One For The Weekend: Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost

Rochester's Chesterfield King Greg Prevost went on a blues bender in 2015 with Mississippi Murderer which you can temporarily download for free! 

Greg Prevost’s career is closely linked to the Chesterfield Kings, but his story does not begin nor end with this band. His beginnings took place in the early to mid-seventies as a singer and guitarist in combos such as Dr Electro & His Psychedelic Retards, Tar Babies, Distorted Levels, Cutdowns, etc, all of them abundantly recorded but minimally released in vinyl.

It has taken him 35 years to make a comeback (of sorts) not related to the Kings, in the shape of an acoustic blues 7” released six months ago and published by this company. Going solo proved to be an exciting experience, and the single was so well received that Prevost decided to wax some personal compositions with the addition of bass and drums. After a few rehearsals with a couple of good friends, he finally entered the studio. The result –cooked throughout several weeks of inspiration—is the album you have in your hands.

Mississippi Murderer (Penniman Records) is a true R’n’R artifact in which the artist seems to be settling scores with his recent past. A three-chord assault with plenty of excellent songs -the kind of numbers that most bands can only aspire to cover- sung by a truly unique voice, featuring plenty of attitude, splendid arrangements and slide guitar a go go. Influences? They come from Prevost’s personal obsessions: the Delta blues, a sound which lies midway between the Yardbirds and the NY Dolls, and, naturally, the Rolling Stones at their best. And these references are not a simple list of R'n'R greats nor the usual hype aimed at potential buyers but exactly what you will get in this record.

For the moment, Penniman Records boss Enric Bosser has kindly made Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost's excellent Mississippi Murderer album free for digital download right here.  Watch for Greg's Universal Vagrant album to be available for free next week. Listen to "Downstate New Yawk Blooze" below followed by live performance from where else? Rochester's legendary House Of Guitars of course.