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The John Butler Trio's U.S. debut album, Sunrise Over Sea, is phenomenal -- from the opening notes of "Treat Yo Mama," a muscular and soulfully expressive roots rocker, to the final strains of the expansive, ten-minute-long opus "Sometimes." The John Butler Trio is arguably the best musical group Australia has to offer in 2005, and Butler's superb, bluesy riffs and innovative melodies are only part of the JBT musical equation. The sturdy rhythm section of Shannon Birchall (on bass) and Michael Barker (on drums) gives added life to hit contenders like the powerful "Company Sin" and the buoyant, breezy "Better Man." If the mid-album blues vignette "Damned to Hell" seems an ill fit at first, its lo-fi, banjo-strummed presentation shifts effortlessly into the warm, heartfelt "Hello." On occasion, as with the uplifting acoustic number "Peaches & Cream," Butler's voice recalls the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis, but Butler and his bandmembers are without question on their own trip. And one only needs to hear the magical love song "Seeing Angels" to feel the trio's transcendental power.
© John D. Luerssen /TiVo
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Nicky Bomba, Drums - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Michael Barker, Tambourine, Congas - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar - Danielle Caruana, Background Vocals
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar - Danielle Caruana, Background Vocals
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums, Electric Guitar, Shaker - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Michael Barker, Tambourine, Congas - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar, Piano
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Michael Barker, Drums, Background Vocals - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums, Tambourine - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Shannon Birchall, Strings, Bass - Troy Trigwell, AssistantEngineer - Robin Mai, Mixer, Masterer, RecordingEngineer - Airlie Smart, Strings - Amanda Rowarth, Strings - Andrea Keeble, Strings - Caerwn Martin, Strings - Ceridwen Davies, Strings - Fiona Furphy, Strings - Helen Ireland, Strings - Jane Mason, Strings - Stephanie Lindner, Strings - Danielle Caruana, Backing Vocals
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2004 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Vocals, Writer
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums, Tambourine - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums, Background Vocals - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Vocals, Writer - Michael Barker, Cymbals - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Michael Barker, Marimba - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Michael Barker, Marimba - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Dave Pensabene, Background Vocals - Michael Caruana, Hammond Organ - Nicky Bomba, Drums, Background Vocals - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - John Wiltshire Butler, Composer - Michael Barker, Congas - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Nicky Bomba, Drums, Background Vocals - John Butler Trio, MainArtist - John Butler, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Writer - Shannon Birchall, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Danielle Caruana, Background Vocals - Tim Neil, Hammond Organ
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
Album review
The John Butler Trio's U.S. debut album, Sunrise Over Sea, is phenomenal -- from the opening notes of "Treat Yo Mama," a muscular and soulfully expressive roots rocker, to the final strains of the expansive, ten-minute-long opus "Sometimes." The John Butler Trio is arguably the best musical group Australia has to offer in 2005, and Butler's superb, bluesy riffs and innovative melodies are only part of the JBT musical equation. The sturdy rhythm section of Shannon Birchall (on bass) and Michael Barker (on drums) gives added life to hit contenders like the powerful "Company Sin" and the buoyant, breezy "Better Man." If the mid-album blues vignette "Damned to Hell" seems an ill fit at first, its lo-fi, banjo-strummed presentation shifts effortlessly into the warm, heartfelt "Hello." On occasion, as with the uplifting acoustic number "Peaches & Cream," Butler's voice recalls the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis, but Butler and his bandmembers are without question on their own trip. And one only needs to hear the magical love song "Seeing Angels" to feel the trio's transcendental power.
© John D. Luerssen /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:27
- Main artists: John Butler Trio
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lava
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand. ℗ 2005 Lava Records LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States, Australia & New Zealand.
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