Blueville "Butterfly Blues"

 

 

"Merging different styles into a new and exciting sound landscape" is one of the descriptions used for the music on "Butterfly Blues", the newest release from the band simply called Blueville and is in my opinion, certainly the most accurate way to describe this bands amazing music.

 

Blueville hail from Italy and consists of 5 members, Mario Percudani (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Marco Tansini (Lead Guitar), Paolo "Apollo" Negri (Keyboards), Gianni Grecchi (Bass Drums), and Angelo Roveda (Drums). Also on Blueville is a wide assortment of Guests on various tracks, mainly additional singers, which included Sherrita Duran, Simoneblue, Elisa Paganelli, Martha Tansini, Silvia Molinari, Patti Rossi, and New Sisters Choir, as well as Guest Instrumentalists Gianni Satta (Flugelhorn), Massimo Damelli (Percussion) and Alberto Venturini (Percussions). Additionally, band member Marco Tansini does Vocals on Track 15, the title track, "Butterfly Blues". Marco Tansini also produced and mixed "Butterfly Blues", as well as, wrote all the songs except for Track 9 "Blues From The Edge Of Town" which he co-wrote the music with fellow member Mario Percudani, with lyrics credited to guest Vocalist Simoneblue and Track 12 "Turning Blue", which was written by also by Mario Percudani.

 

I really did not have any luck finding any decent amounts of info about Blueville on the net, other then a somewhat bare MySpace page and a few small pages on their Record Label website. It always perplexes me, especially in these days of Facebook, Reverbnation, Etc., as why some bands just don't take full advantage of creating a good Internet presence for themselves, especially as band like Blueville whom have been together since 2006. So as with a few other bands I have come across, my first and sometimes only introduction comes by way of simply putting their CD in the player and start listening, in which I quickly become thoroughly impressed or somewhat less impressed. "Butterfly Blues" fell on the former with thoroughly impressing the heck out of me.

 

"Butterfly Blues" mesmerized me from the opening Track "When I Ring The Bell", to the final notes of the last Track "Butterfly Blues". I found the music on "Butterfly Blues" to be superbly refreshing in it's interpretation of the Blues which it masterfully interlaced with bits of Jazz, Classical, and Rock, something that I did not expect from an Italian band, although I should have known, from previous music sent to me from Italy, that they certainly have a good grasp on, lets say American Style music.

 

"Butterfly Blues" is not the kind of music you get up and dance your feet off to, it is much more refined then that. It is the type of music that grabs your attention in a much more subtle way and basically says to you, please sit down and enjoy, which believe me you will.

 

One will, I am sure, find many comparisons to music from the 70's on "Butterfly Blues", I for one got a little Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead out of it and I also got the impression that I was hearing a lot of other great styles from that era, but due to it's uniqueness of sound, I could not pick out many more specific bands it sounded like. I did however get a slight bit of "Money For Nothing" on Track 6 "Indian Road" and a little Don Ray Band sound as well, especially with the fabulous Vocals of Mario Percudani. One thing I noticed right away, concerning Mario Percudani, was the lack of Italian accent he had while singing, in fact I would have swore that he was an American or Canadian singer if I did not know different.

 

Instrumentally, "Butterfly Blues" was extraordinary with great performances by all band members and no less of a treat was also all the great Guest Vocalists peppered throughout. Another great thing about "Butterfly Blues" was the fact that it was well over 70 minutes in length, which is equal to almost two Albums from some groups I have listened to recently. Of the 15 Tracks, you will only come across one song that is under 4 minutes and that is the last track, "Butterfly Blues".

 

"Butterfly Blues" was a wonderful introduction to Blueville, a band I really really hope continue to put out this kind of captivating music and an album I ethusiastically give my highest rating of 5***** to. Highly Recommended and Thoroughly Enjoyed.

 

Review by John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

 

Additional Info

 

Tracklist:

1. When I Ring The Bell
2. Love Letters In My Guitar Case
3. Misery

4. The Blues Is Mine
5. Rosemary lane
6. Indian Road
7. Every Year Of Your Life

8. Little Town Man
9. Blues From The Edge Of Town
10. Sorry Baby
11. Low And Slow

12. Turning Blue
13. Talkin' Bout My Baby
14. Blues Generation
15. Butterfly Blues

Listen To Samples Here...

 

Websites:

 

http://www.tanzanmusic.com/artists/blueville

http://www.myspace.com/bluevillemusic