Introducing SteelFinger Slim Bjørn Berge

• 1 Mama Said 03:50
• 2 Get it On 03:23
• 3 Your Man 03:53
• 4 Devil Calling 03:40
• 5 Like A King 03:46
• 6 Bastards 03:39
• 7 Spoonful 04:03
• 8 Begging 03:56
• 9 Black Night 03:04
• 10 Don't Look Back 04:15
• Total Runtime 37:29

Info zu Introducing SteelFinger Slim

Acclaimed Norwegian blues artist Bjørn Berge will release his new album "Introducing SteelFinger Slim" internationally in early 2024.

It marks a new musical direction for Berge, and introduces his musical alter ego, "SteelFinger Slim". At this release concert at John Dee, you can look forward to experiencing Berge's raw and powerful interpretation of blues music!

Bjørn Berge has already established himself as one of Norway's most respected blues artists, and has two Norwegian Spellemann awards under his belt. With "Introducing SteelFinger Slim", he takes his artistic expression to new heights and explores different nuances of blues.

Bjørn Berge is known for his virtuoso guitar technique and powerful vocals, and has an extensive discography behind him.

The long-awaited 13th studio album from Berge is out today - there he still shows his virtuoso abilities as a guitarist. With cover versions like T-Rex's "Get It On" from 1971 and Deep Purple´s "Black Night" from 1972, Berge takes rock classics into a dark, acoustic blues-landscape. He´s a great storyteller, with a deep and characteristic voice and with impressively fast fingers made of steel. He is living up to the title: "Introducing SteelFinger Slim". Berge says: I choose covers from song I already love and I always test every song I want to cover on a live audience. It´s important that the song hasn´t been covered too much already, and that the songs have characteristics that are easy to recognise. Then I have the freedom to play around with the arrangments, and without the song loosing it´s identity.

"Bjorn Berge is an acoustic genius. The Norwegian singer can move mountains with his acoustic guitars, he can outplay the hardest metalheads and raise an enormous amount of energy. His repertoire ranges from his own powerful songs to smashing cover versions, which are much more than standard versions of old hits thanks to Berge’s brutish voice and extremely dynamic guitar technique. Although this statement is only partial true: Despite all this, Berge’s music is always catchy and soulful. His concerts are definitely THE acoustic guitar event of this decade.” (Badlands)

Bjørn Berge

Bjørn Berge
Groß wie ein Haus, und dunkel wie die Nächte seiner Heimat Norwegen, knüpft der Musiker an die große Tradition des Delta Blues à la Roy Roberts oder Robert Johnson an. Dabei ist Björn aber ein eigenständiger authentischer Musiker geblieben, und dazu ein Virtuose der Extraklasse. Wer seine Shows besucht, kommt aus dem Staunen nicht heraus. Björn spielt solo, klingt aber wie ein dreckiges Trio. Mit 12-String-Gitarre, Stompbox und rauchiger Stimme lässt Berge Blues und Folk vor unseren Augen auferstehen und erzeugt auch bei Zuhörern, die keine Blues-Fans sind, frenetischen Applaus oder stille Bewunderung. Er macht Musik für Musik, und nicht nur für Genreliebhaber. In seiner Heimat konnte er dafür schon zwei Spellemannsprisen, den norwegischen Grammy-Pendant, einheimsen. Er gilt als der Hardrocker unter den Bluesern und nimmt sich dabei gerne Coversongs von Kollegen wie Audioslave, Motörhead, Frank Zappa oder Everlast vor. Dabei bleibt kein Auge trocken und kein Fuß steht still! Nur ein oder zwei Musiker stehen gebannt hinten in der Ecke und fragen sich „Wie macht das der Mann?“

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