▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: John Verity ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Blue to My Soul █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2018-05-05 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Rock ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Vavoom Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ 'Blue to my Soul' is JV's 20th album since the █ █ 'Argent' days and finds John once again in the █ █ company of some great musicians, continuing along █ █ his chosen path of blues flavoured originals and █ █ covers. As ever, the music is powerful yet █ █ soulful, mixing UK style guitar blues influences █ █ with strong choruses, and lyrics bound to make you █ █ smile and perhaps even make you cry... █ █ 'Blue to my Soul' comprises six JV originals █ █ together with four covers, three of which are █ █ already in the JV Band live set, plus an acoustic █ █ version of Alabama Blues, featuring Max Milligan █ █ on guitar. █ █ The rest of the album features: Steve Rodford or █ █ Liam James Gray on drums. Bob Skeat, Roger Inniss, █ █ John Gordon or Jamie Mallender on bass. Jamie █ █ Pipe, Bob Fridzema, or Ian Gibbons on keyboards. █ █ Bianca Kinane or Jayne Tretton on background █ █ vocals. The CD is recorded, mixed and mastered █ █ entirely at 101 Recorders, Cardington UK. █ █ JV says: "When writing and recording for a new █ █ album I always try to recall the feedback weÆve █ █ had from people at gigs, and online. ItÆs also █ █ useful to bear in mind the response to different █ █ types of music on my previous albums. ItÆs not █ █ always the æobviousÆ ones that capture peopleÆs █ █ imagination û sometimes IÆve been really surprised █ █ at the reaction IÆve had from certain types of █ █ material. That has taught me to have an open mind █ █ and just go with my gut feeling and enjoy what IÆm █ █ creating regardless of the style of music. I know █ █ for example that people expect to hear some blues, █ █ and some with a rockier edge. █ █ IÆve learned that when I wear my heart on my █ █ sleeve most people donÆt mind, and can see what █ █ IÆm trying to say. Some of my more thoughtful █ █ songs have turned out to be the most popular. █ █ When it comes to overall choice of material I █ █ remember how impressed I was on hearing each new █ █ Beatles album in the 60s, and the way they werenÆt █ █ afraid to do all sorts of different styles of █ █ music, and make it work under one roof. Whatever I █ █ do is always going to have a blues/rock edge and I █ █ feel that this thread ties it all together. █ █ Finally, for this album I had to recall the times █ █ when people would look through the CDs on our █ █ merchandise stand at gigs, asking æwhich oneÆs █ █ æHold Your Head UpÆ on? Well the answer now is - █ █ æBlue to my SoulÆ!" █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Such a Feeling 5:22 ░ ░ 2. This Old Dog 4:03 ░ ░ 3. Blues in Heaven 5:05 ░ ░ 4. The Blues is My Business 4:24 ░ ░ 5. Never Gonna Change 4:06 ░ ░ 6. Alabama Blues 2:52 ░ ░ 7. Say the Word 3:53 ░ ░ 8. Wasted Years 4:59 ░ ░ 9. A Better Way 6:03 ░ ░ 10. Hold Your Head Up 5:16 ░ ░ 46:03 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░