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1. On Sunday, April 1st, 2018 at 11:26AM Webb Wilder (a member) wrote:
Webb Wilder
Member Since: July 2003
Subject: Album of Previously unreleased tracks ( '85-'93 April 27th!
Webb Wilder & the Beatnecks Set to Unleash Some Powerful Stuff! April 27 on Album of Previously-Unreleased Tracks Recorded from 1985-1993 Via Landslide Records

NASHVILLE, TN - Landslide Records is excited to announce an April 27 street date for its next release, Powerful Stuff!, by veteran rock and rollers, Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks. Since 1985, Wilder and his cohorts have been cranking out their own brand of rootsy Rock and ROLL throughout the USA and the world. The bands energy and intensity is well exemplified by the heretofore unreleased, vintage tracks contained on Powerful Stuff! A potent mixture of roots rock, Americana, blues, and British influences, the album primarily features the original Beatnecks: Wilder on lead vocals and guitar; Donny The Twangler Roberts, guitar and vocals; Denny Cletus Blakely, bass and vocals; and Jimmy Lester, drums.

Special guests featured on these rare, unissued tracks include the legendary Al Kooper on organ, acclaimed guitarist David Grissom (Joe Ely, John Mellencamp and Storyville), and renowned bass player Willie Weeks (Eric Clapton, Gregg Allman).

Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks will perform at the official CD release party for Powerful Stuff! on Sunday, April 29, starting at 7 PM at Nashvilles Exit/In, a venue where several of the tracks on the new CD were originally recorded live in 1986. The current band lineup includes Webb Wilder guitar, vocals; Rick Schell drums; Tom Comet bass; and Bob Williams - guitar.

Powerful Stuff! presents timeless live and studio tracks produced by R.S. Bobby Field, a founding member of The Beatnecks. Recorded between 1985 and 1993, the material is split equally between original songs and distinctive cover renditions, all of which inexplicably escaped release back in the day.

The title track, Powerful Stuff, written by Field, Wally Wilson & Mike Henderson, is an unreleased Beatnecks original that was put aside and stayed in the can after The Fabulous Thunderbirds picked it up and made it one of their biggest hits. Other original tunes appearing for the first time include New Day, a prescient and timely composition by Webb and Terry Anderson, and a popular concert favorite, Animal Lover. The band adds its own distinctive flair to raucous covers of songs by Levi and the Rockats, Sam and Dave, Johnny Paycheck, Little Richard, and Tina Turner.

Lost In The Shuffle, a tune on the new album, kind of suggests what happened to those tracks, said Wilder, who is thrilled to finally see them available for his loving public and beyond. Compiled and remixed (where possible) by Wilder and George The Tone Chaperone Bradfute at his Tone Chaparral studio in Madison, Tennessee, Powerful Stuff! was culled from dozens of recordings that had been carefully stored in a Nashville facility for over 30 years.

A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and a member of the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame, Wilder and his friend since junior high, Bobby Field (producer for several earlier records), crafted their signature brand of "Mid-Atlantic" (British and American) rock and roll into their often double-time tunes which separated Wilders music from the pack and boasted classic influences from both sides of the pond. The bands 1986 debut album, It Came from Nashville, a brazenly rocking bar-band rave-up thats also available from Landslide Records, was recently named one of the top 50 all-time best Southern Rock albums by Paste Magazine.
2. On Monday, April 2nd, 2018 at 5:01AM TommyLee (a member) replied:
TommyLee
Member Since: March 2005
Wilderian since 1988
Wilderian since 1988
Awesome!!
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3. On Monday, April 2nd, 2018 at 9:46AM Glom (a member) replied:
 
Great news!

Can't wait for its release. I'm particularly pleased to see that "Animal Lover" is included.
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4. On Thursday, April 5th, 2018 at 12:03AM omatic (a member) replied:
omatic
Member Since: February 2003
My wife and I were happy for 30 years. Then we met.
My wife and I were happy for 30 years. Then we met.
Oooo! This should be some fun stuff.
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5. On Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 at 11:38PM omatic (a member) replied:
omatic
Member Since: February 2003
My wife and I were happy for 30 years. Then we met.
My wife and I were happy for 30 years. Then we met.
There's a sneak-peek of the cover on the homepage now. It's the first slide in the slideshow. More coming soon!
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6. On Friday, April 20th, 2018 at 8:25AM tez (a member) replied:
tez
Member Since: September 2006
Wilderian since 1989
Wilderian since 1989
Six days to go
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7. On Friday, April 20th, 2018 at 10:40AM Hunter (a member) replied:
Hunter
Member Since: February 2005
Listen! Do you smell something?
Listen! Do you smell something?
Here are two articles featuring songs from the new album!

Guitar World: Hear "Make That Move", an unreleased gem by WW & The Beatnecks

https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-make-that-move-an-unreleased-gem-by-webb-wilder-and-the-beatnecks

Premier Guitar: Webb Wilder: "New Day" Song Premiere

https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/27211-webb-wilder-new-day-song-premiere


Hunter
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8. On Friday, April 20th, 2018 at 11:55PM omatic (a member) replied:
omatic
Member Since: February 2003
My wife and I were happy for 30 years. Then we met.
My wife and I were happy for 30 years. Then we met.
Hunter, fair warning, I'm gonna steal part of your post for a new thread about "New Day" :-)

Mike
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9. On Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at 12:29AM Hunter (a member) replied:
Hunter
Member Since: February 2005
Listen! Do you smell something?
Listen! Do you smell something?
I debated whether or not to create a new thread. 8-)
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10. On Friday, April 27th, 2018 at 9:12AM oceanman (a member) replied:
 
Just spent the morning listening to Powerful Stuff. Outstanding! Love the tunes and the guitars are, of course, on point. Current faves are New Day, Animal Lover, and High Rollin'. Thanks, Webb!
11. On Monday, April 30th, 2018 at 11:06AM Webb Wilder (a member) replied:
Webb Wilder
Member Since: July 2003
Thankk YOU! WW
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