Member Since: 3/13/2006
Band Website: leoaltarelli.co.uk
Influences: Great people around me! travel and being on the move, stopping to see what the results are. Richie Havens, The band, John Martyn, Paul Simon, Jimi Hendrix, Jackie Wilson, The Police, Santana, Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys(Brian!)(Dennis!) Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Harry Beckett, Nina Simone, Bjork, Fourtet, Basement jaxx, Gnarls Barkley, charles Barkley, N.E.R.D, Cream, Supergrass, The Jam, Elvis Costello, The Strokes, The Kings of Leon, James Brown, BB king, Sam Cook, Marvin Gaye, Phil Spektor, Pink Floyd,Tom Waits, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Joe Cuba, Ray Barretto, Beck, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Beastie Boys, Outcast, Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, Art Blakey, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Tim/Jeff Buckley...... Colmans mustard, Adnams bitter, juniors cheesecake!
Sounds Like: "Altarelli has a fine, affecting, flexible but strong voice, his delivery subtly yet drivingly rhythmic, courtesy of a sure but unfussy guitar technique and a compelling vocal style a little reminiscent of John Martyn. His songs’ lyrics strike a judicious balance between the colloquially intimate and the formally poetic, and his stage presence is assured but laced with just enough self-deprecation to amuse." Chris Parker (Vortex)
Type of Label: None