Cat. No. 2846: PETE CORNELIUS ~ GONNA BURN. NO LABEL. NO CAT. #
PETE CORNELIUS WAS BORN IN 1984 AND HAILS FROM TASMANIA. HE HAS BEEN A WORKING MUSICIAN SINCE THE AGE OF 13. HE FORMED A BAND CALLED THE DE VILLES WITH PHIL WILSON ON BASS AND BRUCE CORNELIUS ON DRUMS AS WELL AS OCCASIONAL VOCALS. THE BAND QUICKLY BECAME ON OF THE HARDEST WORKING BANDS ON THE "APPLE ISLE". AT 15 YEARS OF AGE PETE AND THE DE VILLES MADE A TRIP TO NAROOMA BLUES FESTIVAL ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND WHILST THERE RECORDED A LIVE ALBUM. PETE WAS HAILED BY MANY AS ONE OF THE BEST BLUES GUITARISTS TO EMERGE IN RECENT TIMES. TOGETHER PETE & THE DE VILLES RECORDED FIVE ALBUMS. THIS ALBUM RELEASED IN 2005 IS PETE'S FIRST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM AND ON IT PETE PLAYS ALL INSTRUMENTS AS WELL AS PRODUCING THE ALBUM.
HE CONTINUES TO EXPAND HIS REPERTOIRE AND IMPRESS HIS AUDIENCE WITH HIS TONEFUL GUITAR AND SOULFUL VOCALS. PETE'S STYLE IS DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE BUT IS STEEPED IN HEARTFELT BLUES, GREASY FUNK & SOUL WITH AMERICAN OVERTONES. HIS AUTHENTIC SOUND AND ORIGINAL SONGWRITING IS UNIQUE TO PETE AND DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. PETE'S SKILL IS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY. HE HAS A SWAG OF AWARDS AND ALBUMS AND MAINTAINS HIS STATUS AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST GUITARISTS.
TRACK LISTING: C'mon Baby / I Can't Wait / Six Strings Down / Mile After Mile / Gonna Burn / Gin Soaked Boy / Billfish Bay / Jellyfish / Mr. Siegal / Walkin' Away / Stealin' Stealin' / Don't Let The Sun Set.
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