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21:20 Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Pat Travers, the blues rock icon and guitar-slingin' wizard is set to return to center stage with a masterful new studio album, to be released worldwide on August 19. The Art Of Time Travel is a solid testament to the magic of Travers’ unique brand of classic blues rock, which has that supernatural ability to transport listeners into the not-too-distant past when rock was king and guitars dominated the airwaves - all while still sounding as fresh and relevant as ever.
Indeed, The Art Of Time Travel harkens back to the muscular playing of Travers’ late ‘70s heyday, when the artist was topping the charts with smokin’ hot albums such as Crash And Burn and the live Go For What You Know album, yet still tackles current topics such as the COVID quarantine (“Breaking Up In Lockdown”). One of the standout songs is Travers’ emotional and cathartic tribute to his friend and mentor, the late Ronnie Montrose. Montrose was one of the most gifted and influential guitarists of his time, whose profound impact on Travers can be heard on the single “Ronnie” and throughout The Art Of Time Travel.
Stream the single here, and below.
Travers had this to say about his relationship with Ronnie: “I was hugely influenced by Ronnie Montrose as a guitar player and band leader. I first saw him playing guitar for Edgar Winter. I just loved his attitude as the lead guitar player. He always had this intense look in his eyes like he was ready to bust out a smoking guitar riff at any second. He became a good friend and it was always a blast to talk with him on the phone. I mentioned to him once about his intense gaze when I had seen him live and he told me that his brothers called him ‘Captain Hi-beams’ when they were kids. I thought that was funny. Ronnie was a very, very nice guy and I miss him.”
Order The Art Of Time Travel on CD/Vinyl or Digital.
Tracklisting:
"The Art Of Time Travel"
"Ronnie"
"No Worries At All"
"Over And Over"
"Push Yourself"
"Move On"
"Full Spectrum"
"Breaking Up In Lockdown"
"I Feel Good"
"Natalie"
"The Art Of Time Travel":
