Marc Ford on fire? No Speak No Slave 1995!

Enjoy! Man, Marc is in fire on this one!

Marc Ford plays Steady Rollin Man

Marc tearing it up!!! Nuff said!!!

Marc Ford-fuckin-tastic!

I finally had to the chance to see Marc Ford play live yesterday at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. I've enjoyed it a lot and I'm wondering why he doesn't have bigger following, because he played some mean bluesy riffs, some nasty greasy ass chops and groovy riffs. The band was tighter then I expected and I predict a nice future for his solo efforts. Because he makes honest blues based rock with a funky twist.

I admire the fact that he chose this way to be a musician. I mean he still could have played with The Black Crowes for a bigger audience and go the easy way. Instead he decided to do his own thing, don't minding the fact he doesn't play for big crowds and the, I'm just guessing, bigger paycheck. So hats off to the guy! Oh, I've also shot a few pics for you and I to admire. At the top of this article I posted the ones I like the best.

Setlist:
Smoke Signals
Dirty Girl
Don't Come Around
It'll Be Over Soon
1000 Ways
The Other Side
Currents
Greazy Chicken
Shame On Me/Don't Ya Get Me
Killed
Medicine Time
Blue Bird Street
Just Take The Money
Last Time Around
Just Let It Go

Encore:
The Big Callback
L.A. > Alabama

Cheers

Weary & Wired - review

Photography by Matt Wignall

I just got a copy of the new album from Marc Ford, Weary & wired. I and will review this funky, hot, greasy, guitar fueled smokey souped up Ford like there is no tomorrow. Okay, I might be blurred by the fact that he's one of my favorite guitarist of all time.

I've thought reviewing it song by song but that, to me, wouldn't be fair. Almost reviewing if it was an album singles wouldn't suffice. That makes come to a conclusion, already? yes already!, that this is an album. Not just a collections of song that sound nice. What I've missed in the last few albums of the Black Crowes I find here. A greasy, southern and sometimes western sound, dirty and rough but honest. Not an attempt to fit in but an attempt to pan out, a glance in Marc musical mind that I find very pleasing.

From a great opener and the fast-paced Featherweight Dreamland setting the tone for the whole record to the closing with funky, jazzy, horns blowin', instrumental straight up The Big Callback. This record shows Marc Ford talent as superb and versatile musician and instrumentalist. My favorites on the album are Featherweight Dreamland, The Other Side, Smoke Signals, Greasy Chicken, Medicine Time, The Same Thing, Running Man Blues, The Big Callback. This album, that's screaming out of my speakers right now is filled with funky riffs, laid back beats and bluesy, screamy and smelly solo's surprising me in every bit. Hats off for Marc 'Fuckin' Ford! Still I can't stop imagining the Robinson brothers regretting the fact that he left the band and, besides the solo's, never letting him co-write songs.

My advice? Buy this fucker! Cheers.

Marc Ford European Tour Update!!!

Picture by MattWignall

More tour dates for Marc Ford! Not all dates have a venue yet, but I'll keep you updated when I know more.

The Netherlands
Sat 27-05 - Zoetermer - Boerderij

UK
Sun 10-06
Mon 11-06
Thu 12-06

Germany
Fri 29-06 - Bremen - Meisenfrei opt
Sat 30-06 - Singwitz - Kesselhauslager
Sat 07-07 - Option

The Netherlands
Sun 08 - 07 - Weert - Bospop

Cheers, maybe I'll see you there =)

Marc Ford is coming to Holland!!!

Yes people, He's a coming and I've ordered the tickets. Click here form more info (Dutch site)!

MARC FORD New 2007 Weary & Wired CD

Taken from a press release!

"New 2007 Solo CD for Black Crowes Guitarist Marc Ford. Ford put his stylized guitar stamp on the Black Crowes' records "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion,""Amorica" and "Three Snakes and One Charm" as well as making two additional records with the band, "Tall" and "The Band" which were recorded in the 90's and were previously unreleased until 2006. This new 2007 Solo CD shows Marc's strength as a singer/songwriter, fueled by large doses of his phenomenal guitar work that brings to mind such masters as Clapton, Hendrix and Beck."

Tracklisting:

1. Featherweight Dreamland
2. Don't Come Around
3. It'll Be Over Soon
4. Dirty Girl
5. The Other Side
6. 1000 Ways
7. Smoke Signals
8. Greazy Chicken
9. Currents
10. Just Take The Money
11. Medicine Time
12. Same Thing
13. Running Man Blues
14. The Big Callback
15. Bye Bye Suzy

Cheers

Marc Ford - Weary and Wired

Okay, in the spirit of religion I forgive him for believing, lol. On the other hand it seems that after splitting with the Black Crowes again he hasn't been a lazy dog. The samples on his MySpace page don't lie and show his musicianship ones again. For one I really like Featherweight Dream! Go over to his MySpace page and have a listen. There also seems to be a bit of rumbling going on over at his other shack at www.marcford.net let's hope it will be rockin' and a rollin'.