"ILLEGAL" by Wes Galczynski & Power Train

Featuring:
Wes Galczynski - volcals, guitar
Pawel Gielareck - bass
Arkadiusz Rębisz - drums

After quite a long break we return with a new 13 track album for you to enjoy and share the news with the World. You gotta turn it up to enjoy it even harder ;) If you couldn't wait, wait no more ;)

Wes Galczynski & Power Train is a Blues-Rock band formed in Stalowa Wola, Poland in May 2012. The band's line-up consists of Wes Galczynski (vocals, guitar), Pawel Gielarek (bass), Filip Ciurus (drums).

"It’s been sometime since I first encountered Wes Gałczyński & Power Train at the closing concert at Blues Nad Bobrem in Boleslawiec, POland. I went to that gig with minimal expectations but I came out of the Old Theatre having witnessed something special. Their first album appropriately called No1 was and still is, one of my go to albums when I need an infusion of low down dirty blues rock. So does the new album “illegal” stack up to the high standards of "No 1"?

The band consists of a powerhouse engine room made up of Paweł Gielarek on bass Arkadiusz Rębisz on drums with of course Wes Gałczyński up front with his lead, rythym, bottleneck guitar and rasping mid Atlantic vocals. Before we go any further a big plus as always with this band is the quality of the playing which is top notch and this is helped by a great sound mix. You can really hear all the individual band members instruments as well as the vocals without any one being intrusive or dominant which really shows how well these guys work together. Having said this, the great mix doesn’t make this album too “clean” and allows the dirty gritty side to come through which is important for this type of music and band.

I won’t go into the individual tracks on the album, suffice to say that all 13 rock. This is a well balanced album that flows well. I feel that it is a progression from No1 but it doesn’t stray too far from the territory that we know and love and for me this is the right decision as too many bands try to change too much on their second album which can be disappointing for us fans. Happily this is not the case here.

From the upbeat first track right through to the rock ballad with a string arrangement (yes you heard me right) this album keeps your attention because it doesn’t become too samey. With each listen this album just keeps getting better and builds throughout with, for me, the trilogy of Brown Bottle Flu, Pleasure Girl and Whiskey Woman really emphasising the heavier side of this band and I found myself banging my head in the car just like that famous scene in Waynes world to Bohemian Rhapsody. The album finishes with a heart felt ballad “illusion” with Wes’s guitar and voice perfectly mixed before the band kick in. For me this is one of Wes’s finest vocal performances, full of emotion and one that obviously means a lot to him.

I will finish by saying that whilst listening to this album I got up to make myself a cup of tea and could hear my wife, singing the chorus to “Don’t Blame On The Rain”. She’s not normally a music lover but she loved this album. a fitting compliment.

So something for everyone here and if you like great rock music you must get this album".

Gary Hubschmid

Current band members:
Wes Gałczyński (vocals, guitars)
Paweł Gielarek (bass)
Filip Ciuruś (drums)

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