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Sound of the Highway (ep) by II Big
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2 tracks | 6 minutes
Released Dec 2000
on Russian River Records
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Classic rock with powerful guitar, booming vocals and original songs.
Editorial review
It's always a kick when '70s rockers, shuttled more than two decades into the future, record albums that keep the old sound intact as if the world has not changed one bit. Hence, there's a playful innocence in the music of this band, which is fronted by Eddy Ottenstein, best known as vocalist/guitarist with Jesse Colin Young/The Youngbloods and Van Morrison. A solid, hooky songwriter, he leads his five-piece outfit on fun songs that alternately invoke the spirits of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Eagles. And the guitar riff at the beginning of "That Kind of Neighborhood" echoes an intro to a well-known song by the Cars. The spunky blues-rock of "Sound of the Highway" actually sounds like later John Fogerty, while "Motor City Blues" echoes the cool, Southern California of the '70s sound. There's a lot of grit and edge to Ottenstein's guitar work, especially on high-stepping road songs like "Hammer Down." For the most part, these are energetic club rockers, but "Always in Trouble" opens with a blues/folk element. All of these '70s comparisons are not criticisms as much as a way to explain the old-school charm these guys bring to their music. It won't make you forget the artists they sound like, but the tight songs make it worth a spin. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Formed in 1994, II BIG has performed in venues large amd small with such classic rock favorites as Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult, Lover Boy, and Grand Funk Railroad.
Whether it's an intimate setting of 200, or a room of 2000 plus, the perfectly tuned vocals, combined with the masterfully executed guitar licks of Eddy Ottenstein, echoes classic rock originality.
Eddy Ottenstein contributes better than four decades of lead guitar experience. His songwriting and guitar playing talent has grown over the years working with such internationaly known bands as Van Morrison, The Youngbloods, Boz Skaggs, Steve Miller, various projects with The Grateful Dead as well as childhood experiences with Roy Buchanan and other blues greats such as Albert King and B.B.King.
The bands songs are currently playing on 1200 radio stations across the country in all 50 states.
Interested parties should contact Russian River Records
6401 East Side Road, Ukiah, Ca. 95482 www.riverrox.com
or Ken Ingels 707 468 0282