Alabama 3 Unplugged
Brixton-based nine-piece Alabama 3 bring their eclectic brand of chaos to Port Eliot, in a new unplugged form. Flirting with an array of unique sounds from acid house to delta blues, the band are perhaps best known for their song ‘Woke Up This Morning’, which featured as the title track for cult US show The Sopranos. Their most recent album Revolver Soul (2010), is described as “soul music with a gun against your head”.
Now on their eighth studio release, Alabama 3 rose to fame on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to success with Exile to Coldharbour Lane (1997) and La Peste (2000), music that had legendary author Stephen King say “the thought of not having Alabama 3 fills me with horror”. Their ability to fuse humour with political and religious astuteness has brought them endless critical acclaim, including being described as “the best live band in the country” (the Guardian).
In the face of such praise, the band have still managed to keep all 18 of their feet firmly on the ground, staying close to their roots by releasing Revolver Soul under their own Hostage record label based on Brixton Road. This, despite an army of followers across the world, including an American fan base that still very much claim them as their own.
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“If anyone thinks that politics and religion aren’t suitable subjects for rock ‘n’ roll they should check out Alabama 3”
The Times
“The first band I could ever dance to in the daytime hours without chemical assistance…and that says a lot.”
Irvine Welsh
Links:
- Read a selection of Alabama 3 reviews
- Safe Concert interview with Alabama 3′s lead singer, Larry Love
- Read the humorous blog of keyboard player The Spirit of Love
Video:
Watch Alabama 3’s video for ‘Woke Up This Morning’, the title song to The Sopranos:
Watch Alabama 3’s video for ‘Vietnamistan’, from latest album release Revolver Soul:
