Back From the Dead Vol. 1

The title says it all, I've been gone forever. I'll probably go on a hiatus at some other point during my time on this site. So, like I said, the title says it all.

Lots of things have happened since then. The Cubs are 7-5. I went to Opening Day. I saw Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds in a free concert at Assembly Hall. Little 5 came and went. I acquired strep throat. I shot a 57 through 9 holes in my first golf round of the year, and the next day I shot 42. That was just messed up. But probably the most important thing I found was randomly discovered. The band Back Door Slam and their 20 year old guitarist Davy Knowles.

My roommate runs into my room and tells me to turn on Jimmy Kimmel immediately, he was randomly watching. We proceed to see a little white kid from Isle of Man, England singing in a deep black man's blues voice and shredding a guitar in every perfect way possible. This led to a night of Youtube searches on him and the band. I was immediately hooked. So, I email my dad right away since he is a blues nut and tell him to check it out. He is immediately hooked. He emails his friends that are blues fans and they are immediately hooked. So, I'm thinking, if all these people love them, what about people who aren't blues fans. And I go off and tell some of them, and they love it. And now I'm thinking to myself, Back Door Slam is going to be huge. If it's not them, then it's going to be Davy Knowles, because the kid is absolutely amazing. Just tremendous. Their website's opening page has various quotes from critics who have seen them. Some of the quotes are, "I heard the spirit of Jimi Hendrix...it was a group called Back Door Slam." Or, "A guitar god in training." Other people have recognized, now it's time for the rest of the world to do so.

So, in tradition with tonight's post. Here's the kid shredding a couple great covers, and the last one is his own.

"Red House"
"Almost Cut My Hair"
"Come Home"

Hopefully you all like these, real good musical talent here.