Three Kings
THREE KINGS
Independent
4/5
When three of
Melbourne’s top exponents of the blues come together to form a side project,
it’s a fair bet the results will be something worth talking about. So it is
with Three Kings – Ian Collard (Collard, Greens & Gravy), Benny Peters
(Benny & The Fly By Niters) and Jason Liusoon (Chris Wilson) teaming up to,
as Collard puts it, “[just] get together to play the music that we love.”
The fruits of
their labours have been laid bare then, with their eponymous debut, a real
barnstormer of an album, drawing inspiration from the likes of Jerry McCain and
Kid Thomas, a DIY affair that shows the blues for how it’s meant to be – raw,
real, right on.
And it’s a party
album – comprising a few covers, a couple of Collard and Peters tunes as well
as a three-way co-write (the harp-driven burner Royal Flush), the pace barely lets up. Collard and Peters share
vocals, the former adding harmonica and guitar, the latter just guitar, while
Liusoon holds it all together with some solid tub thumping – blues album of the past year, no doubt.
Samuel J. Fell
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