So what happens when someone comes along who plays with that kind of intensity, whose command of the guitar goes beyond chops to something deeper in the soul, who is so tied to his beloved instrument that he's been known to sleep with it and cover it in roses - and on top of all that, he's from Chicago too?
Here's what should happen: Everyone should stop whatever they're doing and listen to Ladell McLin, an astonishing and soulful guitarist, singer, and songwriter who plays with a conviction that's become all too rare since guitar gods walked the earth.
Produced by fast-rising studio ace Brian Devine, his debut studio album,Stand Out, brings McLin to the highest level of guitar. From lightning runs and razor-sharp hooks to siren-like wails that shatter into eruptions of passionate dissonance, he draws inspiration from his heroes and blasts it back with a furious, personal eloquence. His time is now…
"..For the under-30 audience, this will be the door-opener for journeys into Blues...and I feel compelled to say, ..Thank you..."
- Real Blues Magazine
"Yes, Ladell's music bears a striking resemblance to that of Jimi Hendrix, and no, there is nothing wrong with that"
- Amsterdam News
"I played Ladell McLin's album, Stand Out, in its entirety on my radio show, Wake Up And Rock, yesterday morning on KPFT in Huston. I started it at 5:00am and thought I was going to lean back and enjoy listening to it all the way through again, but my listening pleasure was interrupted repeatedly by listeners calling in to thank me for playing an entire album of such coll music!"
- Laura Slavin, KPFT radio
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