Alastair Greene is a guitarist, singer and songwriter that has earned a reputation for his fiery blues guitar playing, soulful singing and inventive slide guitar technique. Alastair Greene Band was formed in 1997 and has always played a combination of original material as well as covers. Live From The 805 on Rip Cat Records, is a double CD set reveling the chemistry and power of over 20 years of Greene’s blues-rock power trio! Live From The 805 has twenty songs that are filled with outstanding blues guitar playing and Greene’s strong songwriting from across his catalog of music and a couple of great covers. The power trio is Alastair Greene – guitar and lead vocals, Jim Rankin – bass and harmony vocals and Austin Beede – drums. This is a rockin’ blues trio that transforms live energy and captures the “lighting” on disc for our continued listening pleasure. That’s the short of it!
Live From The 805
The Sweetest Honey (Live)
Big Bad Wolf (Live)
Trouble at Your Door (Live)
3 Bullets (Live)
Red Wine Woman (Live)
Say What You Want (Live)
Love so Strong (Live)
Down to Memphis (Live)
Lawdy Mama (Live)
Lucky 13 (Live)
Dream Train (Live)
Back Where I Belong (Live)
T'other Way (Live)
Last Train Around the Sun (Live)
Love You so Bad (Live)
Rain Stomp (Live)
Big Boss Man (Live)
First Born Son (Live)
Shoe on the Other Foot (Live)
Walking in Circles (Live)
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Rip Cat Records
1 hour 40 minutes
Greene is an accomplished songwriter, his tunes have many surprises, but always steeped with the blues tradition. His slide playing is very special, as is his big warm guitar tone.