The argument has been made that rock ’n’ roll is dead. Well, if it is the Mojo Gurus are refusing to attend the funeral. These four guys from the Tampa Bay area of Florida play as if the burden of saving the genre lay square upon their shoulders. It’s bourbon soaked, gut bucket, glam meets twang, the Stones pick up Hank Williams hitchhikin’ down the Lost Highway. What’s that? Do I feel a pulse?
Led by singer songwriter Kevin Steele, the Gurus come off as determined to remind us of something too many people have forgotten... the spirit in which rock ’n’ roll was originally intended. Shake ’em on down! Backed by Doc Lovett’s rhythm and booze riffs, Vinnie Granese’s thick and black as Mississippi Delta mud bass runs and Mark Busto’s cannon shot voodoo beats, the Mojo Gurus perform real deal rock ’n’ roll with enough strut and swagger to make most of today’s flavor of the month bands pale in comparison.
Defying all labels the Gurus new album combines southern rock, old school country, rhythm and blues, surf rock and even a little bit of soul. If after one listen you don’t find yourself doin’ the Twine and Ballin’ the Jack, maybe you better have your pulse checked.
Whether you have been around long enough to remember the real thing or you are young enough to wish you could, the Mojo Gurus are the long lost friend you’ve been looking for. Let’s Get Lit indeed!
