(Blues Rock) [CD] Todd Wolfe - Why Thank You Very Much (2006) - 2003, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Blues Leaf recording artist and psychedelic blues master, TODD WOLFE and band, plays aggressive and daring blues tinged jam-rock reminiscent of the bands of the sixties and seventies. Todd's band was formed following his five-year stint with Sheryl Crow as lead guitarist and occasional writing partner. Now, with his newest band Todd Wolfe picks up where he left off 10 years ago with his original Bluesadelic-jamming sounds! Since Todd's last album release, Todd and band-mates, Suavek Zaniesienko and Roger Voss have been hard at work with two tours out west and three tours to Europe promoting their autumn of 2008 release, "Borrowed Time" which has been well received by critics and blues DJ's in North America, Europe in even "down under"! In between American and European tours Todd, Suavek and Roger, dropped in to The Bang Palace, a studio in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to lay down thirteen songs in one night live in the studio. Todd decided to record some more "down home" and bluesy tracks at the request of DJ's that had been spinning tracks from Borrowed Time and wanted to hear more of that genré of music from Todd and band! Todd says, "we were going to re-release blues material from our past albums with a few live tracks thrown in but we figured with the current line-up sounding so good and our friend Scott Bradoka's studio being easily accessible, why not drop in and do some of those songs live in the studio, so we did!" So, they kept it stripped down and bluesy and in November, the results, "Stripped Down at the Bang Palace" will be released by Blues Leaf Records. Todd appears on the recent Leslie West CD, "Blue Me" as well as recording guitar tracks on the latest release by Mountain, "Masters of War" a collection of Bob Dylan songs! Todd's songs have been covered by a diverse range of artist such as, Deborah Coleman, Larry McCray, Faith Hill & Stevie Nicks. Todd began playing on the New York scene back in 1979 with his band, Troy & the Tornados performing in rooms such as the Lone Star Cafe, The Ritz, My Father's Place, Lamour's, The Chance, Tramps, Rodeo Bar and probably any hole in the wall in the NYC area that would book the Tornados. Todd decided to head west in 1990 to write and record a demo with a then unknown backup singer named Sheryl Crow. After having that demo passed on by some major labels, Todd decided to stay in Los Angeles to record and tour with former Textone, Carla Olson. Todd continued to record and perform with Carla and kept busy scoring soundtracks for the Playboy Channel. Sheryl in the meantime, had finished her first album, 'Tuesday Night Music Club' and needed a guitarist for her touring band which she put together in June of 1993 so, Todd came on board and remained until February of 1998. In 1996, Todd relocated back to the NYC area and with Eric Massimino, Mike Lawrence and Crow band mate Scott Bryan founded A & M Record's Mojoson, a modern blend of psychedelic Rock and Blues. Since the Universal takeover of the Polygram group left new A & M acts like Mojoson in limbo, Todd elected to leave the label and dissolve Mojoson and the Todd Wolfe Band was born! Wolfe and band-mates, Suavek Zaniesienko and Roger Voss, continue to play dates from coast to coast and across the Atlantic.
www.toddwolfe.com

Members:
• Todd Wolfe - vocals, guitars
• Eric Massimino - electric bass
• Dave Hollingsworth - drums