynsley's Live Solo Blues Album' – that's the obvious thing to do! Too many people take music too seriously and Blues is always looked upon as 'doom and gloom' music.

I had fun making the album and I wanted to reflect that in the packaging, hence the ridiculous title!"

So there you have it, one album of blistering blues played in front of a capacity audience by a young man in love with his music.


Tracklist

  1. Stop Brakin` Down
  2. Tougher Than Tough
  3. Strong Enough
  4. Mean Old World
  5. Mad Man Blues
  6. Kind Hearted Woman
  7. Come Go Home With Me
  8. Aeroplane Blues
  9. Empire State Express
  10. Crossroads
  11. Walkin` Blues
  12. As The Crow Flies ( Bonus Track )