He never lets the grass grow under his boots so it’s no surprise to see another Deniz Tek single drop. Such things are essential, really, if you want to make money on the road in Europe and these two tracks were taken from a early sessions for a forthcoming Tek album. Flip it over and you’ll get a one-take, rough-round-the-edges version of what’s a live staple in Tek solo band sets, “Oh Well" It’s a 1969 Fleetwood Mac song from Peter Green days (before the Mac became abominable, bloated pap) and it’s nicely rendered with none of the jagged bits filed off. Tek’s “damaged instrument” vocals sit just fine here. If the solo doesn’t quite stretch as far as as you might have hoped, the recording is pretty damned good.
The band on both is his Montana-based studio pals, Spinal Tap/Wayne Kramer drummer Ric Parnell and bassist Bob Brown. Get it from the Tek website or the label. Don’t delay. You never know how long they’re going to last.
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