Six Shot Revival

Six Shot Revival proved to be the band with the most promise as they were referred to as the “new comers” to the scene. These young fellas had some really good songs and their stage performance was a throw back to classic Guns N Roses. Their singer looked like he had studied the Guns N’ Roses Live at The Ritz performance and got it down to a “t”. Their stage performance didn’t overpower the music which was actually quite good. I would really like to see more of these guys to see how they progress forward. It was really refreshing to see a young band not ashamed to be inspired by another generation of rock n’ roll.

EXERT - Don DeLemont greatsouthernbrainfart.com

It’s been said for years that rock n’ roll is dead. It seems that the bands today that get called rock n’ roll couldn’t be any further away from what rock n’ roll is all about. The rock n’ roll I know and love isn’t played by people who bitch about being famous and play huge shows just staring at their shoes and watching the ground shift. Well, I’m here to tell you that rock n’ roll is not dead and on a Wednesday night in Atlanta, I found rock n’ roll and it’s doing just fine.

The Drunken Unicorn is a little seedy, smokey dive that is literally underground just below a parking lot. There are no signs, no big marquee. It’s almost as if it’s a secret to get there. Think of the Drunken Unicorn as the place where that deep rooted seed of rock n’ roll now resides and flourishes with life. Inside, Atlanta’s own Six Shot Revival is set up and ready to deliver the very brand of rock n’ roll that I fell in love with as a youth and still love to this day. Taking the stage to a sparse audience didn’t seem to phase them one bit as they launched into “It Never Ends.” The electricity and chemistry of the band on stage was totally picked up by everyone in attendance as everyone moved forward to take in the rock n’ roll show.

The sparse but extremely appreciative and vocal audience was treated to some of the finest rock songs I’ve heard in quite a long time. Playing songs mostly from their debut album “Greatest Hits Vol. 1,” Six Shot Revival melted faces with songs like “DeVille”, “Snake Eyes” and an awesome cover of the obscure Lynyrd Skynyrd track “Mississippi Kid” which was dedicated to bassist Steve Morrison who was said to be a Mississippi kid himself. The highlight of the set to me was a brand new track called “The Blues Aint The Blues No More” that had vocalist Marc Manley Phillips singing, “The blues ain’t the blues no more. There ain’t no more good records at the record store.” Pretty prophetic for a bunch of youngins don’t ya think?



It’s refreshing to see a band leave it all on the stage and perform with not a care in the world. They do everything they can do make sure that everyone in attendance is having a good time. It is nearly impossible to ignore the fact that these guys have taken a stage. It’s a performance of arena rock proportions squeezed into the back of a small danky club. Marc Manley Phillips is a guy that graduated the rock n’ roll front man 101 class with flying colors. He totally gets it that it’s his job to energize, engage and entertain the crowd. He does just this with confidence but not arrogance. When it’s time for guitarist Jon Brown to take a solo, Phillips steps back allowing Jon to move to stage front and just rip everyone’s heads off. This guy has to be my new favorite guitarist. You can just see everyone gravitate to him when he’s ripping a lead solo. The rhythm section of Steve Morrison (bass) and drummer Brandon Purinton are so tight yet they possess energy and charisma that makes them shine through as more than just the ‘backbone” of the band. The band brought their rousing set to a close with “Whiskey Bent” which Phillips had the crowd eating out of his hand as he got everyone to sing the chorus along with him. Drenched in sweat and looking physically exhausted, the band slammed the last chord of the song to a roar that was 3 times bigger than the audience themselves. I literally felt myself get lost in their performance and didn’t think of a single thing the entire time they were on stage. I was grooving out, nodding my head and singing back the songs along with everyone else. After their nearly hour long set I found myself wanting more. I wanted them to keep playing and playing.

Six Shot Revival is a band that gets it. Without bands like these guys, rock n’ roll possibly could fade away but by preserving the sound and playing it for anyone who will listen, it lives just that much longer and stronger. Rock N’ Roll isn’t dead folks. It’s in the basement bars, the swill dives and back rooms of bars. You just have to look a little harder for it but once you find it, you’ll find that it was worth the effort. As Six Shot Revival sings in their song “Whiskey Bent,” “Here’s to the good times and trouble that’s comin’.” Bring it on fellas! Bring it on!
- Don DeLemont greatsouthernbrainfart.com

Six Shot Revival – Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Highlights: EVERYTHING

Atlanta’s own Six Shot Revival has to be one of the most awesome accidents to ever happen to me. I first heard these guys while attending a Nashville Pussy show and after seeing these fellas completely rock my face off with a mere 30 minute set, they had me wanting more. Six Shot Revival’s debut album “Greatest Hits Vol. 1.” has no problem living up to it’s title. As I listened to this album straight through looking for highlights, I realized by the end of it that I had not heard one song that could be labeled a dud.

In the vein of classic hard rock bands such as Tesla and Tora Tora Six Shot Revival plays a brand of homegrown southern rock that mainlines a bit of hard rock and metal. Six Shot Revival wears their roots and influences on their sleeves with songs like “Snake Eyes”, “Southern Gentleman” and “Whiskey Bent.” “Lady Luck” is an amazing whiskey soaked psychedelic groove and “Gettin’ By” is a rousing southern rock anthem sing along that oozes of positivity and good times around the bend. The album as a whole is a pure platter of facemelt but it’s the song “DeVille” that really floored me like none other. This tune had me feeling that I had been served with a can of rock and roll whoop ass. This song literally had me grooving out and longing for a smokey club, loud music and a cold Pabst Blue Ribbon.

There is absolutely nothing to not like about this band. Lead singer Marc Manley Phillips at times reminds me of Axl Rose but will then turn around sounding more like Tesla’s Jeff Keith or even a youthful Steven Tyler as he delivers whiskey and smoke soaked vocals that are engaging and just flat out kick ass. Drummer Brandon Puriton and Bassist Steven Morrison create a nasty, thick and solid rhythmic foundation while guitarist Jon Brown just may be one of my favorite unsung guitar heroes. The music that these guys create is feisty, nasty, fun and full of life. It belongs on a stage in front of thousands and in the collection of any and everyone who loves their rock n’ roll authentic and unpretentious.

Six Shot Revival’s “Greatest Hits Vol. 1? is a shot that should and will be heard around the world. It is a wake up call that rock n’ roll is alive and well and living right here in the Southeast. It’s a reminder that the music I loved so much as a kid is still alive and kicking with a new generation. Just make the move and find out for yourself. If rock n’ roll is dead to many, leave it to Six Shot Revival to not only breathe life back into it but to also take it out, get it drunk and laid afterward. Matter of fact, I wish someone would give a copy of this album to Steven Tyler and Aerosmith so they can remember just what it’s like to really rock n’ roll. They sure could use it.
- Don DeLemont greatsouthernbrainfart.com

Six Shot Revival – Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Highlights: EVERYTHING

Atlanta’s own Six Shot Revival has to be one of the most awesome accidents to ever happen to me. I first heard these guys while attending a Nashville Pussy show and after seeing these fellas completely rock my face off with a mere 30 minute set, they had me wanting more. Six Shot Revival’s debut album “Greatest Hits Vol. 1.” has no problem living up to it’s title. As I listened to this album straight through looking for highlights, I realized by the end of it that I had not heard one song that could be labeled a dud.

In the vein of classic hard rock bands such as Tesla and Tora Tora Six Shot Revival plays a brand of homegrown southern rock that mainlines a bit of hard rock and metal. Six Shot Revival wears their roots and influences on their sleeves with songs like “Snake Eyes”, “Southern Gentleman” and “Whiskey Bent.” “Lady Luck” is an amazing whiskey soaked psychedelic groove and “Gettin’ By” is a rousing southern rock anthem sing along that oozes of positivity and good times around the bend. The album as a whole is a pure platter of facemelt but it’s the song “DeVille” that really floored me like none other. This tune had me feeling that I had been served with a can of rock and roll whoop ass. This song literally had me grooving out and longing for a smokey club, loud music and a cold Pabst Blue Ribbon.

There is absolutely nothing to not like about this band. Lead singer Marc Manley Phillips at times reminds me of Axl Rose but will then turn around sounding more like Tesla’s Jeff Keith or even a youthful Steven Tyler as he delivers whiskey and smoke soaked vocals that are engaging and just flat out kick ass. Drummer Brandon Puriton and Bassist Steven Morrison create a nasty, thick and solid rhythmic foundation while guitarist Jon Brown just may be one of my favorite unsung guitar heroes. The music that these guys create is feisty, nasty, fun and full of life. It belongs on a stage in front of thousands and in the collection of any and everyone who loves their rock n’ roll authentic and unpretentious.

Six Shot Revival’s “Greatest Hits Vol. 1? is a shot that should and will be heard around the world. It is a wake up call that rock n’ roll is alive and well and living right here in the Southeast. It’s a reminder that the music I loved so much as a kid is still alive and kicking with a new generation. Just make the move and find out for yourself. If rock n’ roll is dead to many, leave it to Six Shot Revival to not only breathe life back into it but to also take it out, get it drunk and laid afterward. Matter of fact, I wish someone would give a copy of this album to Steven Tyler and Aerosmith so they can remember just what it’s like to really rock n’ roll. They sure could use it.
- Don DeLemont greatsouthernbrainfart.com

Thanks so much for taking the time to do the interview for us guys. So let’s begin by having you give us a quick intro of each member and what instrument you play so that the Ryze-Up nation can get to know you better.

Marc Manley – Vocals, idolizes Shannon Hoon, Robert Plant, Steven Tyler, and Axl Rose and likes to think he takes all those influences into one
Jon Brown – Guitar, the riff king, in the vein of Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page with a little Merle Haggard mixed in
Ben Thomas – Drums, its like Jon Bonham and Tommy Lee had a chid
Steven Morrison – Bass, the musical genius of the band our John Paul Jones if you will…

JUST AN EXERT THIS IS A EZINE - Ryze Up Magazine

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ARTIST: Six Shot Revival
ALBUM: Greatest Hits Vol 1
LABEL: CD Baby
SERIAL: -
YEAR: 2011

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

LINEUP: Marc Phillips - vocals * Jon Brown - guitars * Steven Morrison - bass * Brandon Purinton - drums

TRACK LISTING: 01 Whiskey Bent * 02 Bandit * 03 Southern Gentleman * 04 DeVille * 05 A Little More Action * 06 You Love Me * 07 Snake Eyes * 08 Lady Luck * 09 Gettin' By * 10 Crazy * 11 It Never Ends * 12 Rebel Music

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WEBLINKS: sixshotrevival.com/



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Background
This ain't your Daddy's Southern Rock says Six Shot Revival's bio, and they not wrong on that score. SSR hail from Atlanta, Georgia, home to Mothers Finest. They are part of the New Wave of American Sothern Rock (NWOASR). Along with such other artists in the same vein, such as Stone Rider, Beitthmeans, The Cadillac Black and American Bang. 'Greatest Hits Vol 1', released in 2011 is the bands second opus; they released an EP 'Rebel Music' back in 2010, at the famed Southern Tracks Studio in Atlanta.


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The Songs
This is a whiskey fuelled, bar room brawl, cigarette smoke stinging the eyes, 12 tracks of classic hard rock with Southern attitude thrown in for good measure. Sometimes reminding me of The Four Horsemen. It starts off with 'Whiskey Bent' with Jon Brown (guitar) providing the riff and backed up nicely with an rhythm section consisting of Brandon Purinton on drums and Steven Morrison on bass. Where this band comes into its own is vocalist Marc Phillips, who gyrates around the stage like a young Axl Rose, but that's where the comparison stops. Following on from this is 'Southern Gentleman' the fast paced 'Bandit' and the song that really smacked me in the face like a piece of 2x4 is 'A Little More Action'. It starts with a mid range tempo and builds up to a crashing all out attack, then reverts back nicely to the way it started. There is not a bad song on this disc; every song will have the listener reaching for the tennis racket or in my case the vacuum cleaner handle. The CD finishes off with 'Rebel Music' with some nice steel guitar work from Jon Brown.


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In Summary
Had SSR been around in the 80s, they would have been huge. But what we have got here is one of the most exciting bands to come out of the USA in a long time. This CD reinforces to me why I like hard rock. Unfortunately this CD is now only available as a download, but they have a new release coming soon called 'Bible Belt Booze Hounds'

- glorydazemusic.com David Bohan-Shaw

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ARTIST: Six Shot Revival
ALBUM: Bible Belt Booze Hounds
LABEL: Self Released
SERIAL: -
YEAR: 2013

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

LINEUP: Marc Manly Phillips - vocals * Jon Brown - guitars * Steve Morrison - bass * Ben Thomas - drums

TRACK LISTING: 01 Stone Cold Fox * 02 Blues Ain't Blue * 03 Money In My Pocket * 04 Hard Up

WEBLINKS: http://sixshotrevival.com



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Background
'Bible Belt Booze Hounds' has to be my most eagerly anticipated release this year. After the stunning release of 'Greatest Hits Vol 1', I was looking forward to this with great gusto. My fear was would it live up to my expectations. The Atlanta foursome has come up with a 4 track EP, full of whiskey soaked hard-hitting songs. They have had a minor change in lineup, bringing in Ben Thomas on drums.


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The Songs
The CD kicks of with 'Stone Cold Fox' which has some grunty guitar work from Jon Brown. Next up is 'Blues Ain't Blue', this song just leapt out for my speakers and smacked me in the mouth. Marc Manly Phillips on vocals brings a more mature sound to the band. This guy just gets better and better as time goes on. 'Blues Ain't Blue' has a really good blues vibe to it, then ups the tempo with Jon Brown provide some more solid guitaring and backing him up on the rhythm section is Ben and Steve Morrison on bass. 'Money In My Pocket' follows on with a very country style intro then straight into the rocker that its intended to be. Finally 'Hard Up' brings this EP to a close.


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In Summary
Was it worth the wait and did it live up to my expectations? In one word YES. Six Shot Revival has produced 4 tracks of Southern style hard rock; the production is faultless along with the musicianship. Jon Brown is an exceptional guitar player, covering many styles and Marc is an expressive singer who has matured and developed over his period with the band. The only down side, and take note Marc, is that the CD is not freely available, either as a download or in hard copy form. But I suspect this might change over a period of time. I can only hope that Six Shot Revival gets the chance to take the next step up and conquer the world.


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- Glorydazemusic.com

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- They had the audacity to name their debut album "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1."

Luckily for Six Shot Revival, the Georgia quintet's LP is a solid amalgamation of Southern-boogie-meets-Sunset-Strip-sleaze, particularly on tunes such as "Gettin' By," "Bandit" and "It Never Ends." (The grating "Whiskey Bent," not so much.)

"It was either going to be pretty cool or the dumbest thing you could've done," guitarist Jon Brown says of the album title. He's in his Noonan, Ga. apartment when I reach him on the phone. "It's all fun. At first (the album) was going to be called 'A Southern Gospel.' But that was kind of clichéd.

"At this point in the band, this is the best (material) we've got so let's just call it 'Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.' It's pretty funny. We run into some stuff, especially with out-of-state promoters where they're like, 'You guys are touring on a greatest hits record? You must have five or so other records.' No, this is the first one."

Six Shot Revival's lineup includes singer Marc Phillips, drummer Brandon Purinton and bassist Steven Morrison. Here are seven things to known about the band before their Saturday show at SportsPage Lounge & Deli.

Open sesame

Six Shot Revival's sound is straight-up classic-rock, a genre littered with great riffs. Brown says playing in open-tunings, which he picked up from listening to The Black Crowes, is key to coming up with classic-sounding guitar that someone else hasn't already written. "There aren't a lot of people who have explored (open-tunings) in like a riff-y kind of way, you know?" Brown says. "And it's more about grabbing a vibe instead stealing an actual ZZ Top riff. I definitely fall back into the same riffs as anyone else - one out of 20 you haven't heard before. "

Making tracks

The group recorded "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" at the Atlanta studio Southern Tracks, where everyone from Rage Against The Machine to Bruce Springsteen recorded. "You go in there and see all the platinum records on the wall and all of those people have been in the same room you're tracking in at some point, so that alone was pretty cool," Brown says. "Unfortunately the place got bought and sold, which is a shame. Us and I think (country singer) Martina McBride were the last two people to record anything there."

Building a better mousetrap

In addition to playing guitar, Brown, a luthier, also builds them. "Fender and Gibson are definitely the two, tried-and-true guitars, but you can make both of them better," he says. "A lot of Fender guitars, you can slide a business card between where the neck meets the body. Just by making that better with increase the tonality and sustain.

A scene is the dream

For the last few years, it seems like the only current rock band that exists to mainstream media has been the (now on-hiatus) Foo Fighters. Brown feels that developing a scene is what it's going to take to get rock music back on the charts in a big way. "People start taking notice when there's a crowd, which equals money in the long run."

Lap dance

Brown recorded the slide guitar parts on Six Shot Revival songs using a lap-steel. "It made it feel more Southern. You had it in your lap, like the old blues guys," he says.

Child's play

The first song Brown ever learned how to play on guitar was Black Sabbath's "Children of the Grave" when he was 11-years-old. "My friend's guitar only had one-string on it, and you could play the riff with that one-string."

Show me the 'Sweet Emotion'

Since Six Shot Revival lists Aerosmith as an influence, I ask Brown what his hopes are for the Boston Bad Boys' new album "Music From Another Generation," which drops Nov. 6. "Just quality," Brown says. "I grew up on all the old Aerosmith records. But I got to admit there's stuff from the late-80s and '90s that I do like, like the (1989 LP) 'Pump' stuff."




- Matt Wake

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- They had the audacity to name their debut album "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1."

Luckily for Six Shot Revival, the Georgia quintet's LP is a solid amalgamation of Southern-boogie-meets-Sunset-Strip-sleaze, particularly on tunes such as "Gettin' By," "Bandit" and "It Never Ends." (The grating "Whiskey Bent," not so much.)

"It was either going to be pretty cool or the dumbest thing you could've done," guitarist Jon Brown says of the album title. He's in his Noonan, Ga. apartment when I reach him on the phone. "It's all fun. At first (the album) was going to be called 'A Southern Gospel.' But that was kind of clichéd.

"At this point in the band, this is the best (material) we've got so let's just call it 'Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.' It's pretty funny. We run into some stuff, especially with out-of-state promoters where they're like, 'You guys are touring on a greatest hits record? You must have five or so other records.' No, this is the first one."

Six Shot Revival's lineup includes singer Marc Phillips, drummer Brandon Purinton and bassist Steven Morrison. Here are seven things to known about the band before their Saturday show at SportsPage Lounge & Deli.

Open sesame

Six Shot Revival's sound is straight-up classic-rock, a genre littered with great riffs. Brown says playing in open-tunings, which he picked up from listening to The Black Crowes, is key to coming up with classic-sounding guitar that someone else hasn't already written. "There aren't a lot of people who have explored (open-tunings) in like a riff-y kind of way, you know?" Brown says. "And it's more about grabbing a vibe instead stealing an actual ZZ Top riff. I definitely fall back into the same riffs as anyone else - one out of 20 you haven't heard before. "

Making tracks

The group recorded "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" at the Atlanta studio Southern Tracks, where everyone from Rage Against The Machine to Bruce Springsteen recorded. "You go in there and see all the platinum records on the wall and all of those people have been in the same room you're tracking in at some point, so that alone was pretty cool," Brown says. "Unfortunately the place got bought and sold, which is a shame. Us and I think (country singer) Martina McBride were the last two people to record anything there."

Building a better mousetrap

In addition to playing guitar, Brown, a luthier, also builds them. "Fender and Gibson are definitely the two, tried-and-true guitars, but you can make both of them better," he says. "A lot of Fender guitars, you can slide a business card between where the neck meets the body. Just by making that better with increase the tonality and sustain.

A scene is the dream

For the last few years, it seems like the only current rock band that exists to mainstream media has been the (now on-hiatus) Foo Fighters. Brown feels that developing a scene is what it's going to take to get rock music back on the charts in a big way. "People start taking notice when there's a crowd, which equals money in the long run."

Lap dance

Brown recorded the slide guitar parts on Six Shot Revival songs using a lap-steel. "It made it feel more Southern. You had it in your lap, like the old blues guys," he says.

Child's play

The first song Brown ever learned how to play on guitar was Black Sabbath's "Children of the Grave" when he was 11-years-old. "My friend's guitar only had one-string on it, and you could play the riff with that one-string."

Show me the 'Sweet Emotion'

Since Six Shot Revival lists Aerosmith as an influence, I ask Brown what his hopes are for the Boston Bad Boys' new album "Music From Another Generation," which drops Nov. 6. "Just quality," Brown says. "I grew up on all the old Aerosmith records. But I got to admit there's stuff from the late-80s and '90s that I do like, like the (1989 LP) 'Pump' stuff."




- Matt Wake