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Monday, May 25, 2009
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New Review on Music Street Journal by Gary Hill: When
you first put this disc in it’s easy to think it’s an alternative rock
disc. I suppose to a degree it is. The truth is, though, it’s more
retro rock (with several aspects of that genre demonstrated) than
anything else. Whatever you call it, though, it rocks.
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Track by Track Review
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Freedom At Last ..
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This reminds me of Led Zeppelin meets ....Pearl....
Jam. It’s a tasty alternative rock number. I also make out bits of Rush
on this. It’s a cool tune. There’s also a killer jam band styled
instrumental section that blends the sounds we’ve heard before with The
Allman Brothers. ........ |
Feelin' Down
....Harder
rocking and more bluesy, this feels like it could have come right out
of 1976. There’s also a bit of Black Crowes vibe to this and some
psychedelia thrown in for good measure. We even get cool funk section, complete with “whacka whacka” guitar. |
Hey Man
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killer vintage sounding riff leads this off. They launch out into
something like retro rock meets the Chili Peppers. While I liked the
two cuts that came before, this is even cooler. I hear some definite
Zeppelin on this one, too. |
We Never Know
....This
is a slower jam that’s got plenty of the Allman Brothers in the mix,
but also a lot The Rolling Stones and the Black Crowes. It’s a tasty
number and one of the highlights of the set. I can also pick up on some
Lynyrd Skynyrd here. |
Tale of the Lonely Man
....Acoustic
based, this is a bit bluesy and also quite psychedelic. It’s very retro
and a bit like Led Zeppelin at times. It does get intricate and
intense, but never grows beyond the acoustic. |
How Many Miles?
....This
frantic retro funk sounding piece has a lot in common with The Red Hot
Chili Peppers. It’s got some killer riffing and they slow it way down
for a Southern Rock styled bluesy section. There’s also a killer retro
instrumental section. |
Down in Mexico
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central riff on this is very Zeppelin-like and we get more Black Crowes
groove here, too. It’s another killer retro sounding jam. There’s a scorching guitar solo segment on this one. |
Mr. Window
....Led
Zeppelin meets Mountain on this smoking jam as the Black Crowes make
their presence known. The guitar solo section here is especially
noteworthy. |
Dance Into the Fire This
rocker starts with their take on a 12 bar blues. After the extended
intro they give us a jam worthy of both ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd. |
From TERRASCOPE.co.uk: From
Italy we hear this spring’s recommended power trio, Johnfish Sparkle.
Al Serra on vocals and guitars and Dave Perilli on bass both shared
their time in Jacky Jail before they were joined by Rob Gasolin on drums
and kicked off as Johnfish Sparkle, here with their self-titled debut
album on Swedish Transubstans Records. Their music is influenced by the
hard rock scene of the 70s when power trios were at their peak with
their bluesy, hard and melodic riffage-pop. It works fine, especially at
this time of the year, when pub-rockers, hard-rockers and reggae-fans
comes out of their winter caves. Exactly in the middle of the album
comes the beautiful, acoustic ‘Tale Of a Lonely Man’ with guitar playing
inspired of J Page circa Led Zeppelin III. Could have been one or two
more of that kind maybe?The Metal Observer Review: http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=16273 New Review on "Sea of Tranquility" !!! http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=7808 New Review: http://aural-innovations.com/2009/may/johnfish.htm And: http://www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=3412 And: http://www.ragazzi-music.de/johnfishsparkle.html
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Monday, May 04, 2009
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http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/j/johnfish_sparkle/same.html http://www.joyzine.se/?p=3285 : 
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Sunday, May 03, 2009
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http://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=705:johnfish-sparkle-johnfish-sparkle&catid=29:album-reviews&Itemid=54
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-johnfish-sparkle-johnfish-sparkle/
http://www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=3412
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
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http://www.wix.com/supportoitaliano/MAGGIO-09
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
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Buy Our ALBUM Online!
Here's a list of the Online Musicstores where you can buy our Album and obviously other Good Music: www.recordheaven.webcms.se/ www.blackwidow.it www.amazon.com www.hmv.com www.rockadrome.com www. cduniverse.com www. cdbaby.com www. justforkicks.de www. shinybeast.nl www. musicstack.com www. fandangomusicshop.net www. clear-spot.nl www. mjuzik.sk www. allmusicimport.com http://calamel. jp http://hurricane intermatix.de http://.meloman-bg.com http://.www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/johnfishsparkle http://www.allthatisheavy.com/ www.markuee.com http://www.masterpiecedistribution.com/ http://www.cdmarket.eu/en/shop/cdaudio/detail/1171947/johnfish_sparkle-johnfish_sparkle http://www.rockcd.de/johnfish-sparkle-a-2552.html http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/5394507-johnfish-sparkle-rock http://www.kozmik-artifactz.com
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Monday, February 16, 2009
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Category: Music
JOHNFISH SPARKLE
"Johnfish Sparkle"
(Transubstans rec/Recordheaven)
VOTO:80
PER CHI ASCOLTA: Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix.
Leggo dalla bio che la band è davvero attiva in fase di songwriting!
Attirata l’attenzione dell’etichetta svedese Transubstans Rec. infatti, i nostri hanno partorito questo Cd dopo soli 5 mesi dalla fondazione della band. Davvero un record, soprattutto se rapportato all’ottima qualità di quanto composto. La band infatti si rende protagonista di un energico e coinvolgente rock, spesso venato di hard-blues, molto debitore di Led Zeppelin e Cream.
Tutto in questo album sembra essere uscito direttamente dall’Inghilterra di trentacinque anni fa, a partire dalla hippiessima copertina. La formazione prevede tre soli elementi, ed in effetti la band genera un suono piuttosto scarno, asciutto, essenziale. Il basso è posto in evidenza, la voce fa da contorno. L’attitudine c’è tutta.
Il Wah che spunta qua e là sembra essere l’unico effetto conosciuto dal chitarrista, le chitarre sono sature come devono essere, la batteria picchia forte senza strafare. Sembra proprio che questi Johnfish Sparkle abbiano imparato bene la lezione dei loro guru, ed ora mettono in pratica ciò che hanno appreso, suonando la musica con cui sono cresciuti, con freschezza, impegno e tanta tanta passione, che trasuda davvero anche dai sintetici solchi di questi vinile…ehmm..cd.
Il risultato è un album di grezzo rock-blues, che sa essere anche raffinato, a momenti, molto diretto ed istintivo, orecchiabile e vario. Nonostante questo genere sia stato fondamentale per l’evoluzione della musica tutta, non capita spesso di sentire gente che la ripropone con questa grinta e con questo talento.
Se poi i tre musicisti in questione sono italiani, allora ci fa anche più piacere fargli i complimenti ed augurargli un radioso futuro...immersi nel passato. (ADR)
MASSIMA ALLERTA: Le coinvolgenti “Freedom at last” e “ Down in Mexico”.
COLPO DI SONNO: Nulla in particolare, forse la ballad “Tale of a lonely man” poteva essere migliore.
Link: http://www.flashmagazine.it/edicola/jsparkle.htm
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Current mood:  accomplished
Here's another Good Review from German Site www.electricmagic.de: ( Sorry we' ll translate it in english language as soon as possible.. :) )
Dieses italienische Trio hat sich gerade erst im März 2008 gegründet und präsentiert hiermit schon ein recht rundes Debütalbum. Maßgeblich beeinflusst sehen sich die drei Herren von 70er Jahre Heroen wie Led Zeppelin und schon die ersten Töne untermalen dies auch recht deutlich. Es folgen knapp 41 Minuten an crunchigem Boogierock, oft stampfend und heavy (Hierbei allerdings Achtung: erwartet bitte keine tiefgestimmten Gitarren!), aber auch mal leise und melancholisch. Ich denke vor allem Freunde des neueren Blues Rock á la Aynsley Lister sollte das hier ansprechen. Wie gesagt eine recht runde Sache, sauber gespielt und noch sauberer produziert, nur textlich mir manchmal etwas zu sehr in Belanglosigkeit abdriftend.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
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Current mood:  accomplished
Sorry, Netherland language...we' ll translate it in english language as soon as possible...:)Het klassieke powertrio is natuurlijk net zo uit de tijd als het spijkerjasje met opgenaaide emblemen, het lange sluike haar met middenscheiding en de druipsnor. Als drie Italianen - die er stuk voor stuk uitzien alsof Blue Cheernog steeds de grootste band van het moment is - besluiten dat klassieke powertrio weer tot leven te roepen, is het lastig om een grijns te onderdrukken. Johnfish Sparklenoemen ze zich, een titel voor hun debuutplaat hebben ze niet, maar wel een grote liefde voor dampende seventies blues en proto-hardrock. Cream, The Who en Led Zeppelin noemen ze als grootste invloeden en dat is erg eerlijk van ze. Graag voeg ik het eerder genoemde Blue Cheer nog toe. Alle ingrediënten die ze gebruiken, powerchords, een zanger die graag uithaalt, denderende drums en gitaarsolo’s op klassieke bluesschema’s, alles is keurig gejat van hun grote voorbeelden. Maar de eerlijkheid gebiedt te zeggen dat bijvoorbeeld het brede geluid dat The Who soms kon produceren, mooi gebruikt wordt in "Feelin’ Down". Semi-akoestische intermezzo’s vinden we terug op de klassieke albums van Led Zep en Black Sabbathen dus ook bij Johnfish Sparkle ("Tale of A Lonely Man" - die titel!). De drie Italianen komen er desondanks mee weg. Een hemelbestormend album is het debuut van Johnfish Sparkle niet geworden, wel een plezierige trip down memory lane. Link: http://www.fileunder.nl/archives/2009/01/johnfish_sparkle_johnfish_sparkle.php
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
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Category: Music
Grazie ad Andrea per averci inviato la scansione!
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Category: Music
Ormai diverse band della penisola stanno guadagnando favore e rispetto nei templi scandinavi, tedeschi e dell'est europa, e non si tratta di semplici infatuazioni, quanto piuttosto di un riconoscimento (oltre che di bravura) dello spessore culturale del nostro hard rock. E' un dato di fatto per esempio che gran parte del roster della Black Widow (Wicked Minds, Electric Swan, e molti altri) sia composto di formazioni pregiate, ma il panorama è ancora più vasto: giusto per rimanere in tema di brividi lungo la schiena, esce il primo disco dei Johnfish Sparkle su Transubstans Records (la divisione della Record Heaven specializzata in edizioni in CD), una perla di incontaminato hardblues psichedelico, variegato e ricco concentrato di Humble Pie, Free (soprattutto), Cream, Toad, Hard Stuff, Sir Lord Baltimore, Stray Dog, Montrose, Black Cat Bones, Mountain, Taste... E' bastato un solo demo al gruppo nato dalle ceneri dei JackieJail per catalizzare l'immediato interesse della fantastica label svedese: Dave Perilli e Rob Gasoline si uniscono al cantante/chitarrista Al Serra, dando vita ad un power trio di impostazione 1967/73, una rivelazione per tutti i cultori dell'era capitale del rock. Non aspettatevi i soliti suoni giurassici dello stoner: si tratta di un lavoro che fa perno sulle dodici battute del blues, elettricamente irrorate di psichedelia, incandescente, cristallino e classicamente caleidoscopico. La sezione ritmica di Rob e Dave è quanto di più ortodosso si possa sentire, e la voce di Al sembra estrapolata da uno dei tanti capolavori dell'heavy psych d'epoca, duttile, tagliente e progressiva. Nove brani fantastici, a partire dell' hard d'autore di "Freedom At Last" che parafrasando una delle ultime opere del gruppo di Paul Kossoff, da sola dovrebbe indurvi senza esitazioni all'acquisto dell'album della formazione abruzzese. Tanto per sciogliere ogni dubbio, i Johnfish Sparkle sono distanti anni luce da ogni revivalismo sterile: la loro è un'immersione nel rock più autentico che si possa immaginare, nella quale predomina viscerale passione per i suoni d'epoca, riattualizzati da una scintillante freschezza. "Feelin Down'", "Hey Man" e "How Many Miles" lasciano senza parole, prelibatissime pietanze speziate sia di Cactus, Zeppelin, Foghat, Budgie, Blue Cheer, che di certi episodi lysergic-blues di We e Masters of Reality, mentre "We Never Know" e "Tale of A Lonely Man" - oltre ai soliti Free (autentico spettro tutoriale dei Johnfish Sparkle) - si dirigono verso splendide sonorità da ballata folksy. "Down in Mexico" e "Mr. Window" hanno in effetti qualche striatura sudista, ma rimangono ancorate a Groundhogs, Suede e Cream piuttosto che alla psichedelia oscura di Josefus e Bloodrock, e la devozione alla sempreverde classicità è suggellata da "Dance Into The Fire". Roberto Mattei http://www.perkele.it/recensioni/Johnfish_Sparkle_Johnfish_%20Sparkle.htm
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