The Hitman Blues Band - Not My Circus, Not My Monkey

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2021
Time: 49:05 
Size: 112,6 MB 
Label: Self Released
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Not My Circus - 4:26
 2. Buy That Man A Drink - 2:40
 3. Nobody's Fault But Mine - 4:48
 4. John The Revelator - 5:34
 5. No Place Like Home - 4:41
 6. The Times They Are A-Changin' - 5:37
 7. You Can't Say No - 5:02
 8. Walk With You - 2:34
 9. You Don't Understand - 4:07
10. Everybody But Me - 5:43
11. Go Down Fighting - 3:49

Musicians:
Russell “Hitman” Alexander – Guitars, lead & backup vocals;
Kevin Bents – Keyboards;
Mike Porter – Bass, Backup Vocals;
Guy LaFountaine – Drums;
Mikey Vitale – Alto Sax;
John Kelly – Tenor Sax;
Eric Altarac – Trumpet;
Nick Clifford – Bari Sax;
Mike Katzman – Organ solo on “John The Revelator”;
Joanna Alexander, Nancy Hampton – Backup Vocals;
Adam Minkoff – Organ (“No Place Like Home”);
Bob Stander – Hand Claps, Tambourine.

‘Not My Circus, Not My Monkey’ is the new release from the NY based Modern/Alt Blues group, The Hitman Blues Band. Featuring captivating vocals, blistering solos, and a rhythm section pushing a consistently intense groove, it also boasts captivating lyrics ranging from light hearted to tragic.The recording starts off with “Not My Circus, Not My Monkey”, a line you’ll probably be using regularly from now on. This is followed by the tongue in cheek “Buy That Man A Drink”, as it’s far from an act of charity.Then comes a complete re-working of Blind Willie Johnson’s “Nobody’s Fault But Mine”, including all new lyrics that stay true to the spirit of the original. Keeping with Mr. Johnson, there is “John The Revelator” performed in a unique Hitman Blues Band style – and imagining that other gods stop by and reveal their own end-of-times scenarios to John. The heart wrenching ballad “No Place Like Home” offers somber reflection, and then comes a version of Dylan’s “Times They Are A-Changin’” llke you’ve never heard it before. The groove infused “You Can’t Say No” is followed by the light hearted come-on of “Walk With You”, which sets up the attempt to explain overpowering love in “You Don’t Understand”. The album takes a turn back to the late 1950’s influenced “Everybody But Me”, a comic take on hipster loneliness.
The closing tune is the anthem for every artist who pushes on no matter what, “Go Down Fighting”. The Hitman Blues Band plays Modern/Alt Blues, which can be high energy, slow and soulful, or happy boogie. It’s blues of the 21st century.

Not My Circus Not My Monkey