Before they recorded the tracks for their most recent album, A Southern Offering, Arkansas-based pure Southern Rock band, Zach Williams and the Reformation(ZWR) tracked fourteen songs on a 2010 demo that they intended to use as a musical calling card to the industry.
A year later they wound up releasing A Southern Offering on their own, to quite a bit of critical praise from the media and industry alike. But ZWR is always looking for ways to give a little something extra to their fans, and they are doing so now with the 2010 Live Demos, an album of just that—all of the songs from A Southern Offering, plus four more previously unreleased tracks.
“These demos are a peek into what the songs were like before pre-production on the album began,” said Williams.
Recorded in a small studio in the band’s hometown in Jonesboro, this collection of demos was recorded in just under three hours, giving it a raw feel and, as guitarist Robby Rigsbee said, “To give fans a bird’s eye view of how the songs actually grew into what they are now.”
The 2010 Live Demos are available solely on the ZWR website, at www.zwrnation.com
“Williams' hoary, blustery vocals dominate the proceedings, with the group's sprawling boogie-fueled delivery plowing the path beneath. Lest there be any doubt, the title seems to say it all.”—Blurt
“From the get-go, it’s not hard to figure out what kind of band this is. The opener, “Gravy Train,” is a loud boogie with big guitar riffs, menacing slide, nasty solos from several guitarists, and Williams’ equally large vocals. That’s right; it’s Southern rock to the core.”—Vintage Guitar
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