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The Bravuras - Ain’t No Doubt (Mark Records)
The latest from The Bravuras cements their reputation as a first rate blues-rock band with a terrific old school sound. There are 15 original songs on “Ain’t No Doubt”, produced with real feel, which bring to mind great bands like Canned Heat and the Red Devils. They’re a dance band at heart, and there’s an ever-present groove running through their music, thanks to the rhythm section of Steve Biondi (drums) and Bert Torres (bass). Two guitars provide plenty of riffs and rhythmic assistance and vocalist John Puccio growls his words like they’re written in stone. Keys, horns and the occasional harmonica round out a sound that’s rooted in tradition but is so fresh and vital.
They don’t put a foot wrong here, and as they’re keen to point out on their website, if the blues is the background music to your life, then The Bravuras can provide it. They’re certainly keeping me entertained. Their best songs, tracks like “Sideways Richie” with its wailing sax and incessant rhythm (the latter not unlike The Doors’ “LA Woman”), or the beautifully restrained “The Way She Do” indicate a band at the peak of their abilities. I’d love to see them do it live, but I suspect I’d have to move to New York first.
www.thebravuras.com
Rob F.
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