1		New Set Of Rays	2:46
2		Dealin' At The Crossroads	4:04
3		Captain Magic	3:51
4		Fat Orange Man	3:49
5		Superficial	4:25
6		No Sleep In Hell	4:29
7		She Waited	3:29
8		James Brown	2:04
9		Makin' Me Live	2:40
10		Conspiracy Deep State	3:20
11		Outback	3:10
12		Full Recovery

Rob Tognoni - guitaar, vocals
Slawek Semeniuk - bass
Mirko Kirch - drums

A native of Tasmania, Australia, Rob Tognoni has been dazzling audiences with his guitar, vocal and songwriting prowess in a career spanning thirty five years and encompassing twenty albums. All compositions here are from his own hand. He is often referred to under his pseudonym of “The Tasmanian Devil”. What awaits is a virtual guitar freak’s paradise. Guitar parts are often overlaid to flesh out the sound. He also handles keyboards and percussion. His partners in crime are drummer Mirko Kirch and Slawek Semeniuk on bass.

Rob’s songs encompass an array of subjects from relationships to political concerns. Things touched on vary from the trivial to more controversial themes. All the while he conjures up a heady brew of guitar pyrotechnics.

Shades(pun intended) of ZZ Top’s boogie and vocals as he ponders on the prospect of obtaining a new pair of Raybands in “New Set Of Rays”. He injects a bit of organ into it as well. Rob lends his hoarse pipes to the funky wah-wah infused “Dealin’ At The Crossroads”. “Captain Magic” is an energetic rock shuffle.

Ok sports fans, time to head for the shelters as we get inundated by an onslaught of F-Bombs launched at the “Fat Orange Man”. Just take a wild guess at who he’s referring to. Gee, I wonder how he REALLY feels.

Phony people are regaled funky rock style in the slow to fast and brooding “Superficial”. A truly catchy rock riff infuses “No Sleep In Hell”, a song that recalls any number of classic arena-rock bands. Rob brings out his deep bass voice for the slow and deliberate “She Waited” featuring two electric guitars as the only accompaniment.

“James Brown” basically amounts to an instrumental tribute to “The Godfather Of Soul” with only the occasional “Yeah I’m feeling good now” or a “huh”. Needless to say funky as all get out. More political expression on “Conspiracy Deep State”. “Outback” reminisces on his beloved home country of Australia. The guys rock on out with a yearning for healing on “Full Recovery”.

There ya have it guys and gals, a throw back to the heady days of Foghat or AC-DC or insert a rock band of your choice. Reminiscent yes, but not “copy cats”. That vibe is very evident throughout. As a bonus the cover portrays a cartoon catfish with spatula in hand about ready to serve up a catfish cake. This is the place for your guitar band fix. Blow out your speakers kids! ---Greg "Bluesdog" Szalony, bluesblastmagazine.com

download (mp3 @320 kbs):

yandex mediafire ulozto solidfiles global-files

back

1 	Lost Our Blues In The City Of Rome 	3:25
2 	Complicated Love 	3:13
3 	The Blues Ain't Never Fun 	3:11
4 	Dance Like This 	4:38
5 	2:00 A.M. 	2:52
6 	Drink My Wine 	3:34
7 	Down By The Sea 	3:55
8 	Birra For Lira 	4:01
9 	No Longer 1983 	3:29
10 	Hello Me 	4:52
11 	Nonna Rina 	3:04
12 	Triple Espresso (Live Bonus Track) 	1:15
13 	Roadhouse Blues 	4:03

Backing Vocals, Percussion – Heidi Manu (tracks: 12)
Bass – Eric Poole, Slawek Semmenuik
Drums – Rick Lloyd
Guitar [2nd Guitar] – Terry Cameron
Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboards – Rob Tognoni 

The cover art of “Tasmanian Devil” Rob Tognoni’s latest CD, Birra for Lira, is some of the most unique yours truly has seen this year. Not only does it feature a foaming stein of “birra,” but also a lira coin (more on that later) and Tognoni himself, a finger on each side of his head, pointing upward to look like devil horns. One might expect some creative blues on the album inside, with Italian-spiced vocals and a touch of mandolin on the instrumentation. Unfortunately, one would be wrong on all three counts. The thirteen tunes presented here are not blues songs. They’re repetitive hard rock songs that may or may not have the word “blues” in the title. Baby boomers who grew up listening to American stalwarts – of a different ethnicity than Tognoni – won’t recognize their kind of music in what he offers. The only resemblance to it is an unnecessary cover of “Roadhouse Blues” by the Doors, included as a live bonus track. Calling “Rob Tog” a guitar monster would be perfectly accurate, but a blues artist? Not so much.

According to his website, he’s proficient in the three P’s: “POWER – PASSION – PRESENCE.” He displays speaker-exploding power as he performs lead vocals, lead guitar, backing vocals and keyboards. Tognoni’s songs are the sort you would hear at a local bar with an extra hour tacked onto its schedule, after all the other bars are closed for the night. No holds are barred here; no prisoners are taken. Such is this album’s greatest virtue/flaw, depending on one’s personal taste. Remember the lira coin mentioned earlier? The word lira comes from the Latin libra, meaning “pound” or “balance.” Sounds pound listeners’ ears, even on the relatively calm track “2:00 AM”, but there’s no tonal, vocal, or instrumental balance to be had here. There’s a reason why sound producers’ boards contain way more knobs than those marked “volume.” Nevertheless, when liquor pours and the dance floor roars, who cares? No one under the influence of either.

Performing alongside Tasmania, Australia’s Rob Tognoni are Slawek Semmenuik on bass; Mirko Kirch on drums; Heidi Manu on backing vocals and percussion. For the live performance of “Roadhouse Blues,” there are Terry Cameron on second guitar; Eric Poole on bass; and Rick Lloyd on drums.

This release’s original title track may not be one’s father’s blues – or one’s own. Here’s why:

Track 08: “Birra for Lira” – With a growling, guitar intro that sounds more like Jimi Hendrix than Jimmy Reed, this is a baffling earworm up there on the level of “Riders on the Storm”. “I’m sittin’ in the sunshine, having such a good time. I like to have you here-a, with birra for lira. I want birra for lira.” Periodically, he interjects “HEY!” and “WHAT?!” into his guitar riffs, as if a waiter were tapping him on the shoulder and asking him if he wants another cold one mid-song.

Throw musical balance, genre purity, and “inside voices” out the window with Rob Tognoni’s Birra for Lira! ---Rainey Wetnight, bluesblastmagazine.com

download (mp3 @320 kbs):

yandex mediafire ulozto gett bayfiles

back

 1. Brave - 4:46
 2. Voodoo Girl - 4:07
 3. Burnin' Alive - 3:39
 4. Dammed If I Do - 3:54
 5. You - 4:34
 6. 1974 - 3:03
 7. Maid Marion, Robin Hood - 6:17
 8. Fly Like An Eagle - 4:20
 9. Happy Birthday - 3:25
10. Power - 3:19
11. Latino Lounge - 3:21
12. Don't Be Too Hard On Me - 4:25

Rob Tognoni- guitar, vocals, keys, percussion
Slawek Semeniuk - bass
Mirko Kirch - drums

From Tasmania, Australia & introduced to Europe by blues master Dave Hole in 1994, Rob Tognoni delivers a 100% powerfully charged experience with every performance. There is simply no compromise, which is strongly evident in his music.

After 45 years his explosive guitar playing and unique songs are now being compared with the greats of his genre and have firmly established him in the European venues & festivals as well as gaining many fans of hard blues rock worldwide.

His latest release “Brave” is a testament to his writing and production skills. The album consists of 12 original tracks with the influences ranging from Rory Gallagher to Frank Zappa. --- Liz Aiken, bluesdoodles.com

download (mp3 @320 kbs):

yandex mediafire ulozto gett bayfiles

back

1.Take You Home Now 	5:40
2.Boogie Don't Need No Rest 	4:04
3.Fire From Hell 	3:31
4.Someone To Love Me 	5:23
5.Don't Love 	5:02
6.Queensland Heat 	4:03
7.Blue Butterfly (Seven Reasons) 	4:50
8.Can't You See 	6:02
9.I Remember When I Was Young 	4:46
10.As Tears Go By 	2:35
11.Better Be Home Soon 	2:40
12.So Fuckin' Bored 	2:58
13.I Wanna Play An Iggy Pop Record Today 	2:30

Bass – Frank Lennartz
Didgeridoo – Leigh Robertson
Drums – Mirko Kirch
Guitar – Rob Tognoni
Keyboards – Kel Robertson
Percussion – Leigh Robertson, Rob Tognoni
Vocals – Rob Tognoni 

From Tasmania, Australia, Rob Tognoni delivers a 100% powerfully charged experience with every performance. After 30 years his explosive guitar playing and unique songs are now being compared with the greats of his genre and have firmly established him in the European venues & festivals as well as gaining many fans of hard blues rock worldwide. Her is the Rob’s new studio CD : “Energy Red” which contains 9 original tracks, as well as 4 covers from The Marshall Tucker Band, Crowded House, Rolling Stones & Australian bluesrock legends, Chain. A real boogie-rock oriented record, full of ideas and inventiveness! ---bluesweb.com

Rob Tognoni urodził się 30 października 1960 roku w Queensland na Tasmanii, jako syn włoskiego emigranta. Pochodzi z muzykalnej rodziny, babcia grała na harmonijce, mama na fortepianie, a on, nie potrafiąc nauczyć się gry na fortepianie, wybrał gitarę. Zainteresowanie muzyką Rob zawdzięcza siostrze. To dzięki niej słuchał nagrań B.B. Kinga, Billy Thorpe’a & The Aztec, Jimi Hendrixa czy Black Sabbath. Ogromne wrażenie zrobił na Tognonim zespół AC/DC. Będąc na ich koncercie zachwycił się ich muzyką i szaleństwem na scenie. Pierwszy zespół, w którym grał Rob Tognoni nazywał się Skidrow Boys, ale jego zespołowa kariera nie trwała długo. Po namowie przyjaciela nagrał kilka utworów i przesłał taśmę demo do Dave’a Hole’a - muzyka bluesowego, który obiecał zaprezentować nagrania w wytwórni. Album, który został nagrany z Davem Holem w 1994 roku był pierwszym w jego dorobku, który pokrył się złotem. Tognoni nagrał dotychczas 15 płyt, z czego aż trzy („Boogie Like You Never Did”, „Energy Red” i „Art”) ukazały się w roku 2012. Australijczyk występował na renomowanych festiwalach bluesowych, między innymi na Rock’n Royal Festival w Kopenhadze. Miał okazję grać koncert ze Stingiem i Ten Years After, występował również podczas Mistrzostw Świata w piłce nożnej, które odbyły się w Niemczech, gdzie otwierał mecz Australia - Japonia. ---radiokrakow.pl

download (mp3 @320 kbs):

yandex mediafire ulozto gett

back