Venue: The Alley
Location: Sanford, FL
Date: April 7th, 2017
Some things are worth the wait. It was in 1991 that I first sat and listened to a obscure CD entitled: The Gales Brothers Band. Having grown up with Hendrix music well through the 60's, my ears knew immediately that the player on this recording was unique, gifted, and whatever other accolades you could throw his way. Really quite remarkable since Eric Gales was only 17 years old at the time.
2017 and fast forward twenty-six years with lots of water under the bridge, Eric will tell you he is now writing the best chapters in his life. He made mention of his sobriety and how he is living life to its fullest and enjoying playing and touring more than ever before. He is especially proud of his current #1 recording on the Blues Charts; Middle Of The Road. as he should be. It was at that pivotal point of the show that Eric Gales let his guitar do the talking. . . Simply Amazing.
He is actually one of those players that I consider as the upper echelon of guitar royalty, the cream of the crop . . .so good that you can't believe what you just heard, if you know what I mean. Add to that - He is a perfectionist and is very much cognizant with providing the paying audience a top notch performance for their bucks. Concentrating on the new recording he and the band delivered extended versions of those songs to the delight of the full house at the Alley. He then threw in renditions of classic rock songs with his own twist of riffs, notes and progressions that had heads spinning. Don't Fear The Reaper, Miss You and Voodoo Chile were covered in tremendous style. Several ovations were well deserved before the night ended too quickly. He came out for one encore, but could have played another set as far as I was concerned. I attempted to capture his raw energy with my trusty Nikon and wanted to share some frames of the show. Enjoy.- R Keith Lambert
Location: Sanford, FL
Date: April 7th, 2017
Some things are worth the wait. It was in 1991 that I first sat and listened to a obscure CD entitled: The Gales Brothers Band. Having grown up with Hendrix music well through the 60's, my ears knew immediately that the player on this recording was unique, gifted, and whatever other accolades you could throw his way. Really quite remarkable since Eric Gales was only 17 years old at the time.
2017 and fast forward twenty-six years with lots of water under the bridge, Eric will tell you he is now writing the best chapters in his life. He made mention of his sobriety and how he is living life to its fullest and enjoying playing and touring more than ever before. He is especially proud of his current #1 recording on the Blues Charts; Middle Of The Road. as he should be. It was at that pivotal point of the show that Eric Gales let his guitar do the talking. . . Simply Amazing.
He is actually one of those players that I consider as the upper echelon of guitar royalty, the cream of the crop . . .so good that you can't believe what you just heard, if you know what I mean. Add to that - He is a perfectionist and is very much cognizant with providing the paying audience a top notch performance for their bucks. Concentrating on the new recording he and the band delivered extended versions of those songs to the delight of the full house at the Alley. He then threw in renditions of classic rock songs with his own twist of riffs, notes and progressions that had heads spinning. Don't Fear The Reaper, Miss You and Voodoo Chile were covered in tremendous style. Several ovations were well deserved before the night ended too quickly. He came out for one encore, but could have played another set as far as I was concerned. I attempted to capture his raw energy with my trusty Nikon and wanted to share some frames of the show. Enjoy.- R Keith Lambert
