Tommy Schneller Band - Backbeat (2CD) O Lenádrio Chucrobillyman

Tommy Schneller Band - Backbeat (2CD) O Lenádrio Chucrobillyman"Backbeat": The sixth album by the Tommy Schneller Band comes around the corner at full steam. Into the tray with CD 1 of the two part digipack: Jens Filser's filthy slide guitar rips into action, and within seconds, the blues soul locomotive rolls through your brain and doesn't stop for the next 49 minutes. "Rhythm is truth," Tommy croaks into the microphone on the opener, "Backbeat." A line you could get tattooed. Leaning back, the seven piece band

01 Pepper & Salt

06 All over (butthurt)

06 Pretty fake

07 Cold Attitude

07 Crashdown

flawless intonation

but experienced

08 The Hermit

spontaneous but still virtuosic and played with absolute enthusiasm and love

in my opinion

German crossover is how Strandkorb likes to describe their musical style

and Rachmaninoff—not to mention the tongue-in-cheek Für Elise quote at the end of "Taquito militar"—can be half-heard through the texture of the piano part