''Space Age Blues'' is the second album by Devon Allman's Honeytribe. It was released in Europe on October 12, 2010, and in the U.S. on October 25, 2010. In addition to the power-trio of

Devon Allman Devon Allman (born August 10, 1972) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the son of musician and singer-songwriter Gregg Allman and has appeared occasionally as a guest musician for Gregg Allman and The All ...

, George Potsos and Gabriel Strange, the album also contains appearances by

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on harmonica and

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on tenor saxophone.

Recording

The album was recorded in early 2010, at

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. The band took over Studio C, which they called "The Mothership", and hung colored lights and science-fiction posters to create atmosphere. They even wore authentic

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spacesuits to get into the spirit. While

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were recording in Studio A, Lewis overheard some sounds from Studio C and asked if he could contribute his harmonica to the record. The songs were mixed and engineered by Pete Matthews, and co-produced by Devon Allman and Matthews.

Reception

Rick Moore, in ''

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'' magazine, reported this "is a great choice for someone who wants to hear a good example of how today's musicians long for the time when originality, creativity and just plugging in to play meant something". Thom Jurek, on

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, stated "it's the music itself that matters, and ''Space Age Blues'' mostly succeeds", and "as musically forceful as this set is, the tunes here will likely come off more explosively live. Fans of Honeytribe's ''Torch'' album and those hard rock-blues aficionados unacquainted with Allman's considerable gifts as a guitarist will find much to celebrate on ''Space Age Blues''". Gary Thorn of ''Shockwave Magazine'' went on to say "Years from now, I think people will look at this album as a fundamental part of a blues revival, bringing blues back to the mainstream for a new generation". About.com selected ''Space Age Blues'' as No. 1 on its list of Best Blues-Rock Albums of 2010. The report describes the album as "not your typical blues-rock album", being "infused with high-octane performances", "positioning blues-rock for a new decade and new century that still places a premium on six-string talents" and stating "if you like blues and you like rock, it's well worth your time to check out ''Space Age Blues''"."The Best Blues-Rock Albums of 2010" by Keith A. Gordon, About.com Guide
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Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Devon Allman, except where noted.

Personnel

;Devon Allman's Honeytribe *

– vocals, guitars, Korg Kaossilator, piano on "New Pet Monkey" *George Potsos – bass guitar *Gabriel Strange – drums ;Guests *

– harmonica on "Could Get Dangerous" *

– saxophone on "Space Age Blues", "Salvation" and "New Pet Monkey" *Rick Steff – keyboards *Tony Antonelli – percussion *Bobby Yang – violin on "Warm In Wintertime"

Chart performance

''Space Age Blues'' debuted at No. 7 on the ''

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'' chart for Blues Albums during the week of November 13, 2010.

References

External links

Devon Allman's Honeytribe

Honeytribe MySpace
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