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Red Snakes & Cave Bats (2010)

by SMALL BLUES TRAP

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Peter Jones A far more mainstream sound on this release than earlier ones. Here SBT are close to the classic Bluesbreakers type sound, with maybe a bit of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac thrown in, along with their own clear style on top.

Every single track here is a great listen - really good sounds - and far too many of the jams at the end of tracks feel cut off too soon.

Worth more than I paid, too. Favorite track: Seven Plus.
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1.
Mr. Jack 03:00
Mr. Jack crossed a railroad track Singin’ the blues and cryin’ His ghost and voice Are haunting me Listen… Lord have mercy Please…somebody help me… His ghost and voice Are haunting me again
2.
The sky will always be blue But James got those black cat blues The sky will always be blue and Albert got to hit the road again If you win on Monday night Tuesday morning you ‘re sure to lose The sky will always be blue But Willie ‘s got a jealous-hearted woman The sky will always be blue and Harry ‘s got the freight train blues If you win on Wednesday night Thursday morning you ‘re sure to lose The sky will always be blue But John’s heart done turned to stone The sky will always be blue But Vera ‘s heart began to moan If you win on Friday night Saturday morning you ‘re sure to lose
3.
As the night began to fall , all the passengers got out of their minds A rolling bass went to the bar and ordered me a drink A girl is shy and all the others are blue there is no friend I could find People are tired of being all alone They want to hear the rhythm of a crazy trip I wish I could change their minds But if you bet all your money , you ‘ll lose it Watch that, hear that , a crazy major strain You can’t leave…there ain’t a place to go All people have left their minds behind I ‘m out of luck and it seems me that soon I will fall down The clock stroke 12 times , what on earth are we gonna do? Ain’t nothing like it was before , I think I am in hell This train is full of madness…
4.
Give me a low-down beat And say goodbye to the stormy weather Here ‘s a little tune I ‘m gonna play for you And your worries and troubles will be gone I don’t know what the night will bring But I ‘m sure tonight the moon will be bright Go on and play that guitar brother Howlin’ the blues makes me feel all right A strange melody keeps my heart’s deep secrets It makes me happy night and day But now I ‘ve got to play that low down blues again ‘cause in the morning another melody will carry me away
5.
It's True 03:47
The blues will always be around ‘cause people feel it It’s a simple kind of music It cures your heart when you’re down Johnny and Albert said it and you know it’s true We all feel the blues In many different ways The blues makes us hope For some better days Otis and Stephen said it and you know it’s true A few riffs here and there Will make you feel the blues All of its sounds have a meaning I bet you darlin’ you know it too. Jimmy and John said it and you know it’s true I ‘m so far away from Mississippi I ‘m so far away from Memphis I ‘m so far away from Texas I ‘m so far away from Chicago But three chords have haunted my life and you know it’s true
6.
Seven Plus 04:26
Seven plus seven For 14 days I was sick n’ down 14 plus seven My blues harp was moaning for 21 long nights Now I ‘m lost in the blues ‘cause my baby won’t treat me right 21 plus seven For 28 days I was low down and lonely 28 plus seven My guitar was weeping for 35 nights Now I ‘m lost in the blues and my babe won’t treat me right
7.
You done lost your mind little girl Your way I really can’t stand You need another man to do your rolling And that is driving me mad I don’t want no trouble with you babe You better grab your stuff and go The blues will be my companion But it’s the last part of this show. My life is dark and cold Everything I do seems to be wrong You got my mind messed up darlin’ that’s why I’m singin’ this song I don’t want no trouble with you babe You better grab your stuff and go The blues will be my companion But it’s the last part of this show.
8.
It took me a long time to understand the saints & the sinners It took me a long time to find out that ain't no right or wrong way now I 'm gonna kill my nightmares singin' the blues my own way It took me a long time to fill this house with lies and smoke It took me a long time to find out what was on your mind now I have to steal a little time to drink the bad times with red wine It took me a long time to trap the devil in a bottle It took me a long time to drink up all the sorrows on my own now I got to chase the bad times away Cause I’m a blues boy to the bone It took me a long time to understand the saints & the sinners It took me a long time to find out that ain't no right or wrong way now I 'm gonna kill my nightmares singin' the blues my own way
9.
Roy B. 05:43
I walk alone again in the middle of the night and I feel like a drop of rain in the sea I hear your perfect sound and the cry of your soul I feel your pain that makes me go down I swear to god, believe me my friend, six strings are enough for you to take me far away like a drifter, like a bum, with no direction and home all you need is to take your six strings in your hands Now you are in the sky my friend Roy B. on the heaven's band you play 12 bars on G they were waiting for you to welcome you to the band the Messiah will come again but you won't be here everybody knows, everybody feels that only a lonesome man can sing the blues but everywhere I go, everywhere I look people hurt and feel the pain I swear to god, believe me my friend, six strings are enough for you to take me far away like a drifter, like a bum, with no direction and home all you need is to take your six strings in your hands Now you are in the sky my friend Roy B. on the heaven's band you play 12 bars on G they were waiting for you to welcome you to the band the Messiah will come again but you won't be here
10.
When I am be ready To fly with you in the sky You ‘ll laugh and walk away Waving goodbye I can hear the evening wind Whispering to me my mistakes The clouds turned as dark as night And the world is painted blue again
11.
My baby ‘s so sweet and so lovin’ She ‘s all I’m livin’ for Surely my body gets the message And I never wanna let her go She ‘s got everything my poor heart needs And I wanna be with her nay and day Surely my body gets the message Even if she is far away
12.
You are busy , I ‘m lazy’ You are brave , I ‘m scared Your dawn is my dusk Your right is my wrong Red snakes and cave bats Are my true friends You are an angel , I ‘m the devil You are clean , I ‘m dirty Your Spring is my Fall You are the law and I ‘m an outlaw Red snakes and cave bats Are my true friends You are modern , I ‘m old You ‘re safe , I ‘m in danger Your east is my west Your start is my finish Red snakes and cave bats Are my true friends
13.
Buy A Dog 04:25

about

Have you got something to say?

This particular question seems to balance upon the lips, the hearts and the minds of musicians, people involved in the music industry and simple friends of unique music. I realized that this question has an international impact for a good reason. Things change - always do - and what was taken for granted in the past, today experiences doubt and vice versa. In the book of music, only a few pages have remained unwritten and it is quite difficult to get there and write upon.
In older days,most of the time, it was enough to be simply talented and bring out your best and if you' were a virtuoso, even better. Not anymore.The music that we listen to, has made many full circles and the people seem to be kinda bored or little tired, starting to turn their attention again to more original/tradditional sounds that embody sincerity and inspiration.This is exactly what brings me to the SMALL BLUES TRAP.

Have you got something to say?

I had the opportunity to know this band from day one and realized that these guys possess extremely rare credentials that we all desperately seek but rarely find in our times.SBT love Blues. No question about it. However, they also love the music of the world and the music that strikes somewhere deep inside. Their sound reflects the fog of Louisiana swamps, the out-of-tune pianos, the black and white movies, the aroma that jumps out of the Aegean Sea, the rainy nights spent driving on remote highways, the metal body guitars, the worn
clothes, the gnarled hands. Above all, they look at the big picture around, wondering where this world is going. They love to create.
I’ve said it before and I’m gonna say it again. Guys like the members of SBT who live in the Greek countryside, guys who are forced to fight against gods and demons, are the true heroes of today’s sonic world. They are the torch bearers of every human effort that will make our
musical reality a better place to be, a better place to expect, a place of hoping and dreaming because after all, we humans we will return to our humane disposition which is no other than being connected with nature and with each other as well.From their villages in Malesina and Martino, they raise their voices hoping that some day they will be heard above the trash T.V sounds and the noise pollution that comes out of the cheap and enslaved corporate cogs who live and work in the big city centers.Their voice is pure and uncontaminated. It expresses what they think and believe about how this place should be. They have their views and beliefs and these views and beliefs are their own.
I also wish to thank them for having included one of my songs in their recent project.

Have you got something to say?
SMALL BLUES TRAP definitely have.

Elias Zaikos - Guitarist/singer of the Blues Wire.

credits

released April 1, 2010

Paul Karapiperis :

vocals on all tracks
harmonica on 1,2,5,6,7,8,11,12,13
slide steel guitar on 3,5,7
keyboards on 4,9
rhythm electric guitar on 4
rhythm acoustic guitar on 11


Panagiotis Daras :

rhythm electric guitar on 1,2,6,7,8,10,13
lead electric guitar on 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13
slide electric guitar on 2,13
rhythm acoustic guitar on 3,9,12
lead acoustic guitar on 11


Lefteris Besios :

electric bass on all tracks


Stathis Evageliou :

drums on all tracks


Recorded at “Shelter” Home Studio, Malesina, Greece except for drums which were recorded at “Music Trap” Home Studio, Levadia, Greece
Mixed & Mastered at “Shelter” Home Studio by Paul Karapiperis & Lefteris Besios
Photos : Nicholas Carellos, Lefteris Besios
Drawings : John Kanakaris
Art Direction & Design : Lefteris Besios, Paul Karapiperis

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SMALL BLUES TRAP Greece

SMALL BLUES TRAP is a blues band from Greece that was formed in August 2004.

BAND MEMBERS:

Paul Karapiperis: vocals, harmonica, resonator guitar

Panagiotis Daras: electric guitar

Lefteris Besios: electric bass

Nick Konstadinou: drums


Stathis Evageliou: drums (Μarch 2007 – Μarch 2015)

George Poulos: drums (October 2005 – January 2007)
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