Thursday, September 03, 2009

Doyle Bramhall II - Doyle Bramhall II (1996)



Former Arc Angels' Doyle Bramhall II's debut is a lovely piece of art. He's from the Austin school of Blues Rock. But unlike most Austin Blues Rock, this has a lot of Soul influences, as well as a lot more detail in arrangements and instrumentation. And, thankfully, no straightforward Texas Blues Rock.
Listening to this record is almost like being hypnotized. The music just takes you away from the real world, into Doyle's little universe of spellbinding songs. And there's also plenty of Southern feeling to the music. The atmosphere is somewhat melancholic, but the songs have enough bite to stay captivating. The production is splendid, as is the playing. And Doyle's voice sounds very pleasant. I sure do recommend this record. It's been discontinued by its manufacturer, but I saw a copy on Amazon at the nice price of $222.79. That's rather steep. So, maybe you need to check it out first?

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.multiupload.com/YXTR7LEP3H
Gary Farr - Addressed to the censors of love(1973)VBR

Skydogg said...

Thank you, Anonymous!!! Much appreciated.. ;-)

Mila Mota said...

I have to agree to you so much!!!I love Doyle II and his work!!!
What a wonderful musician and songwriter he is...His style is unique...
Pity:his albums are not available anymore...
I bought his last AMAZING DVD/CDs with the ARC Angels band: it's a MASTERPIECE!!!
You have to buy it!!!Go to the link:
http://www.doublestereo.com/stores/item/arcangels/arc-angels-new-cd-dvd-combo-arc-angels
BTW:the price is soooooo cheap:Us$25, it's unbelieveble!!!
Mila:::~~~~

Anonymous said...

Hi Skydog, please ¿can you re up the Doyle Bramhall album?

Thanks a lot if you can and if it not.. thanks a lot.

Great blog page!!
my respects

Skydogg said...

re-upped. enjoy!

FeelingShred said...

I downloaded the RAR file but it says it's corrupt on tracks 5 and 12. Reupload it to Mega.nz ? ;D Cheers
By the way I will upload his other albums that I have and send the links to you (Jellycream and Welcome)

Skydogg said...

I just tried it myself and it works fine. Maybe try again after deleting history/cookies/temporary files?