Bad Temper Joe - Man For The Road (2014)

Slide guitar, blues harp and a rough, memorable voice - that's Bad Temper Joe.

The 21 year old artist has already made a name within a short time on the blues stage. Powerful guitar and harmonica playing with expressive voice combining knows Joe to pull through his extraordinary stage presence every blues and folk audience under his spell.

A wide repertoire of original compositions that have to hide not from the songs of his idols , Robert Johnson, Leadbelly , or even Bob Dylan, he presents in his concerts. Here, Joe relies on the simplicity of his songs . What counts is the deliberately kept simple music because complicated arrangements you will not find in the minimalist instrumented songs. These texts , influenced by whiskey, women and the Bible , sometimes ironic , sometimes inviting for reflection, little stories from the life and about life telling . This leaves the listener in particular , to engage in the deep , gravelly voice and skillful guitar playing.
Bad Temper Joe is without question one of the most promising young talents in the region. And he lives a music which is quite a young face to shame.