Clayton Miller band releases
first album
 By
Kyle Boggs
Staff Writer
Stereotypically, there are a lot of things families
do together. However, besides The Jackson 5 and Hanson, few families
have a band together.
Local Lafayette talent, The Clayton Miller Blues
Band, released its self-titled first album, recorded live at Duncan
Hall in downtown Lafayette.
A real sense of pleasure comes through in this
album; the kind of pleasure one gets from jamming late at night with
old friends or in this case, family.
The band consists of Dad, Larry, on bass; 18-year-old
Clayton on lead guitar and vocals; 15-year-old brother Cole on drums
and vocals, and believe it or not, 7-year-old brother L.D. on harmonica.
Both Clayton and Cole sing on the album. Clayton
is featured singing on tracks two, three, six, seven and nine, while
his brother Cole sings tracks four, five and eight.
"My Time After Awhile" is an explosive cover of
blues legend Buddy Guy's original. The amount of talent displayed in
Clayton's guitar work on the track is impressive. He plays with the
pitch and tempo in such a way that the listener is left in awe.
Clayton also sings on this track. His untamed reverberations
resound in the hall like downhearted blues should. The song is nearly
10 minutes long and moves up and down like currents in the ocean in
the same way that a classical piece would. Though peaceful and relaxing,
it flows with a bit more soul than Bach would have composed.
This being its first album, the CD is obviously
a huge step for the band musically. The members are no longer just amateurs,
just a few family members getting together and playing for friends and
family. The group recently opened up for "The Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Band" and often plays in clubs in Chicago.
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