If you’ve paid attention to our website over the past year or so, you’ve probably heard of The Ben Cote band once or twice. The band has been around for a few years now. We featured them here in the Spring of 2016 and they’ve just released a new album called Tight Jeans And Sunglasses.
The Ben Cote Band – Album Review
Ben Cote and his band have grown immensely over the past year or so. I still hear the southern rock influence (i.e. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Brother Cane). But the biggest reference for me has got to be Aerosmith. A few of the tunes are dead ringers. Not that they are copies, but the influence just oozes. Ben is doing a great job on vocals too.
I made a mistake on one of our recent Indie Music LIVE! shows and said that they had a new singer. I was half right…they do have a new singer but Ben still covers most of the vocals except the acoustic songs. According to the band’s liaison Steve Hebert, the songs were already recorded when they hired the new vocalist.
Like I said earlier the band’s music is maturing greatly. Let’s just say that Ben has started to grow out of his “green-ness” as a budding guitar player. I’d like to hear a little more melodic variety in some of his solos, but this guy can wail and he’s only going to get better with age. My partner David Werba stated that it may not be with THIS album, but he’s totally confident Ben will eventually do great things in the music industry. He’s just a winner and I agree with that. As a student of Berklee, Ben is learning everything he needs to be a successful musician for the rest of his life.