WARREN HAYNES - MAN IN MOTION (2LP)

Warren Haynes Man In Motion on 2LP

Acclaimed Guitarist and Member of Gov't Mule, Allman Brothers, and Dead Gets Soulful on 1st Solo Album

Organic, Rich Sonics: Recorded on Two-Inch Analog Tape on Vintage Microphones With Everyone Playing At Once In Room

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Warren Haynes waited 18 years to release his first-ever studio solo album, so when the time finally came, he didn't mess around. Accompanied by a truly all-star Memphis soul band comprised of legends, recorded live on vintage microphones and to two-inch analog tape, and dripping with Southern soul vibes, Man In Motion is a tour de force that shows off why the acclaimed guitarist and tireless member of the Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, and Dead is a 9-time Grammy nominee and ranked by Rolling Stone as the 23rd Greatest Guitarist in History even though he's still in the prime of his career.

Man In Motion is also a snapshot of a creatively restless musician who is constantly in artistic motion himself. "Musicians are students for life. We have to continually take new approaches," affirms Haynes. It's not Haynes' first foray as a soul man, however. "Soul music was my first love," says Haynes. "The first LPs I had growing up in Asheville [NC] were greatest hits compilations from Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, James Brown, Junior Walker, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Wilson Pickett, and The Supremes." Man in Motion contains all original Haynes songs with the addition of original Stax recording artist William Bell's hit "Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday".

The album harks back to another theme of his young life: Haynes started out as a singer before he began playing guitar. "The vocal is more of a centerpiece on Man In Motion," he says. Haynes' singing shines on the album, with a bold and emotive delivery that shimmers with his smoky vibrato.

Man In Motion clocks in at over an hour, allowing for its ten tracks to breathe and develop, punctuated by a stellar rhythm section and sophisticated, moving solo guitar work from Haynes. The studio band includes Ivan Neville on background vocals and organ, Ian McLagan on piano, Ruthie Foster on background vocals, George Porter, Jr. on bass and Ron Holloway on saxophone.

Haynes recorded the album at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studios to two-inch tape with vintage tube microphones and everyone playing together in the same room. "We recorded it live to capture the emotion, passion, and spontaneity."

Warren Haynes Man In Motion Track Listing:

1.  Man In Motion
2.  River's Gonna Rise
3.  Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
4.  Sick Of My Shadow
5.  Your Wildest Dreams
6.  On A Real Lonely Night
7.  Hattiesburg Hustle
8.  A Friend To You
9.  Take A Bullet
10. Save Me