Nils Lofgren Band Album: Weathered

Nils Lofgren, with a full rock band of dear friends, hit the road for the first time in over 15 years with a new album, Blue With Lou, featuring songs co-written with Lou Reed. Every town, club, staff, and audience played a part in these live recordings, inspiring the band every night. Audience and band alike sharing their souls, gifts, spirit, and energy make for a fresh, new live sound for Nils. The band features Nils Lofgren on vocals, guitars, and keyboards, Tom Lofgren on vocals, guitars, keyboards, and percussion, Kevin McCormick on bass guitar and vocals, Cindy Mizelle on vocals and percussion, and Andy Newmark on drums and groove. The setlist includes reworked classics from Nils' vast catalogue, new live recordings from his most recent studio album, and a few choice cover renditions, including Nils' brothers Mike and Mark addition on "Mind Your Own Business" and a tasty jam intro to "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," leading into his classic, "I Came to Dance".

"Every guitar Nils Lofgren touches becomes a special guitar," said Mark Squirek of Hittin' the Note. "Listen to the echoes of Jeff Beck in his pyrotechnic solo on 'Youngstown' from the 2001 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band Live in New York City CD. Or take the complex, multi-rhythm finger-picking on Lofgren's Acoustic Live release. His work on that CD rivals Richard Thompson for clarity and inventiveness. Lofgren is about the best guitarist on the planet."

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