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Monster Mike Welch
Adding Insight to Injury
Genres: Blues, Pop

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. But for the Grace of You
2. Get Over Me
3. Lose You
4. Good at Goodbye - Monster Mike Welch, Hambridge, Tom
5. Slapback
6. Thunder in the Distance - Monster Mike Welch, Lewis, George [Guit
7. I Don't Want to Come Down
8. Do You Know Who You Are - Monster Mike Welch, Hamilton, Jack
9. Masters of War - Monster Mike Welch, Dylan, Bob
10. Flying High - Monster Mike Welch, Copeland, Johnny
11. Tomorrow Morning
12. Into Thin Air
13. Kings and Pawns - Monster Mike Welch, Christman, Pat

CD Details

All Artists: Monster Mike Welch
Title: Adding Insight to Injury
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: 95 North
Release Date: 10/26/2004
Genres: Blues, Pop
Styles: Electric Blues, Modern Blues, Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 825346514925

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CD Reviews

From the Northeast Performer

G.M.P. | 03/01/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

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"I'm quiz kid Donnie Smith." So spake William H. Macy, burned-out former child prodigy in Magnolia. The idea of the former precocious youth turning into a ne'er do-well is well represented, especially when Bobby Fischer gets deported or when Screech boxes Horshack on the FOX network. Enter Monster Mike Welch, a guy who has won a Boston Music Award, been profiled on CNN, and hung out with an actual Ghostbuster. Indeed it was Dr. Raymond Stantz (AKA Dan Akroyd) who bestowed Mike Welch with his bestial nickname and Monster Mike keeps things going monstrously strong with his new record Adding Insight to Injury. Every monstrous track on Insight displays tendencies of the classic blues sound, yet many of the pieces could be more truly called neo-blues. While some artists appear highly concerned with classical blues arrangements and instrumentation, Welch works with anything that sounds good. There is an invigorating newness to Monster Mike's sound that spaces him away from the pack. There's plenty of stuff on this record to give the artist his road-house cred, such as "Get Over Me." Insight isn't all just senseless, mass produced "I Love the Blues!!" fluff however, this Monster has multiple dimensions. Welch displays his dark side in the acidic why-don't-you-just-die-already "Masters of War," the ultimate piss-off song apparently directed at someone who may be the Monster's bad side. From the sound of this track, it's not a fun place to be. Welch also proves his funk quotient on the record in songs such as "Do You Know Who You Are?" a funky inquisition peppered with Welch's ripping guitar a funky, well-tempered Clavinet that would have Stevie himself take notice. From the sound of this record, Monster Mike Welch is not going to become a burned-out former prodigy anytime soon, the fate of Screech, Bobby Fischer, and Quiz Kid Donnie Smith not withstanding. (95 North Records)

Contact: www.monstermikewelch.com

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