Man, it
seems the blues has really hit Greece! They have produced the fantastic talent
of Stavros Papadopolous (who has also co-produced this album), with his
Universal Hippies, Freerock Saints and Super Vintage. Here, his fellow country
man Sakis proves he too can deliver the goods! It does say “trio”, so of course
he’s got two fellows taking care of the bass (Fotis Dovolis) and drums (Nick
Kalivas), and they do it with power, groove and assertiveness indeed! The album
kicks off with the riff rockin’ “All Over You” in same same territory as Robin Trower,
Craig Erickson, Philip Sayce. Lance Lopez and with a touch of Stevie Ray in his
leads. Sakis is a phenomenal guitarist and also a great singer! If someone had
played it to me without saying the band name, I would have said 100 % American.
Well, Sakis also knows how to deliver crunchy and groovy riffs. “Everything” is
as groovy as they come with Sakis letting that Strat rip the air a new one!
Damn, this guy does rip!! He also manages to keep the momentum up delivering
one number after another. There’s some heavy, detuned riffing going on in the
title track giving it a different vibe, some more mellow, funky and almost
jazzy playing in “Show Me Your Love” and he does it a really cool version of ZZ
Top’s “Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings”. The album closes with Sakis’ tribute to
Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a fine one it is. A cool, bluesy ballad with
outstanding guitar playing. A killer of an album, indeed!
Janne Stark
Year: 2018
Label:
Grooveyard Records
Country:
Greece
Link: www.sakisdovolis.com
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