I’ve not had chance for updates recently with ‘life’ getting in the way but we had local legends Phoenix from the Ashes ‘reincarnate 3’ back in the studio last weekend in their new slimline-up of just Simon, Bill, Eduardo and Dan topping it all.
2 songs were effortlessly recorded live from their new musings and ongoing development of the live show. ‘Always’ is a classic banger with lots of layered vocals from the Dan giving this song the special edge it needs to lift and slam you with dynamics. ‘Live and be Free’ is also a party monster track and probably designed for quite near the end of the live set. Singalong as hell and uplifting from the entry this is a crowd pleaser all the way. Both featuring some remarkable guitar work from Bill and penned by the highly stylish Simon on bass.
Along the way of course we had fun and the new Daft Punk style wraparound shades were a hit - well how couldn’t they be? We actually found time to visit The Woodshed guitar store which is about 50 yards from our door and hang with Dan for a bit - a remarkable place. Also this was Eduardo’s debut visit to BB Studio which was a pleasant success - great guy and tight drummer.