PETER VETESKA: GRASS AIN’T GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE

PETER VETESKA & BLUES TRAIN - GRASS AIN’T GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE
LABEL: SELF
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2020
DISTRIBUTION: CD BABY

ot to be daunted by the particularly challenging year that is 2020, guitar journeyman Peter Veteska reloaded, regrouped, and recharged his band, Blues Train, to complete his fifth album.
“Grass Ain’t Greener On The Other Side,” a 10-song set, is a departure from his previous jazz and funk influences, with the renowned hard-working guitarist going for a purer rock and blues sound.

Peter V and longtime bandmate drummer, Alex D’Agnese, joined forces with rock solid bassist Coo Mo Jhee, and legendary blues, rock, and funk keyboardist, Jeff Levine, who has recorded and toured with Joe Cocker, Hall and Oates, Clarence Clemons, the Chambers Brothers and John Fogerty, to name just a few. The quartet is joined by special guests, Mikey Junior on vocals and blues harp, powerhouse vocalist Jen Barnes, and Delaware blues guitar veteran Roger Girke.

The sessions were expertly group in a pure wide-open recording, while a hurricane was brewing outside the doors. The blues party begins with Peter V playing the role of a man bewitched on the slinky rocker ‘Am I Wrong Pretty Baby,’ as Mikey Junior echoes his lyrical desperation with greasy blues harp.

The hard-working Jen Barnes, who leads her own band on the Jersey shore, joins Peter for a cover of the 1960 Dinah Washington and Brook Benton hit ‘Baby You’ve Got What It Takes,’ reimagining the swinging tune as a hot guitar driven Texas Blues shuffle that amps up the steamy vocal interplay. The groovy dance track, ‘Running Like A Dog,’ features duel lead lines on Stratocaster and Hammond B-3, showcasing the affective new partnership between Peter V and Levine.

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Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon, betsie@blindraccoon.com