Similar to the Virgin to the Child, there are some things that can not always be explained rationally. Who else can, for. For example, because of his existing affinity for Rot-Weiss Essen, better sing a song of it than me? Whether Philippe Marseille, or, as he calls himself, Phil Mezcal, was shipped to a neonatal ward shortly after birth, in which a nurse on his tape recorder was constantly running ZZ Top up or down, or whether Philippe had his love for Texan Blues Rock / Boogie had absorbed directly with the mother's milk, ultimately escapes my knowledge.
However, it is clear that this French guy, however that may have come to the end, seems to have a tremendous love for the music of the three gentlemen from Houston, Texas in his blood. Purely visually, here too can be speculated wildly, he decided, probably either from hormonal constraints, the chances of the female gender or perhaps simply because of the more complicated food intake, refrain from the long-haired variant of his idols and it in the Stevie Ray Vaughan- To try edition, which has also succeeded to some extent, as the cover of this CD to be discussed "Road To Texas" clearly proves.
Ok, because there is no real creative sign of life from ZZ Top since "Mescaleros", which is at least eight years ago, the good Phil has now taken matters into his own hands and with his buddies Yvan Ackermann (drums) and Michel 'Mitch' Sanchez (bass) under the band name Mezcaleros himself the above Longplayer fabricated in 'Studio Tone House' in Paris. One of the owners of this location, Jean-Etienne Loose, is the only musical guest to deliver a beautiful Spanish acoustic guitar work on "Eldorado".
From a vocal point of view, Mezcal recalls a mixture of J.J. Cale and Hank Shizzoe, sometimes he can not quite leave his French accent out, but with subtle cuts that's fine. Otherwise, it creaks, stomps and rocks in the best Gibbons & Co. boogie style really fat from the speakers. In addition, there are sometimes light Southern Rock bonds brand Blackfoot / Hatchet. That's really fun! Nice, as he succeeds in the pieces "Cajun River", "My Life Is Running" or "Gotta Go" to loosen up a Dobro. Similar to his heroes, Phil is also always a little Tex-Mex flair in the pieces incorporated ("Hasta La Vista", "Eldorado").
Most likely hit tracks like "The Fox" (sounds like a modern-day version of "Legs" - great rhythmic song), "Rock O'La" or "Breakdown Limousine", because they strongly to the things of the commercial flowering of the Texas trio (at the time of "Eliminator" and "Afterburner") were rejected. At the end Mezcal lets his work relax with "Little Jimmy" relaxed. A beautiful, spartan country blues, where his vocals are complemented only with harp, dobro and acoustic guitar. As you can after the sweaty and intense guitar sound from before the pulse a little down.
"Road To Texas" by Mezcaleros has become a longplayer with a lot of passion and attention to detail. Here is the spirit of the famous long beards, which catapulted themselves into our hearts with their legendary appearance in the Rockpalast some tens of years ago (I personally saw them live in quite different phases in Dusseldorf, Cologne and Essen), in a refreshing and sympathetic way as well as a considerable one Level of creative independence maintained. So I really enjoyed this road to Texas! Chapeau, Monsieur Mezcal!
Credits:
Yvan Ackermann - Drums
Michel Sanchez - bass
Jean-Etienne Loose - Spanish guitar on "Eldorado"
Phil Mezcal - Dobro, guitars, harps, vocals
Tracklist
01.Let It Down 4:45
02.Cajun River 4:23
03.The Fox 3:58
04.My Life Is Burning 4:47
05.Hasta La Vista 5:11
06.Gotta Go 4:50
07.Eldorado 5:06
08.Rock O’La 4:13
09.Love On The Screen 4:38
10.Breakdown Limousine 3:48
11.Little Jimmy 3:30
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