The Guestlist w/ Nicholas Altobelli

Originally from Southern California, Nicholas Altobelli is one young singer/songwriter who is quickly becoming one of the top folk artist in north Texas. While his debut LP, Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom received glowing reviews locally, it is his upcoming sophomore album, The Regulator, that he recorded with acclaimed local musician/producer Salim Nourallah that we are more excited about.

Altobelli has set up a MySpace page for the album where he will release tracks on a weekly basis until Regulator's gets its physical release in April, with the first track set to go up this coming Friday. Can't wait that long? The Ghost of Blind Lemon has been streaming "Everything Dies" for a few days already.


"My Top 5 Sam Cooke Songs" by Nicholas Altobelli


5. THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT

The best part of this song is when it gets to the minor chord. You can feel the emotion and gives you a chill to the bone.


4. SAD MOOD

There is nothing better than a sad song and “Sad Mood” is one of the best.


3. (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD

I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was kid and have loved it ever since. I think Sam’s voice is at his best on this song.


2. BRING IT ON HOME TO ME

Beautiful piano intro and beautiful harmonies. It’s a great late night, where’s my lady, I’m drunk, I need some lovin’ kind of song.


1. HAVING A PARTY

Where do I start… The opening notes on the strings hooks me in this song. The chord progression is fantastic (even though it’s basically the same as every other 1950’s soul hit). The song really grabs your attention and makes so want to dance (preferably twist). By far one of my favorite songs of all ti.

Honorable Mention: TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY

Speechless… the horns make this song.


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