Jim Vegas - Rock n Roll Ain't Cheap

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2016
Time: 38:21
Size: 87,9 MB
Label: Goonzy Magoo Records
Styles: Blues/Roots Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Nashville Heart - 4:03
 2. What's the Color of a Cheating Heart - 3:17
 3. Wrong Road - 3:38
 4. Waiting for Something to Come - 3:20
 5. Mirror & Me - 3:23
 6. Monday Morning Never Cared About Dreams - 2:39
 7. Arithmetics of Love - 2:38
 8. Another Broken Pot (Proverbs 30) - 2:12
 9. End of My Rope - 3:05
10. Lonely Place - 3:35
11. Drunk On Conceit - 3:00
12. Give Up the Ghost - 3:24

Jim Vegas’ forthcoming album “Rock N Roll Ain’t Cheap” (Goonzy Magoo Records) highlights his artful songwriting, guitar playing, and ability to convey deep emotional experiences, which have made him a favorite of many Midwest music fans.
Vegas, currently residing in Kansas (long time fans remember his days in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Denver) describes the 12-song set as “modern blues and jazz based songs with an emphasis on strong lyrical content” — his discography, includes two previous albums under his own name and one with former Los Angeles based band Budhi Brown.
“Rock N Roll Ain’t Cheap”, which follows last years “The Bullfight is in our Heads”, explores Vegas’ sophisticated writing and playing style, creating a new chapter in his musical catalogue. The album features special guests: H2 Quartet’s sax man Geoffrey Deibel, and Carter Green (From the Cajun Band The Mudbugs) who also engineered the album.
Although Vegas’ releases always reflect his musical roots — which go back to his discovery of blues as a child – “Rock N Roll Ain’t Cheap” is somewhat of a departure. Using tradition as a springboard instead of a crutch, he incorporates his version of jazz, pop, blues, rock, funk and soul onto a canvas for his poetic lyrics and emotionally charged vocals.
All of the music and the lyrics on “Rock N Roll Ain’t Cheap” come directly from Vegas, who also gives a nod to New Orleans and Bo Diddley inspired rhythms on tracks like “Nashville Heart”, classic Funk on “Waiting For Something to Come”, and even gospel on “The Mirror & Me.”
The Engineer captured Vegas’ slightly overdriven Sheraton guitar tones, which run through a Fender Princeton Reverb and Swart Atomic Tube Tone amp simultaneously.
Vegas who believes songwriting is a craft, says, “If you work every day at something you’re going to get better. I think my writing on this album contains some of the best songs I’ve ever created.”

Rock n Roll Ain't Cheap