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SUMMARY:MKO (McAvoy\, Knowles\, O'Neill)
LOCATION:Chelmsford Black Frog Presents at the Hot Box
DESCRIPTION:- Any guitarist looking for a quality blues rocker to emulate 
 couldn’t do better than latch onto Rory Gallagher. But Davy Knowles went
  one better\; he hired Gallagher’s band to support him.They share equal 
 billing on MKO\, released on Oct. 17. Bassist Gerry McAvoy (M) and drummer
  Brendan O’Neill (O) have toured extensively with Knowles (K) as Band of
  Friends (they once played all Gallagher material) but this is the first t
 ime they have collaborated on a studio album of original songs. The eight 
 tunes are penned and sung by Knowles and while they share some of Gallaghe
 r’s driving approach and the power trio lineup he favored both in his ow
 n work and that of his previous band Taste\, this is no copycat outfit.Ope
 ning track\, “Fires” though could easily have slotted into a Gallagher
  album. It’s led by a snappy lick quickly echoed by the bass and we’re
  off on a rollicking blues rocker that gallops\, pauses\, and restarts as 
 Knowles repeats “I’m getting tired of putting out the fires I’ve lef
 t behind.” He slams out a brief yet pointed solo which Rory would have a
 pproved and ends without breaking four-minutes. It’s tight\, concise and
  a terrific kickoff to this “new” band’s debut.Knowles\, like his bi
 ggest influence\, knows that successful blues rockers need firm melodies w
 ith memorable lyrics\, as well as succinct\, gripping guitar solos. He dis
 plays the sum of those talents on material such as “High Horse\,” a ki
 ss-off to an old flame with “It’s the same ol’ record playin’\,…
 You ain’t got nothin’ good to say”. He unleashes his slide on a flam
 ing solo as bass and drums deliver swampy backing. It’s such a cool vibe
 \, you’ll wish it would extend past its three-and-a-half minute length.A
  similar blueprint informs “Someone Else’s Dream.” Here the trio dig
 s into a slithery\, shimmery\, dark groove perfect for the ominous\, even 
 unsettling lyrics of “The endless game of the loneliness you feel all th
 e way/It’s not what it’s cracked up to be.” Knowles reflects that co
 ncept in a terse yet fluent lead that stays locked-in to the bubbling unde
 r energy.The disc closes with yet another hotshot riff in “Still Got Wor
 k to Do.” It again uses Gallagher’s unique songwriting approach to pun
 chy effect on a chugging rocker that stops only to let Knowles repeat the 
 song’s title before jumping back and sprinting to the next verse. Add hi
 s affable vocals and most will think it’s an obscure Rory cover.Knowles 
 thrives with ballads too. The sturdy\, swaggering melody of “Hold On Str
 ong” gets a powerful\, steady reading as he suggests listeners raise the
 ir voices\, beat the drum and “hold on strong” for the disc’s lone s
 lower selection.He unplugs for “The Great Charade\,” the disc’s only
  acoustic entry. It’s sweet bluesy folk with speedy picking. But assiste
 d by McAvoy and O’Neill’s subtle rhythm becomes biting and rootsy as h
 e sings “Don’t look back/Don’t think twice/Not everything is black a
 nd white” describing life on the run.It’s an impressive start for what
  seems like a project that has legs. In MKO with McAvoy and O’Neill\, Kn
 owles has found a rhythm section that meets his high standards\; a duo roa
 d-tested\, approved and certified by one of the blues-rock greats.\n\nBole
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