Los
Angeles – Much to the excitement of guitarists worldwide, guitar legend
Paul Nelson has released his new album “Badass Generation” to critical
acclaim! Grammy winning guitarist Paul Nelson was Johnny Winter's
protege guitarist in the Johnny Winter Band.
Paul
has toured with countless worldwide touring artists and performed live
and or on recordings along side major artists such as Johnny Winter,
Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Ben Harper, Leslie West, Robben Ford, Joe
Perry, Mark Knofler, Brian Setzer, Dr. John, Slash, Vince Gill, Warren
Haynes, Sonny Landreth, Los Lobos, Kim Wilson, Elvin Bishop, Kenny Wayne
Shepherd, Reb Beach, Steve Morse, John Popper, Debbie Davies, Los
Lobos, Quin Sullivan, Tinsley Ellis, Lucky Peterson, Joe Louis Walker,
Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, John Medeski, Joe Walsh, Larry Carlton,
Steve Vai, Earl Slick, Hubert Sumlin, Pete Rivera, Rick Derringer,
Harvey Brooks, Bill Evans, James Cotton, Magic Slim, Coco Montoya,
Uptown Horns, Blues Brother Horns, Reese Wynans, Edgar Winter, Ray
Davis, George Lynch, James Cotton, Anthony Jackson, Dickey Betts, Junior
Brown, Pat Travers, Jimmy Vivino and La Bamba of Late Night with Conan
O'Brien and Paul Schaefer's CBS Orchestra to name a few. With
appearances on David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel programs.
Paul
Nelson has been featured in every major guitar magazine and news
publication from Guitar World to Rolling Stone and is credited as being a
composer/performer for music heard on international and national
television broadcasts such as NBC, TNN, UPN, for the WWE. He has
conducted his successful “Master Class” Clinics and written guitar
columns all over the world.
Paul
has had the distinction of appearing as both guitarist and songwriter
on Rock/Blues legend Johnny Winter's Grammy-nominated Virgin/EMI release
“I'm A Bluesman” as well as producer/performer on his releases “Roots”
and the Grammy winning “Step Back” on Megaforce/Sony. He performed as a
musical guest with Johnny Winter on the Late Night with David Letterman
Show to promote the “Roots” album and on Jimmy Kimmel on ABC TV to
promote the “Step Back” CD and Johnny Winter's “Down and Dirty Movie,”
which he also appeared in and was the Executive Producer.
Nelson,
who studied with Steve Vai in his Berklee days, jazz fusion great Steve
Khan and Mike Stern has created a tour de force with his last
all-instrumental rock/fusion solo release, “A very diverse package that
takes the listener on a sophisticated journey through the musical mind
of Paul Nelson. Boundless energy, and displays ferocious solo sections
at the same time showing us his control over an emotional side of
playing all the while holding it together with a tasteful melodic sense
which comes through on each cut.”
Paul's
latest CD on Sony Music Group entitled “Badass Generation” has received
rave reviews worldwide; calling Nelson “One of today's Top Guitarists”!
“What else can we say about Paul Nelson except - Chops Deluxe.” - Guitar World Magazine
“He's
a soulful player who has chops to burn. The word 'ferocious' comes to
mind, or 'take no prisoners'” - Vintage Guitar Magazine
“Love this album - the sound and the energy. Gorgeous, searing guitar work. Like a blow torch!” – Wall Street Journal
Recognized
as one of music's top guitarist/songwriter/producers Paul Nelson
continues his musical journey recording and touring the world over.
Nelson was not only guitarist to legendary rock/blues icon Johnny Winter
but is recognized in his own right as one of today's premier
guitarists. “Johnny definitely took me under his wing,” Nelson remembers
his late friend and mentor. “The blues world does that. One musician
hands another the torch, and then you run with it. Johnny took pride in
turning me on to the likes of Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Muddy
Waters Delta, Texas and Chicago blues - all the music that he loved. I
knew what he was doing for me, and I am really appreciative of that.”
Nelson
performed on and produced “Step Back,” a posthumous, star-studded
affair, pairing him on recordings with Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe
Perry, Ben Harper and many others, earning both Nelson and Winter Grammy
Awards for “Best Blues Album” in 2015. Nelson still feels the loss of
his friend and mentor. But he also recognizes that new creative
endeavors are ahead.
The
formation of The Paul Nelson Band and the “Badass Generation” album
marked the next step in that evolution. Nelson's new project still
maintains an unmistakable connection to the blues, but it also finds the
guitarist showing his other musical dimensions, from hard-edged,
uncompromising rock and blues to acoustic-driven singer-songwriter fare.
“The
Paul Nelson Band rocks. Period. Like the debut albums of Aerosmith or
Van Halen, this self-titled debut is hot with licks that are in service
to the song. That, right there, puts it a cut above. Nelson's sparkling
electricity spills out of his guitar like Blues/Rock on Steroids. Singer
Morten Fredheim is a find! Paul Rodgers ain't got nothin' on this guy!
Nelson is razor-sharp, crystal-clear and punctuates the proceedings with
a kick and a grin. This band can’t help but be huge.” - Goldmine
Magazine
On
this album Nelson and his newly formed band skillfully incorporate an
array of sounds and styles, with what Nelson's fans know to be his
calling card: remarkable, world-class virtuosity on the guitar - what
you might expect of someone who was also taught by six-string master
Steve Vai. “This project has so much input from all of the different
styles of music that have influenced me and my band, from blues to
classic rock to jam band, pop rock and more. I wanted to play the guitar
to serve the songs – and not the other way around. Everything I create
has to fit in with the music,” says Nelson.
Nelson's
handpicked co-conspirators include vocalist Morten Fredheim, who turned
heads topping the European edition of “The Voice”, bassist Christopher
Alexander; and Chris Reddan on drums. Gov't Mule keyboardist Danny Louis
also makes a cameo appearance. The collective result is something
that’s musically rooted in the classic era of Led Zeppelin, Free, Bad
Company, Skynyrd, Tom Petty, Allman Brothers, Aerosmith and ZZ Top – but
right at home with a fresh new take in the 21st century. “We got
together and painstakingly worked out these songs before we recorded
them. The caliber of the musicians in this band is inspiring” Nelson
explains.
Nelson
is eager to begin this new stage of his career with his band mates.
Songs such as “Keep It All Together” with Fredheim's soaring vocals, and
Nelson's classic guitar sounds to “Goodbye Forever”, with it's
infectious groove and chorus and “Please Come Home” displaying emotional
melodies and soulful slide guitar work, all which are among the few
future stand out classics found on this album. “I want our music to
touch many people in the same way it did us in the making and performing
of this album,” says Nelson. His only regret? That his old friend
wasn't able to sit in on a few of the tunes. “Johnny Winter's influence
will always be a part of me,” he says. “There are many times when I pick
up my guitar, and I feel his music. I know he's with me in a way, but I
also have influences from so many other places. Have I now spread my
wings? Absolutely. I'm a musician. I have to keep on writing and
performing and never stop.”
The
album's title “Badass Generation” says it all! The music on this latest
recording speaks to today’s generation's quest for something new and
this band's music does just that, through great song writing and
musicianship making for one great musical ride!
ARTIST TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=iOoK3hnTZDM&feature=youtu.be
ARTIST WEBSITE: http://www.thepaulnelsonband. com www.paulnelsonguitar.com
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