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Young Neal and the Vipers official bio:
Walking down a lonely city street after dark, the empty calm envelops
you. Then the moaning wail of a '58 Fender Stratocaster tears out of a
dimly-lit nightclub and into your ears. Suddenly you're hooked by the
siren call of that screaming six-string and hauled, flopping, into the bar.
It could be any one of 200+ nights a year the fierce blues-rock machine
called Young Neal & the Vipers plays out from coast to coast. Eight days a
week, the group delivers what fans and critics alike agree is a "pounding
shock wave of noise that howls with all the intensity of a hurricane
throttling itself up to a full-blown gale." (Worcester Phoenix)
Frontman and lead guitarist, Neal Vitullo honed his reputation playing
with the greats. At the Benson & Hedges Delta Blues Museum Tribute,
Vitullo shared the Madison Square Garden stage with Joe Cocker, Bonnie
Raitt, Albert Collins and Greg Allman and the man of the night, John Lee
Hooker. Vitullo has performed with Jimmy Vaughan, ZZ Top, and Willie
Dixon. He has also wowed crowds overseas, gaining disciples in Belgium,
Germany, France, Italy and the West Indies.
Neal Vitullo has evolved from a guitar slinger to a singer and songwriter,
and the best front man any band could boast plugging
in for. The lineup for the Vipers is the best knock 'em
down, drag 'em out rockin' blues band this side of the
Mississippi. Banging his heart out, keeping the back
beat behind the drums is Mike LaBelle, and on bass,
the big bad bald man himself, Hub O'Neil.
From the back of the roadhouse, Neal Vitullo's energy
electrifies the crowd. Stylistic and musical influences
fuse into his own brand of showmanship. "Live and
on record, Vitullo hammers his guitars with punkish
energy, combining the fl avor of post-war blues masters
with rockabilly twang and the heady power of '60s icons
like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck into a guitar orgy."
(Worcester Phoenix)
With the kinetic fusion of supremely talented musicians,
Young Neal & the Vipers is a well-oiled rock 'n' blues
machine that delivers a knock-out performance punch.
The multi-talented Young Neal & the Vipers are ready to
take on the world and leave crowds from the East Coast
to Europe begging and pleading for more.
A Collection Notable Quotes:
"Live and on record, Vitullo hammers his
guitars with punkish energy, combining the
fl avor of post-war blues masters with rockabilly
twang and the heady power of '60s
icons like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck into a
guitar orgy."
Worcester Phoenix
Young Neal and the Vipers "The raucous
trio from Rhode Island, fronted by
Neal Vitullo, the hippest, hottest, coolest,
quickest, root-tootin'est bizarre guitar man
ever to bite into this (or any other) little
city."
Worcester Magazine
"The air was charged with electric and
eclectic rhythm and blues. Guitarist Neal
Vitullo soared above, around and through
the grooves with stirring solos and syncopated
scratching.
No one could escape the effects of the
beat that flowed through the air like electricity,
eliciting a response from everyone it
touched. Some danced, others couldn't keep
from rocking in their seats. Intermittent
showers and graying skies failed to dampen
or darken the spirits of the thousands of
revelers."
New London Day
"Rhode Island guitar wizard Neal Vitullo
will blow the crowd away at a college-town
bar in New England. Young Neal's got
chops that fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan and
Roy Buchanan will love. His power riffs can
splinter your bones. He's got lethal tone
and vibrato. He can play blues-rock, West
Coast Swing, and straight blues with fl air
and inventiveness."
Blues Revue
"Where the hell did you come from?"
-Bruce Springsteen to Young Neal & The
Vipers at the Lone Star Café, NYC
"At home with all forms of honest rock
'n' roll, he goes from Jimi Hendrix ("Little
Wing") to Jerry Lee Lewis ("High School
Confi dential") as easily as he switches from
chords to leads - without pausing for breath
or spilling a drop of conviction. On stage,
his hair slicked back à la early Elvis, he isn't
playing songs so much as he's blasting away
at them, pushing their outermost edges."
The Providence Journal-Bulletin
"Neal leapt over tables and chairs and
pool tables..the consummate showman, he
bashed at his guitar with ferocious energy,
churning out mournful and vicious blues
chords - behind his back and with his teeth
while Dave Howard belted out throaty
blues..."
New London Day
"Watching Vitullo play
guitar is like chasing him up
an endless fl ight of stairs. He
will exhaust your capacity of
musical comprehension and
then continue climbing, leaving
you winded and staring
in disbelief."
Springfield - Union News
"Young Neal deals out
high-energy originals and
covers in a maxed-out guitar
assault."
The Springfield Advocate
YOU'RE ON IN FIVE MINUTES...
NEAL VITULLO AND CREW HAVE SHARED THE STAGE WITH:
B.B. King
Roy Buchanan
Dr. John
Robert Plant
Bonnie Raitt
Phil Collins
Albert Collins
Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
Buckwheat Zydeko
Johnny Copeland
Joe Cocker
Willie Dixon
Gregg Allman
Mike Jones (Foreigner)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Roomful of Blues
Paul Rodgers
Julian Lennon
Kenny Jones (The Who)
Neil Young
John Lee Hooker
Paul Barrere (Little Feat)
"And the winner is"
Accolades for Young Neal & the Vipers
Best Music Poll:
Best Blues / R&B Act
2002 1998
1996 1995
Best Music Poll:
Best Rock Act 1992
Best of 1993
I'm Finally Alone (Big Noise)
1991 Critic's Choice
Hooloovoo (Big Noise)
Best of Bands:
1995 1993
Best Blues Act:
1992
Best-Selling CD 1994
I'm Finally Alone (Big Noise)
Best-Selling CD 1992
Hooloovoo (Big Noise)
Best-Selling CD 1991
Hooloovoo (Big Noise)
