Smokey Fingers are a great rock/southern rock band from Italy. "Must listen" for all Skynyrd fans. Check them out!
Bio from band page:
Smokey Fingers are a Rock/Southern Rock band which officially got
together in 2008 in Lodi (Italy); the very first songs, though, were
roughly
composed back in 2006 during various jam session in which
drummer Daniele Vacchini (Smell Of Dog, Gomme Verdi, Stati Limite) and
guitarist Diego
“Blef” Dragoni (Smell of Dog,Dixie Line,Double Trouble
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) used to take part. After some changes in the
band, Daniele and Diego
finally found the perfect fellows for a Southern Rock band:
Luca Paterniti and Fabrizio Costa, who also happened to be old friends.
Diego and Luca
had indeed already played together in the Double Trouble
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute band, whereas Blef had played with Fabrizio in
Dixie Line and other
bands ever since 1999.
Once the members of the band were chosen, they eagerly
started composing new songs together, while developing and improving
with lyrics and new
melodies the songs which dated back to 2006 as well. The
evergrowing harmony amongst the members took its shape into a
distinctive and identifying
sound, while the compositional cooperation between Diego and
Luca (authors of most of the songs) grew stronger and stronger, thus
turning more self-aware.
The band's first release was a self-produced EP (“Smokey
Fingers”2009); after several gigs all around the country, Smokey Fingers
started recording
their first album, with the title “Columbus Way” (under the
record label “Tanzan Music”, owned by Mario Percudani - HungryHearth),
whose
release date is scheduled for 23 September 2011.
“Columbus way” is the debut album for Smokey Fingers, a new reality
coming from Lodi (Italy).
The combo main inspiration is taken from the American southern rock
music, merged with blues and country, all mixed, shaken and served in a
fresh and
innovative version, a new vision, still related to the
greatest bands of this genre (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allman Brothers above
all), but greatly looking at
the future, with a sound which is powerful and immediate!
“Columbus way” is based on a solid and sincere sound, the true sound
of the band as it would have been taken in a live session. This engaging
sound is
enriched by several takes of slide guitar, dobro and lap
guitar and will take the listener to the sunny and dusty roads of
Alabama!
The album, co-produced by Mario Percudani, has been recorded in the
new and ultra modern Tanzan Music Studio. Great attention has been paid
in trying to
catch the real spirit of the band, a band who has its
natural habitat on the stage.
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