Wild Live Action New Road Records, 2002
Personnel: Mike 'The Kid' Donkers - vocals & guitars; Jules īLord Juliusī van Brakel - fenderbass; Rens 'El Lorenzo' Hardijzer - drums;
Geoff Achison - guitars & vocals *;
Mike Morgan - guitars *;
Gary Primich - harmonica *.
Click titles to download MP3 fragment.
 No Cavalry Behind* 1.
Donīt Raise Their Kids No More * 2.
Anything At All * 3.
Jungle (Geoff Achison Original)* 4.
Wedding From Hell * 5.
Money, Politics & Religion * 6.
Let That Man Thing Be Strong * 7.
Showdown * 8.
The Devil Is A Woman * 9.
Reviews of this album:
"This is live blues at major-league level."
OOR Magazine, June 2002
"Mike Donkers sends fire through your speakers."
De Gitarist, June 2002
"Mike Donkers and his compadres' biggest merit is that they don't walk any narrow blues tracks, but that in the course of their nine-year existence they've developed a clearcut and original take on the music instead, one that straddles the fence between blues and power rock."
Aloha, June 2002
"Many an artist would wish their studio albums sounded as fat and powerful as this live album."
Blues News, Germany
"Those of you who have seen Mike Donkers and his guys at work know how energetic their shows can be. They play genuine no-frills Texas blues, straight from the heart and with lots of passion."
Block Magazine, July 2002
"This is what a live album is all about - shit hot act with great guests and really letting it go."
Blues Matters!, UK
"Wild Live Action has become an impressive testament to what this trio, which is rooted in Texas blues, is capable of in a live setting."
Track Magazine, August 2002
"Mike & the Mellotones cleverly avoid the big blues cliches without losing sight of the blues tradition."
Heaven Magazine, August 2002
"Together with the frenzied crowd Mike & the Mellotones create a perfect live atmosphere."
Backline, November 2002
"This record's super-catchy vibe does not lend itself to be captured into words. So just listen to it and do it now."
Music Maker, November 2002
Recorded on May 1, 2001*, June 4, 2001* & September 10, 2001* at New Road Studios by Rob van Boeckel and The Mellotones. All songs published by New Road Publishers except īJungleī, published by Jupiter 2 Records. All songs mixed & mastered at New Road Studios by Rob van Boeckel and Mike & the Mellotones. Art design by Werner Heinsman for New Road Media.
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