Randall Bramblett The Bright Spots
Few musicians capture the deep soul of the deep south like Randall Bramblett does. He and his music have contributed to the music scene in a powerful way for years and his latest release from New West Records – Randall Bramblett The Bright Spots – has all the critics raving. Last week’s Spartanburg paper featured a great spread: Musician Randall Bramblett Makes a Comeback as a Solo Performer
Here is just a taste of some of the industry reviews …
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“Georgia-born singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has energized work by Robbie Robertson, Steve Winwood and Gregg Allman; his latest solo album takes his source material — all kinds of gutbucket American music — and runs it through daring production techniques. – Jon M. Gilbertson, Milwaukee
See full article: JS Online
“The Bright Spots is a sublime glance at how Bramblett rolls… It’s Southern. It rocks.” – Walter Tunis, Kentucky.com
See full article: The Musical Box
“The end result of all this is a cool album that combines the vibe of a real-as-hell vintage soulman with modern musical ideas. You could listen to The Bright Spots all night, baby.” – Brian Robbins, jambands.com
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“Randall Bramblett has a brand new CD out, The Bright Spots, and like everything Bramblett does it is skillful, soulful, and bound to resonate with listeners. It reflects his heartfelt and often profound songwriting as well as his roots in soul, gospel, blues, and rock… Every song was obviously written by a man who knows who he is.” – Rhetta Akamatsu, Blog Critics
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“A jewel of Southern music, Randall Bramblett shines on his latest release, The Bright Spots, due out May 14 on New West Records. Fresh off the inclusion of one of his songs on Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy-winning album Slipstream, he has put together a masterful recording soaked with the soulful feel that has defined his music and that of his Southern contemporaries like Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes. From Howlin’ Wolf to Ray Charles and “dark Motown” influences, sitar samples, gospel strains and even a snippet of water-splashing pygmies, The Bright Spots mixes diverse elements that dovetail into Randall’s finest album yet.” – Randy Patterson, Boomerocity
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“The musical career of Randall Bramblett has spanned more than 35 years, but the local multi-instrumentalist and songwriter keeps stepping toward new territory with every new album. Bramblett’s latest, The Bright Spots, recorded near Athens and in Nashville and due out May 14 on New West Records, finds him in an experimental mood. An expressive and dynamic collection of blues, soul, classic pop and rock and roll, The Bright Spots touches on some of Bramblett’s usual styles, but the odd instrumentation and arrangements occasionally veer far outside of his usual comfort zone.” – T. Ballard Lesemann, Flagpole
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“The Bright Spots illuminates the darndest things from Randall Bramblett. Diverse bits and pieces of sound come together under the soulful southern banner that trademarks the man’s work. Though happy with his Southern Rock resume, Mr. Bramblett states that “Black music is what I grew up loving and the folk scene really hit me too. So it’s a combination of Dylan and Ray Charles.” The Bright Spots shines in the glory of sunny day horns (“My Darling One”), chicken shack gut punch blues (“Whatever That Is”), swamp soul (“Trying to Steal a Minute”) and a cascade of rhythm, keyboards and airborne guitar chords (“All Is Well”). Randall Bramblett draws from long term experiences on The Bright Spots, searching through musical history back to his 1970’s work with Sea Level, 16 years with Steve Winwood and work with Gregg Allman, Govt. Mule, Levon Helm, Chuck Leavell and Widespread Panic.” – The Alternate Root
See full article: The Alternate Root
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We love everything about this guy and his music!
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Randall plays a small jumbo custom Lichty Guitar.
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