Micke Bjorklof Twentyfive Live At Blues Baltica ( & Blue Strip ) ( vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 21-07-2018

 

2018 EU issue vinyl 2LP -Twentyfive Live at Blues Baltica" is the new album release from Finnish Blues Award winning blues-rock group Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip. This is the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2015 "Ain´t Bad Yet" album, which was produced by Grammy Award winning John Porter.

 

 

With this live album Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip celebrate their 25 years career as a touring blues band. This performance was a part of the "Ain´t Bad Yet – 25-Live" anniversary tour. It represents 25-years of hard work and chronicles the band's most popular material from this period. Through the years, the band has been frequently asked: "When are you going to do a live album". Now, after delivering six studio albums, they thought it was the right time. "This vibrant concert in front of 1200 enthusiastic listeners demonstrates clearly this band's special qualities: the finest songwriting, outstanding instrumentals and first class singing satisfy any desire. Unbelievable were the force and the intensity that went into every single song of this concert. On top of that, the guys showed an enthusiasm on stage that can even be heard on this album", says Helge Nickel (Baltic Blues Society). "That night the response of the enthusiastic audience somehow drove the band to a new energy level which I think you also can feel when you listen to this album. When we went through these recordings later, this show stood out for its good energy level throughout the show", Björklöf continues. "We came to the conclusion that a live album recorded from one show might be the way to go and makes for a better showcase of what this band is about…which is: entertaining the crowds! So here we are and we are proud and excited to present the first ever concert album by Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip". No doubt, this great live experience will further fuel the international career that the band is now focusing on after it has already taken them all over the place from Tokyo to the world's most Northern blues festival in Svalbard.