The voices of the other characters on the rest of the album – and all of society, really – are carried through on Throw That Stone, calling out for much-needed mercy. “Throw That Stone” shares the voices of the characters in the song: the accusers, an executioner and a jailer. This song seems to tie the album together. It is inspired by John 8 where Jesus challenges the accusers of the adulterous woman “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her”. The third of the “haunting songs” is called Throw That Stone. “Sit in this house staring at these walls / Killing time til Jesus makes a call”. It is a story of lost love and loneliness told over Tapp’s chilling acoustic guitar. “Voices” closes with a song called The Ghost. The song transparently deals with loss but also shares the hope of seeing one another again: “I’ve heard it said that when people die / They just wake up on some other side / I’ve heard it explained there’s more than meets the eye / Behind the curtain there’s a chance for you and I”. It is a song Tapp said is about his grandfather and his long battle with depression ending in suicide. Instead of guitar, this song finds Tapp behind the keyboard. The first of these songs is the very poignant Sorry I Was Late. There are three tracks on “Voices” that I call “haunting songs” because of their melancholy and evocative tone. As Tapp says when asked about Kleuh joining the band, “The chains are off”. He has become the steady foundation Mullins and Tapp roam upon unleashed. Kleuh plays in an accomplished but judicious style reminiscent of Pino Palladino (John Mayer) and Johnny Colt (The Black Crowes). One of the things that standout in a live show is how incredibly tight this trio is. Having only been with the band for about a year, Kleuh is still in lock step with Mullins. Mullins’ partner in The Cold Stares’ rhythm section is bassist Bryce Kleuh. In person, Mullins doesn’t appear to be the beast that he is behind the drum kit, but he attacks the drums with an intensity and purpose that remind me of Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp and John Fogerty) and Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience). Lights Out is a breath-taker where Brian Mullins shines. Got No Right has the feel of a much bigger band to it, like something in a Tedeschi Trucks Band show. “Voices” is off to scorching start.Ĭome For Me is another riff-laden romp in mind of ZZ Top or James Gang. How could a guy be that down, however, when he can play guitar like this? The solo itself is like turning a flame thrower up to eleven. The song opens with Tapp dipping into his seemingly bottomless bag of riffs while lyrically reciting the relentless run of bad fortune that he’s endured, leaving him with – you guessed it – nothing but the blues. Nothing But the Blues lives up to that standard and you’d better hold on tight as this one has a little punk rock feel to it. There are also a few more “soft points”, as Tapp calls them, on “Voices”, especially when compared to The Cold Stares last album, 2021’s “Heavy Shoes”.Īs you trace through the discography of The Cold Stares, the opening tracks on each album are powerful launch points to the rest of the record. The album includes a song featuring a guitar-less Tapp on keys called Sorry I Was Late. Those new things – those new “voices” – include growing the band into a trio with the addition of Bryce Kleuh (pronounced “Klee”) on bass guitar. We wanted to add new voices on this album and do new things”. “We had made records in the past that all had a similar voice. “I had the album title ‘ Voices’ in my head before I had written any of the songs for the record”, Chris Tapp, The Cold Stares guitarist and vocalist, told us during the March 8 episode of Bourbon Turntable. This is just one way to have fun tastings with your bourbon friends and introduce them to some new and unique options. What we had in the group the past two years was bottled-in-bond, but what is currently being put on the shelves no longer has that designation. What is unfortunate is that for the last few years, Very Old Barton is being labeled as “certified” and not “bottled-in-bond”. In what I would call a bit of an upset, Very Old Barton defended its title as Bourbon Fellowship Bottled-in-Bond Bracket Champion. Everyone commented that it was a coin-flip decision between these two finalists, but in the end Very Old Barton was preferred by 7 of our 8 tasters. Round two saw Bardstown Bourbon Co and Very Old Barton advancing to the finals. While, Very Old Barton and Jack Daniel’s Bonded got through to the second round. moved on in the right side of the bracket. In Round One, Mello Corn and Bardstown Bourbon Co. Most of the spirits in the lineup were new to everybody in the group. One of the goals in the bottles selected was variety. D: Old Clifty Apply Brandy (Spirits of French Lick) vs.
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