Higher Ground

Wanted to grade it 3.5 stars. This is my first Lance Lopez cd but it will not be my last. I noticed on credits he does the guitar, bass and drums. The guitar work is aggressive, tasty and occasionally a little too busy. On this disc Lopez sounds like what would have happened if Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel from early Funkadelic had a musical love child that took guitar lessons from Stevie Ray Vaughan (though there are other influences present throughout the disc). The bass work is solid, thick and funky and sets up the tunes nicely. IMHO the tunes would have been even better had LL used a different drummer- the drums are serviceable to the tracks but a different drummer could have added so much more spice and dimension to them. Higher Ground contains a nice mix of songs resulting in 64 minutes of straight forward, no frills heavy blues rock with a funk twist. It's somewhat reminiscent of Stevie Salas 1990s work - solo or with Nicklebag (highly recommended under the radar disc). Lopez plays with the same ferocity. Looking forward to hearing more of his work. Happy with this purchase. I recommend it for fans of Hendrix. Trower, early Funkadelic, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Gales, Mato Nanji and Indigenous and Stevie Salas.

Why the name Lance Lopez isn't on every guitar player's lips is a travesty. I have three or four of his albums, just tremendous! So much "guitar driven blues-rock" these days has a Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan clone playing, and it loses a lot of soul. However, Lance Lopez is the real deal - and delivers the goods, song after song, album after album. He puts the funk, soul, and groove, back in the blues and then turns it up a notch.

CD Higher Ground, excellent bluesy rock music.

great cd

Perfect thanks!

Lance,Lance,Lance you have guitar potential but hear me out LESS IS MORE.On this album you have the grooves albeit a tad repetitious and some nice playingbut what on earth possess this guy to try and fit a thousand notes in one bar ofmusic is beyond me.(maybe it's the show off factor)Look! it's an alright album with some cool grooves but nothing to write home aboutoh! by the way the girl on the inside sleeve what's her phone number again?

Lance Lopez's "Higher Ground" cd is 11 tracks of pure, authentic, old-school, blues-based, boogiefied, heavy guitar rock jams that is sure to kick your butt and rock your damn blues away! Texas axeslinger Lance Lopez is the real deal, and he's going to rock your world with "Higher Ground"🎸🎸

Another high powered slab of rocked out blues and funk from the new guitar god Lance Lopez.No doubt one of the best of the new generation of players on the scene.He's got the chops,vocals, and songwriting to be a superstar.Ypu know what,he is a superstar,the world just does'nt know it yet.Grab a copy of Higher Ground be blown away,then tell all your friends.

Auch wenn Bluesrock eigentlich erst Live gespielt richtig abgeht, ist bei dieser Aufnahme von Lance Lopez alles vorhanden! Fast alles spielte er selbst ein und gibt dabei an allen Instrumenten was den Bluesrock ausmacht. Herrliche Gitarrenarbeit im Solo- und Rhythmusbereich, treibende Basslinien, schweißtreibendes Schlagzeug und dazu einen gezielt eingesetzten, rockigen Gesang. Das alles im Studio aufgenommen! Tolle Aufnahmen!

Encore très influencé par Stevie Ray Vaughan et le Texas-blues, Lance Lopez nous délivre là un album très riche et gras à souhait. Superbes guitares effilées sur une section rythmique irréprochable, cette galette nous fait entrevoir la fine gâchette que le ténébreux guitariste allait devenir. Un album énormissime plein de sueur, de feeling et blues-rock à souhait.