The Renovators
"Rhythm And Blueprints"
© Berger Platters Records
May 02 - 08, 2010
Year of Release: 1999
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Rip Up The House
Everybody Loves The Blues
The Big One
Who's To Blame
Renovator's Boogie
It's Been Done
Something Else
Bandaido
Never Really Saw Your Face
You Snooze You Lose
Special Ride
Blue Reggae
I Don't Ski
I Keep Dreaming
Excavator
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The Renovators -- This is a band that I really rant and rave about. Great R&B, Blues, Country. They were
promoted on
The WSVNRadio Hall Of Fame, Volume 9.
Their latest album at that time, was Blues Country, and the title track was featured on Volume 9.
Since then, they've appeared on two other special WSVNRadio compilations: "You Must Be Over Me, 'Cause Now Your
Under Him" was on
WSVN Country. Our
A WSVNRadio Christmas II featured
"Jingle Bell Boogie." THESE GUYS ARE GREAT!!
The Renovators are from New York, and consisted of The Hemberger Brothers (Ted & Al), Bob Mayo, and Bob Rasero.
Basically a great R&B Blues band, they have all the ingredients for all Rock/R&B/Blues lovers. Six albums are listed
on their website, and let us not forget their Rockin' Good
Christmas album too. After enjoying their Blues Country album, I just had to get the rest of their
catalogue. Special thanks to Al Hemberger, for sending us their Christmas CD.
Where to start? This album is pure greatness all around ... The first 3 tracks are great R&B / Blues:
"Rip Up The House," "Everybody Loves The Blues," "The Big One." "Who's To Blame" has a cool Jazz
feel. The instrumental "Renovator's Boogie" has a Danny Gatton feel (RIP Danny). For those who rememember
the old late 1950s/early 1960s talking song called "Framed," this is the feel for "It's Been Done."
Bluesy/Rockabilly has "Something Else," where the gutsy instrumental "Bandaido" has a Stevie Ray
Vaughan atmosphere. "Never Really Saw Your Face" slows down the pace a bit, then kicks right back up.
"You Snooze, You Lose" has the Brian Setzer Orchestra feel. Turn it up LOUD on the Bluesy "Special
Ride" -- this song KICKS major butt... "Blue Reggae" is quite different, slowed down a bit, a little
reggaeish, yet all good. "I Don't Ski" is another talking song, with a cool bluesy background. "I Keep
Dreaming" does have that cool, bluesy, dreamy style. The album closes with "Excavator," another cool,
slow-driving blues track.
R&B / Blues as heard from The Blues Brothers, R&B Memphis Soul from the 1960s, a little bit of Jazz, Rock & Roll,
Rockabilly -- It's all here. The Renovators are a great band to listen to. I've been very impressed with the
Country/R&B/Blues acts that would become part of WSVNRadio's Hall of Fame:
Brian Lynn Jones & The Misfit Cowboys is another great act to follow.
In the style of R&B/Blues, Griff Hamlin, Lou DeAdder, Bob E. Lee, and more recently, Bubba D. Liverance & The
Cornhole Prophets. (There are more bands/artists to mention here, and we're very proud to have promoted them
all on WSVNRadio.)
Sad to mention, keyboardist/vocalist Bob Mayo passed away in February, 2004. He had performed with the
likes of Peter Frampton, Foreigner, Hall & Oates, Dan Fogelberg, Robert Plant, and Aerosmith. An incredible talented
musician, with his background, it was very easy to see how The Renovators were -- Very Professional, and a Great
Band, with his fellow talented Renovator bandmembers. Al Hemberger has a Facebook account, likewise a facebook fan
site on facebook.com. The Renovators can also be found on myspace.
Rhythm And Blueprints is a great album. I can easily see The Renovators opening up for such acts as
The Blues Brothers, ZZ Top, Gary Moore, the list goes on and on... I said it before, I'll say it again -- The
Renovators are a great R&B/Blues/Country band. They are worth checking out, and well worth having their music in
your collection. Also again, we're proud to have promoted them, and we hope to hear new music from them, if and when
that happens. Thank you again for being part of our promotions here at WSVNRadio. We always look forward in
featuring your music. Amazon.com has all their albums on sale, likewise they can be found at CDBaby.com.
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