Legend, phenomenon, cult figure... the list of such superlatives could go on and on. The man we are talking about here, Roland Van Campenhout, is not at all interested in these descriptions of himself. He is simply a wonderful musician, an impressive guitarist and impressive singer with the blues as his main stylistic device. He is of course able to present it in its more pure, traditional form. But also, and in recent years with obvious preference, in a much more modern form. Like on his latest live album 'roland & the deep blue sea', which sounds so fresh and young that it is hard to believe that the Belgian will be turning 80 in the coming weeks (July 25). He is turning 80! In other words: eighty! OK, other protagonists who started out in the 1960s have also reached this age. Blues colleague John Mayall is already 90. But are they all still capable of such a musical fountain of youth? The album, recorded at GC 't Blikveld in Bonheiden in southern Belgium with the full band - in addition to RVC, with a keyboard player, second guitarist, bass and drums - offers a total of six pieces, five of which are longer, all between around nine and eleven minutes long, which you immediately have to press repeat after hearing for the first time. For example, the opener Out In The Rolling Sea turns out to be a rousing psycho-blues track characterized by strict riffs and flowing wah-wah sounds, in which guitars and electric piano, spurred on by the two rhythm players, engage in such a fascinating duel in the second half that Roland lets out a clearly audible Wow towards the end. 'Turn Around And Take Me Home', the following track, begins gently with floating guitar sounds and a plaintive voice, and later on is not stingy with string excesses. The traditional 'Fish In The Deep Blue Sea' advances here to a hearty slow funk. And 'Midnight Star', the final number of the regular set, blows out a splendid rock attack.
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October 4, 2024
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