The Los Angeles based roots/rock'n
roll quintet, Swamp Boogie Queen, with members Abigail
Lenz (lead vocal), Michael-Todd Bishop (guitar), David
S Bell (bass), Mark Williamson (drums), and Gus
Hinostroza (keyboards), released their debut album,
Ill Gotten Booty, on the N2K label in 1998. Produced
by Phil Ramone, the album contains only original material
except for the final track which is a cover of The Band's
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Ill
Gotten Booty
Audio CD by Swamp Boogie Queen
Genre: Rock/Pop
Release Date: 1998
Synopsis:
If Janis Joplin sang in front of
the Black Crowes, you'd know what I was
talking about. I've just been to church
and it ain't Sunday! This is the church
of sensual, soulful rock! A little clean,
a little dirty, and a lot sexy, take the
plunge into the Swamp!
Legendary music producer Phil Ramone and
Elliot Scheiner, of Eagles and Steely
Dan fame, captured the sensual groove
of Swamp Boogie Queen in a New York castle
and created Ill Gotten Booty. The sound
is Janis Joplin, The Black Crowes and
The Rolling Stones together and more.
Customer Reviews:
"After being turned on to SBQ I
bought this CD and can't wait to see
them live. Hope that "Help is on
the way" so I can boggie to the
live sounds!!" - Totally Rockin'
Booty Shakin', music fan
"If you wanna "keep
on keepin' on", Swamp Boogie Queen
will do it for ya!!! After listening to
their CD I am forever a SBQ freak. Abi
Lenz has the voice to "Ease My Mind"!
And with the boys backing her up "Help
Is On The Way" along with a cure
for those "Evil Ways". Get a
taste of this CD and go and see them live
in a club. Join the rest of us Freaks
nationwide! SBQ ROCKS!!!" -"Honey & Whiskey",
July 18, 1998, music fan
Available as
CD and audio cassette
In this grassroots
album, your soul will soar to the
provocative "Suffern Street," your
heart goes out to the gospel organ
and gut-tuggin' '' vocals of "Little
Miss Mae." From the locomotive rhythm
of the first single, "Ease My Mind"
and the rollicking pedal-to-the-metal
drive of "Keep On" to the snaky groove
that carries the double-edged pledge
of "Evil Ways;" the piano and voice
simplicity of "Never Leave" and the
blues smolder of "I Need Your Love
So Bad," Swamp Boogie Queen is a passionate,
joyous, liberating experience. "We're
carrying a torch for the power of
music," says Abi.
Watch Video:
RoseMarie by Swamp Boogie Queen
Livestock in Lynchburg, Virginia 1998
