BRIAN OLIVE - s/t

Brian Olive`s name first came into the public eye as a founding guitarist/singer of the Greenhornes, and later as a member of the Soledad Brothers, for whom he provided saxophone and sundries under the pseudonym of Oliver Henry. However, unlike those prior genre-specific endeavors, this album, his self-titled debut, is a breakout multicolored affair that takes musical and lyrical cues from the British psychedelic sixties, as well as the soul-pop hit factories of Memphis, and wanders through the erstwhile streets of the Ninth Ward. "Henry Oliver (aka Brian Olive) is ex Soledad Brother and Greenhornes guitarist whose solo debut is a richly imbedded Stax-influenced late 60s early 70s rock & roll circus. Throughout the album, Oliver introduces a colorful assortment of music, ranging from the beatnik Jazz persuasion, saddled by a little British Glam, or riving Chicago Blues. If you are a fan of the classics like I am, look no further, this is your album of 2009" - Electric Soul. "On his solo debut he expands beyond the gritty hard-rock and reworked blues of Blind Faith and mid-period Stones to include healthy doses of psych, glam, and most surprisingly, soul and exotica. Influences of the New York Dolls, T. Rex and Meddle-era Pink Floyd are easy to spot, but they`re mixed with touches of Stax-style punch, South American rhythms, breezy jet-set vocals and jazz saxophones. " - Hyperbolium.

"Blends subdued rock elements with washes of psychedelic fuzz and dreamy cymbal crashes. With Olive`ss breathy voice beckoning the listener to - ollow [him], one cannot help but succumb to this lyrical insistence, blindly bobbing one`s head along with the vaguely psychedelic sounds." - Stereo Subversion.

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