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Devon Allman: Torch

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Label: Livewire Recordings
Released: 2006.08.29
Time:
 39:06
Category: Blues / Blues-Rock
Producer(s): Devon Allman
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.devonallmanband.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Torch (D.Allman) - 3:12
[2] Mahalo (D.Allman/D.Kalz) - 5:20
[3] No Woman, No Cry (V.Ford) - 3:42
[4] When I Call Home (D.Allman) - 4:39
[5] Perfect World (D.Allman) - 3:36
[6] Mercy Mercy (D.Allman) - 2:45
[7] Something I Know (D.Allman) - 4:48
[8] Heaven Has No Mercy (D.Allman) - 3:41
[9] Why You Wanna Bring Me Down? (D.Allman) - 2:52
[10] 511 Texas Avenue (D.Allman/J.Kirkner) - 1:29
[11] Nothing to Be Sad About (D.Allman) - 3:02

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Devon Allman - Vocals & Guitars
George Potsos - Bass Guitar
Jack Kirkner - Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Mark Oyarzabal - Drums & Percussion

Pedro Arevalo - Slide Guitar on [3,8,9]
Tony Antonelli - Percussion on [2]
Joe Bonamassa - Guitar on [6]

Jackie Johnson - Background Vocals on [1,8]
Susan Marshall - Background Vocals on [1,8]

Pete Matthews - Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Harmony, Background Vocals on [11]
Colin Cobb - A&R, Executive Producer
Howie Weinberg - Mastering
Marlise Paxman - Liner Notes, Product Manager
Mark Pollock - Art Direction
Lamar Sorrento - Cover Painting

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2006 CD Livewire Recordings – LWR 1036



Devon Allman's Honeytribe hails from St. Louis, MO. Torch is the band's American debut, though a live European offering is available from the band's website. Yep, his dad's Gregg Allman, but Honeytribe has its own sound. Having grown up partly in Corpus Christi, and later in Missouri, Devon Allman and band's sound owes very little to the Allman Brothers. It's a space age jam band blues outfit that has bits and pieces of soul in the mix but the real deep edge is hard rock. Allman is a solid guitarist and has a decent voice, but he does not possess the phrasing chops of his old man; then again, it did take Gregg a long time to become the kind of singer he is now. Torch feels like a debut album. It has many solid moments, such as the burning instrumental "Mahalo," that feels like Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" played by the Santana band without words. The sense of drama is heightened by drummer/percussionist Mark Oyarzabal's taste and presence, and also by Jack Kirkner's Hammond B-3. The cover of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" is credible, but adds nothing to the original (why do so many people think that they can cover this song?) but it does feature guitar wizard Pedro Arevalo's tasty licks and slide. "When I Call Home" is one of those bluesy soul ballads that feels right inside a jam band. Allman's singing is what makes the tune. He is expressive, digs down deep into his belly for the lyric and lets it rip. His guitar work is beautiful and tasty but he keeps the song upfront. Again, Kirkner's organ is such a gorgeous tool in a tune like this, it floats and then grounds everything as well. The edgy hard rock of tracks like the title and "Perfect World" don't seem to work so well in the studio. Production is a problem because these cats seem to have to crank every instrument up to ten, leaving no space in the mix. There are a number of clichés here, too, such as the boogie blues "Heaven Has No Mercy," which sounds like a tune your average bar band would play at a biker road rally. The solo acoustic guitar piece, "511 Texas Avenue," is a nice relief from the bombast, and the album's closer "Nothing to Be Sad About," balances the big ringing guitars with acoustic-honky tonk-style piano and loose, back porch vocals, showcasing all the band has to offer quite nicely. Interestingly, Allman's blues guitar style owes more to Dickey Betts than it does late uncle Duane's but then, Betts has influenced plenty of the jam band generation pickers so it might just be coincidence. While Torch is not an overly impressive debut, it would be a mistake to write it, or the band off. There's room to grow and Honeytribe is surely on the right track.

Thom Jurek - All Music Guide




Seven years in, Devon Allmans’s (son of Greg, nephew of Duane) Honeytribe have finally released their debut album Torch, and it sounds like you would imagine it to – a modern take on the well worn Southern Rock model that has been perfected by Daddy Gregg  and Uncle Duane.  The strength of Honeytribe lies in its mature musicianship forged from playing hundreds of shows, as the highlights of Torch are the ones that showcase the band’s versatile musicianship, as in the instrumental “Mahalo” and the harder-edged-rocking “Mercy, Mercy”.  At times the songs are lacking a bit vocally and lyrically, as Devon’s voice comes off flat and his lyrics tend to be overly simplistic, but the bands impressive chops help overcome this deficiency. Unfortunately Devon did not inherit his father’s well-worn-road-weary pipes and the soul they own, but he did however get some of his guitar genes from his Uncle and they bleed through in his playing with a stinging intensity, reminiscent of many a Duane solo, and that alone is enough to make Torch interesting and worth a listen.

Tim Newby - November 30, 2006
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There's pressure to perform when your last name is Allman, and Devon Allman does that and more on the debut album with his band Honeytribe. The son of legendary Allman Brothers' singer and organist Gregg Allman, Devon shows the influences of both his father (guttural voice) and late Uncle Duane (lead guitar straight out of the blues). Just barely 30 years old, Allman has encircled himself with first-rate musicians who have latched on to the jazzy, jam band elements of the Allmans and their brethrens in Gov't Mule. Though Allman's vocals aren't as silky or golden-toned as his old man, he has an ear for a solid Southern riff, most evident by bluesy efforts like "Mercy Mercy" and the Z.Z. Top takeoff, "Why You Wanna Bring Me Down." But there are more serene highlights on the record, as well: the love song "No Woman, No Cry" and the instrumental "511 Texas Avenue," a solo acoustic tribute to his late grandparents that wouldn't be a misfit on Eat a Peach."

Scott Holter - Amazon.com



A child of rock royalty lives up to his name.

Guitar One



Gregg’s son is bursting with talent andenergy, andthis excellent release confirms that the peach didn’t fall far from the tree!

Hittin' The Note



Torch is the first album by Devon Allman's Honeytribe. It was originally released in 2006, by Livewire Recordings, then rereleased in 2007 by Provogue Records. Thom Jurek, on AllMusic, said the album "feels like a debut album," but not an "overly impressive debut." While he praised individual musicians' skill, he was not impressed with the overall production and the final mix; still, he said the band was "surely on the right track."

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