# CD review: INGVAY – Ingo Schmidt։ One Magic Mile – 2024։ Video, CD cover

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2024/02/22/cd-review-ingvay-ingo-schmidt%d6%89-one-magic-mile-2024%d6%89-video-cd-cover/
- Published: 2024-02-22T00:04:46+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Well, just listen to INGVAY’s music, then definitely. Because “One Magic Mile”
sounds so much like the American prairie, cowboy boots, straw hat and guitar that
the album could easily come from the corresponding area in the USA.**

Classic American roots rock from Hanover? Does it work? With a mixture of their 
own songs and cover versions of well-known genre pieces, INGVAY let their inner 
Americans run wild and conjure up the image of dry streets and slightly dilapidated
saloons in their living rooms. It should be clear that originality is a foreign 
word in such a classic interpretation of the roots genre, but the musicians capture
the attitude to life that characterizes this music quite well.

Almost every song gets your feet tapping, the slide guitar is a popular instrument
and a kind of relaxed attitude runs through all the pieces.
 Even if a little boogey
time is called for in “Working Time,” the big partying tends not to happen.

“One Magic Mile” still has a lot to offer genre enthusiasts, as the album sounds
consistently authentic and always hits the right note. It’s not original, but in
this genre it’s not a mandatory criterion for good music.

Determined by classic guitar sounds, INGVAY’s “One Magic Mile” is an album that 
authentically sets the relaxed attitude of the Americana genre to music and pulls
out all the stops that the genre allows, from roots rock to bluesy sounds. The album
is certainly digestible for fans of the aforementioned sounds of American rock music.

Travel is a constant theme in Ingvay’s work. It goes into the distance, back into
the interior and continues through the years of growing older. Ingvay says: Sometimes
you have to go that extra mile and new doors open. I wanted a studio quality album
with the energy and interaction of a live gig: no click tracks. No frills. Four 
musicians and off we go.

Ingvay and Co. know how to keep people entertained in front of the loudspeakers.
Who could object to a great grooving opener called “Midnight Journey”? The combo
rocks through the night with a lot of speed and two guitarists. A great album opening
that makes you curious about further songs.
 Immediately afterwards it becomes much
quieter, because with “Here We Go” the formation glides into ballads and does it
really well. The number is a fine singer/songwriter piece and shows that Ingvay 
also impresses with his singing.

Then the first cover song. J.J. Cale’s “Call Me The Breeze” is on. The interpretation
was successful and then we’ll move on to the other third-party compositions. “One
Step Ahead Of The Blues” can also be J.J. Cale may be credited, although the song
was written by Roger Tillison. Here too, the protagonist and his band develop their
own path to a number that one would like to think of as an alternative to J.J. Listen
to Cale song. You can put a lot of pressure on with two guitars. In this piece, 
the audience is included as a choir for the chorus. It is also a live album that
was recorded in the studio with an audience.

“Machine Gun Kelly”, very nice. On this rather relaxed number we enjoy the slide
guitar sound, which is plentiful in this song, making it a listen. Is “Soulshine”,
composed by Warren Haynes, as well received as the previous cover songs? As a partially
acoustic version, the piece is successful, although in my opinion the frontman’s
singing isn’t well received at times. A pity! The singing was good in the previous
songs.

Ingvay’s own compositions – with the exception of “I’m On My Way” written with Ulrich
Rode – are the icing on the cake on this record. The lively “Turn Out Life Around”
goes well. The guitar action is fine here and this song is really exciting because
you have to wait a long time until it really starts to rock.

“Working Time” features boogie and groove. Class! “One More Ticket” again brings
the quieter moments on the CD to the fore. The six-string sounds dreamy and it creeps
along nicely until it picks up a little speed and the accelerator pedal is pressed
down a little more. With the relaxed ending the song comes full circle.

“I’m On My Way” convincingly serves the funk department in rock and “Walk On By”
puts all the trump cards on the table. One card says rock’n’roll. Great how this
piece turns out. Ingvay’s “One Magic Mile” is characterized by great guitar sounds.
Ingvay’s “One Magic Mile” is a pleasure to listen to because the album is a successful
release. Stay healthy and take time for good music to distract you.

“One Magic Mile” is a special album. It was recorded in one evening with about 30
fans and friends sitting with us in the recording studio at Magic Mile Music in 
Hannover – a live-recorded album in studio quality – something I’ve always wanted
to do. Currently, I’m getting back into booking and hopefully some great concerts
in 2024. The fellow musicians in our band are not only very skilled and experienced
players but above all long-time friends and companions. We’ve all known each other
for over 20 years and have experienced a lot together. I’m very grateful for these
connections and the trust that comes with musical collaboration,- an interview with
us said **Blues guitarist INGVAY – Ingo Schmidt.**

In addition to their own seven tracks worth listening to, the band has also recorded
four selected cover versions, which are presented full of verve.

**We recommend that you definitely own this CD and enjoy it.**

1. Midnight Journey
 2. Here We Go 3. Call Me The Breeze 4. Turn Your Life Around
5. Working Time 6. One More Ticket 7. One Step Ahead Of The Blues 8. I’m On My Way
9. Machine Gun Kelly 10. Walk On By 11. Soulshine

**Ingvay (lead vocals, guitars)**
 **Ulrich Rode (guitars, backing vocals)** **Uwe
Seemann (bass, backing vocals)** **Matthias ‘Maze’ Meusel (drums)**

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