ERIC SARDINAS - "Treat Me Right" (1999)
Eric Sardinas is an American blues-rock guitarist. He is noted for
his use of the electric resonator guitar and his powerful live
performances. Like the early blues folk, he played acoustic for a
living on the street, then formed the Eric Sardinas Project (ESP) by
hooking up with bassist Paul Loranger at a jam session. Loranger had
the ideal sound that Sardinas wanted, a bassist who had exceptional
playing ability on upright and electric and could work the upright in a
blues-rock context. Two years later, drummer Scott Palacios joined
them. It took ESP six years of experience of performing nearly 300
shows annually, playing from acoustic gigs in coffeehouses to sharing
the bill with rock bands at Hollywood clubs. Musical-instrument
companies sent them gigging at showcase concerts, which led the band to
a gig as the opening act for a West Coast swing of a Johnny Winter's
tour. Word got around, receiving the attention of Evidence Records.
Blues discoverer Dick Shurman produced Sardinas' 1999 debut, Treat Me
Right. In 2000, Sardinas released a three-song single spotlighting his
burning take on J.B. Hutto's "Angel Face." Devil's Train, his second
full-length album, followed in 2001 and featured more of Sardinas'
trademark blues-rock.
“The blues is an emotionally pure form of music. If you’re not speaking
from the heart with true emotion or being honest with who you are...you
will be revealed.” – Eric Sardinas
01. Treat Me Right
02. Write Me A Few Lines
03. Murdering Blues
04. Cherry Bomb
05. My Baby's Got Something
06. Give Me Love
07. Rollin' And Tumblin'
08. Low Down Love
09. Get Along Rider
10. Goin' To The River
11. I Can't Be Satisfied
12. Sweetwater Blues
13. Down In The Bottom
14. Tired Of Tryin'