Reviews

Rockblog.Bluesspot (GER):

“An album from German lands that can definitely hold its own at the top in terms of blues rock to blues […] This is a contender for album of the year for me in all the above categories.”

More: https://rockblogbluesspot.com/2022/09/19/blue-deal-holy-ground/

BluesBlast Magazine (US):

“The band has toured Scotland and is clearly comfortable in the English language – Joe sings with no discernible accent […] The album opens with a stomping piece of blues rock based on a great riff by Tom […] Overall, an entertaining album with lots of good guitar hooks. Not a traditional blues album by any means, but those with a taste for the rockier end of the spectrum will find a lot to like here. Also, the fact that some songs go beyond the usual relationship topics adds value to the album in this reviewer’s opinion.”

More: https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/blue-deal-holy-ground-album-review/

Blues Matters! (UK):

“’Holy Ground’ is a slow bluesy number, great vocals lift this tune, excellent guitar solo. ‘Suicide Boogie’ says what it means, a toe tapper. ‘Witch’ combines some great guitar work with heavy grooves. ‘Sewing Machine’ with Joe on his cigar box guitar, a blues stomper with a funky backbeat. Well crafted songs by a creative band on the rise.”

More: https://bluesmatters.com/current-issue/

Blues News (GER):

“The band can impress their followers on the one hand with rocking tracks like ‘Witch’ […] On the other hand it is the pure blues that is in the balladic ‘Go’, in ‘Suicide Boogie’ and in ‘Sewing Machine’ […] ‘Standing on the Corner’ another showpiece.”

More: https://bluesnews.de/

Blues Magazine (NL):

“Germany is a blues rock experienced country, top acts like Henrik Freischlader, Richie Arndt, Kai Straus, Andreas Diehlmann and many others manage to surprise year after year with wonderful blues rock albums. We can also add Blue Deal to this list.”

More: https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/recensie-blue-deal-holy-ground/

Ruta 66 (ESP):

“There are many who claim that the blues is dead. […] It is more alive than ever, and not only that, it has undergone numerous mutations. […] A combo led by Joe Fischer, a veteran of the German blues scene whom attentive listeners will remember from the ranks of the Cadillac Blues Band, a Freiburg group that left some notable recordings on the Inakustik label in the 1990s. […] Their sound does not lack immediacy and freshness because it is rooted in and reflects more than canonical postulates, […] You can also count on the lyrics to go beyond commonplaces.”

More: https://www.ruta66.es/2023/02/articulos/blues-en-la-encrucijada-blue-deal-el-blues-de-la-selva-negra/

Guitar Magazin (GER):

“Exquisite blues rock from the depths of the Black Forest […] Fans of the Strat or Telecaster sounds will get their money’s worth here.”

More: https://guitar.de

Blues Magazine (FR):

“Here is an album where blues rock made in Germany is fully expressed. The timbre and smooth voice of Joe Fischer impresses from the first track […] from powerful blues rock to slow blues that knocks you over. Remember this name, Blue Deal, a multi-generational group we will be hearing from, that’s for sure. So we are waiting to see them in France now. “

More: https://www.bluesmagazine.net

Nightfall (FR):

“BLUE DEAL shakes clichés. […] Bluesrock, sometimes traditional, sometimes modern, and here BLUE DEAL offers a particularly successful first album. […] Stratocaster and cigar box are in the air, like a successful marriage between Delta blues and what contemporary heirs have made of it.”

More: http://fp.nightfall.fr/index_16329_blue-deal-holy-ground.html