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Scott Smith is an Americana Rock artist out of California. Scott has a passion for powerful music that lifts your spirits and gets you moving. Inspired by the early origins of American music, Scott takes an Americana sound and adds elements of blues rock to create something fresh. His most recent project ‘Igniting the Flame’ is a stand-out example of his passionate work.
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Scott Smith Is Igniting The Flame of Fun, Jammin’ Folk Rockin’ Blues On New Album
Scott Smith has delivered an Americana, folky, blues-rockin’ great time on his new album Igniting The Flame.
The opening Drop Kick It introduces us to Scott’s aurally stimulating barrage of sweet guitars, swingin’ horns, foot stompin’ rhythms and a story about letting go of that bad day you just experienced.
Igniting The Flames blasts off with distorted guitars, an upbeat rhythm, gritty but soulful background vocals and enough jam to keep your body rockin’ nonstop. When that fiddle kicks in for the solo, buckle up!
It’s obvious by now Scott Smith has arrived to infect our bodies with upbeat music despite any and all downers that might be attached to his lyrical substance.
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Skope Magazine Review for Igniting the Flame
Scott Smith delivers a blistering, bluesy take on the classic rock sound with the surefire “Igniting The Flame”. Neatly drawing from folk, country, all anchored within a careful singer-songwriter tradition the pieces linger in the mind. Riffs roll across the luxurious hyperactive pieces. Tempos rush through with a truly muscular presence. By far though the true heart of the collection comes with the strong, poetic quality of the lyricism. Delivered with the utmost of passion everything works in unison to create a spirit that feels positively infectious. Easily the highlight, “Igniting The Flame” simply stuns. From the fiddle work to the backup vocalists, it all adds to a crazed manic kind of energy. Much more laid-back “My Soul To Keep” chooses a leisurely groove, complete with a soulful saxophone adding to the overall tenderness of the track. A shaggy dog story emerges on the flexible, organ led saga of “Rolling Home”. With a bit of soul, the way the piece evolves gives it a sunlit quality. Distortion rules supreme on the playful humorous “Eating Like Hippies”. Incredibly hyper-detailed the song speeds forward in a glorious blur. A western twang emerges on the powerful swagger of “Drop Kick It”. Guitar and organ work in unison on the infectious melody of “Bulls Eye To My Heart” where everything mixes into a majestic whole.
Aptly named, “Igniting The Flame” shows off Scott Smith’s sense of defiance as everything merges into a singular whole.
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Playlist dated: July 28, 2017
Scott Smith The Sum Of Life
Scott Smith Determination
(CD The Sum Of Life)
Mungo’s Hi Fi feat. Eva Lazarus Amsterdam
Mungo’s Hi Fi feat. Eva Lazarus Live My Life
(CD single)
People Vs Larsen One More Time
People Vs Larsen Loving Losing
(CD Loving Losing)
Como Brothers Magic
(CD single)
Jardier Autumn In July
Jardier Dust Of Time
(CD Jardier – Comrad Film CMD CD 002)
Bobbo Byrnes To The Door
Bobbo Byrnes No Expectations
(CD Motel Americana)
Retrospective For Love The Picture You Show Me
Retrospective For Love Sweet Little Face
(CD Random Activities Of A Heart)
Steve McNaughton One Of Those Nights
Steve McNaughton Cross Country
(CD Eagles Aloft – SM13001)
The Uprising Isle Of Saints
The Uprising That’s The Way Of The World
(CD Isle Of Saints)
Jon Strider Loves Me To Life
Jon Strider Turn To You
(CD Soul Reunion – New Sky Records NS-1033)
Cookin’ On 3 Burners Real Life Baby
Cookin’ On 3 Burners Lone Wolfe
(CD Lab Experiments Vol.1)
Gondola Review (Hungarian)
A really special is the debut album by the American musician, Scott Smith. The Sum Of Life titled disk 10 shots. The authenticity of the publication, including the type that almost every number in a different musical style. The disc’s opening, the title track “The Sum of Life”, for example, a folk ballad, in which the contents of the past in terms of a kind of life summary. The “Blues” Guitar Slinger “a little Blues”, “Bad Dreams” and “The Best Gift” in a small country, “The World Is Strange and a little bit of” boogie woogie-get at the plate.
Scott Smith’s work in preparing the disk, Nina Gerber (guitar), Mitch Woods (piano), Tommy Tutone (drums), Vic Carberry (piano) and Giovanni Imbesi (keyboards).
For those of you who love the diverse, mainly in terms of the style of balladisztikus albums the perfect choice for Smith’s debut album The Sum Of Life.
https://gondola.hu/cikkek/105553-Amerikai_folkzene_Svedorszagbol.html
Album of the Week on Blues and Roots Radio
Hey, I’m the album of the week on Blues and Roots Radio. Yeah!
Rootstime Review
http://rootstime.be/CD%20REVIEUW/2016/NOV1/CD74.html
This is a Swedish publication
Translation
On the cover of the cd “The Sum of Life”, the debut album by the Americana blues rocker Scott Smith
From San Francisco, is none other than God at the wheel of a Cadillac- Convertible from 1967, something many of us also probably would like to do while we’re on the bvb. ‘ Route 66’ may rapture.
Enough reamed about unrealistic and unattainable and so but quickly back to reality and the 11 songs that Scott Smith for this new album has composed. He mixes on this handsome way music genres such as Americana, blues and country in each other, giving his plate quite varied and soft sounds.
The album title track “The Sum of Life” (see video) is only instrumental song on this cd and is carried by two acoustic guitars played by Scott Smith and Nina Gerber, while Jeff Martin on Acoustic bass guitar and plays the violin of David LaFlamme of the rock band ‘ It’s a Beautiful Day’ from San Francisco to star In this stylish and soothing track.
Therefore only ten songs that also some more of instrumental support. That ‘ road trip ‘ through the songs starts with the energetic blues rocker “Eclipsing Moon”, followed by “Blues Guitar Slinger”, two tracks in which the sound of Stevie Ray Vaughn and/or Tony Joe White. In between we get also the smooth rocking country “Payday”.
“Bad Dreams” and “The Best Gift” are more traditional-sounding folk songs in which the violin of David LaFlamme pops up again in the foreground. Gailene Elliott brought it together with singer honkytonk number “The World Is Strange” and the ripping guitar rocker “Over It Soon” are the last two notable tracks from “The Sum Of Life”, a remarkable debut album by Scott Smith.
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