tell me something i don’t know
Been a busy week, but I’m glad I thought to scan the jambands.com news - a short blurb mentioned the fact that the hot Aussie blues guitarist, Geoff Achison, was moving back home, with just a few remaining US gigs. This was all news to me, beginning with the fact that I’d never heard of Achison. So, of course, I had to check him out.
He does acoustic:
(I Just Want to Make Love to You)
…and electric:
(Tell Me Something)
…and a very different, almost Celtic, take on the Allman Brothers’ Whipping Post:
Unfortunately for me, none of his remaining stateside gigs falls within my orbit, but maybe I’m telling you something you didn’t know and you can check him out. It’s just about all south/east, unless some of the Delbert McClinton fans can catch him on the January cruise.
(Side note: The jambands article mentions that Guitar Player Magazine named Achison one of the Top Ten Hottest New Guitarists. That naturally made me curious to find the whole list. Not managed that yet, but did find a note that another guy on that list is Shawn Starski, the terrific guitarist who plays with annother fav of mine, Jason Ricci. Makes me even more curious about the rest.)
categories: music
tags: Australia, blues, Geoff Achison, guitar
posted by boolz at 11:18 pm
Wow, thanks for bringing this guy to my attention. His guitar chops are unbelievable — the almost percussive acoustic guitar in the first video made me stand up and take notice. I loved the laid-back “swing it” feel of the second. I have to say “Whipping Post” was a disappointment. I loved the beginning, and the “Celtic” interpretation held promise, but I noticed he had kind of an off-putting vocal affect in that song that I didn’t notice in the first two. Otherwise I like his voice.
I’m with you, I can’t make it to any of his gigs, but you’ve piqued my interest in finding out more about him. Thanks!