“Velvert Turner was apparently a friend of Jimi Hendrix’s, and the Hendrix vibe on the album Velvert Turner Group is almost overpowering, right down to the fish-eye photo on the back cover. Turner’s got great guitar tone and a playing style quite similar to Jimi. The songs are also similar to later-period Hendrix, circa First Rays of the New Rising Sun, but with some keyboards added. In fact, “Three O’Clock Train” starts out with a riff very close to “Izabella,” then sounds more like “51st Anniversary” in the body of the tune. The really shocking thing, though, is how much Turner’s voice sounds like Jimi. It’s jarring, right down to the same vocal inflections. But it doesn’t sound like imitation, it just sounds like they came from the same places. The songs are good, although not the equal of Hendrix’s, but some of the guitar playing is great, with some good feedback and panning effects to boot. It’s certainly derivative, but Jimi left so few official albums that this will be a welcome sound to Hendrix fans.” – AllMusic.com
Velvert Turner Group
Velvert Turner Group
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Tracklist:
01. Madonna (Of The Seven Moons)
02. Talkin’ Bout My Baby
03. Country Chicken
04. Strangely New
05. Scarlet Warrior
06. Three O’Clock Train
07. Just Look And See
08. ‘Xcuse Me, Gentlemen (The Fall Of Atlantis)
09. (Love Rides…) The Slow Swirling Seas
10. Freedom
