Live and Loud more than comfortably fits in the tradition of great blues and blues-rock live album debuts from the likes of The Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Blues Project (and, for sheer volume and power, MC5), and puts The Zac Schulze Gang at the forefront of modern, rocking, hard blues.
“The way we approach things,” notes singer/guitarist Zac Schulze, “we’re very conscious that there’s only three of us, so we try to make as much sound as possible. We didn’t set out to have our first record be live. That was just a regular show; we just dove in and played the way we always do with the mindset of ‘let's see what we can do.’ We found out later it had been recorded, and when we heard how it sounds, we immediately knew it should be released. It’s a great snapshot of who we are as a band.”
When Zac and his brother Ben (drums) formed The Gang (with Anthony Greenwell, bass guitar and vocals) it was their first time working as a trio, and it led to a harder, more focused, blues-rock sound. “In the context of a three-piece band we’ve been able to really push each other’s musical abilities, there’s a lot of room to feel and reach and experiment with each instrument.”
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