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Hard Times [CD]

Marcus Bonfanti Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (29 Mar 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Guitar Label
  • ASIN: B001KER8MS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 23,195 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8. Knock Me Down
9. The Girl I Knew
10. When You Come Home
11. Waitin' For My Life

Product Description

Product Description

One man, one guitar and a lifetime of influences make up Hard Times, the unprecedented debut album by Marcus Bonfanti. That lifetime may be just 26 years long, but the young Londoner, of Italian and British parentage, has packed enough playing into that time to create a distinctive sound, which may doff a cap to the very heart of the blues but is entirely his own. With three years touring the world as a sideman with Sandi Thom, and hundreds of gigs with his own blues band, Marcus Bonfanti has the heart and soul of a confirmed bluesman, with the face of a rock star.

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For those who like there blues dirty, then you won't be disappointed...As debut albums go, this is a mighty fine piece of work...Old blues men from the Mississippi delta would sell their soul to the Devil to make music like this. -- themusiccritic.co.uk

If there's a gap between Seasick Steve and Jack Johnson, Bonfanti is the person to plug it.
-- Independent On Sunday, March 29th, 2009

The way Bonfanti plays his blues, with energy and passion, is a credit to him...Hard Times may have to swim in a big pond but it shows no sign of drowning.
-- Maverick, April 2009

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Out On His Own! 27 April 2010
By PJ
Format:Audio CD
A complete one off performer, Marcus is a confident and consumate performer. This album will not be off your cd player if you like your music on the raw side of blues.
He plays all the instruments on this album and boy can he play.
Just fantastic - Buy it and treasure it!!
If you get a chance to see him live, DO NOT pass up the opportunity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just Brilliant . . . 16 Dec 2008
Format:Audio CD
Just Brilliant!!
I defy anyone who can listen without moving their feet or tapping a beat!!!
A beautiful album, a beautiful guy, a great story and a crackin buy!!!
In the same vein as Sea Sick Steve - blues to the core. . . Rock on Marcus!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sensational!! 17 Nov 2008
Format:Audio CD
Been looking forward to this release for a long time - can't wait to get my hands on it. Up to now I've had to make do with his EP 'Hard Times'
I've seen Marcus Bonfanti play live a few times now, including the recent Robert Cray tour, and he's a sensational player. Could this be the start of a new generation of British Blues stars? A must have album.
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