http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33061&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rssNow that he's approaching legal age, Mike Welch has dropped the nickname "Monster Mike," a great name when he was blowing people's minds and playing with Steve Cropper at age thirteen (at a Cambridge, Mass., House of Blues opening -- a dark day for many local guitar has-beens). The prodigy image is a gimmick he wants to survive as, heading into his twenties, he reaches for modern bluesman cred. His lead guitar method is directly descended from the fiery blast of Albert King, fluid and clean, but dangerous enough. Of the pack of younger statesmen in the blues today, Welch has always been the meanest and most palatable, playing a flashy, rocked-up style he has worked hard to personalize. But he has been faced with more than a few detractors pulling their hair out and crying, "Stevie Ray!" While he may not be the purists' cup of tea, Welch is evolving and will certainly continue playing and improving. After all, it's not his fault he picked up a guitar at eight years old and turned out to be good at playing it, and at least he doesn't have beautiful blonde girly-hair. - Mike McGuirkModern Bluesen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:39:06 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33061&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss Now that he's approaching legal age, Mike Welch has dropped the nickname "Monster Mike," a great name when he was blowing people's minds and playing with Steve Cropper at age thirteen (at a Cambridge, Mass., House of Blues opening -- a dark day for many local guitar has-beens). The prodigy image is a gimmick he wants to survive as, heading into his twenties, he reaches for modern bluesman cred. His lead guitar method is directly descended from the fiery blast of Albert King, fluid and clean, but dangerous enough. Of the pack of younger statesmen in the blues today, Welch has always been the meanest and most palatable, playing a flashy, rocked-up style he has worked hard to personalize. But he has been faced with more than a few detractors pulling their hair out and crying, "Stevie Ray!" While he may not be the purists' cup of tea, Welch is evolving and will certainly continue playing and improving. After all, it's not his fault he picked up a guitar at eight years old and turned out to be good at playing it, and at least he doesn't have beautiful blonde girly-hair. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10086613&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss Modern Blues Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Mike Welch Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10086613 alb.10086613 Mike Welch art.33061 10.99 Adding Insight To Injury alb.10086613 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/0/3/823088_170x170.jpg 2004-07-22 00:00:00.0 2004-10-26 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10086613&variant=play&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10086613&variant=data&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.236404&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss Modern Blues Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Mike Welch Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.236404 alb.236404 Mike Welch art.33061 0.0 Catch Me alb.236404 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/5/2/492519_170x170.jpg 1998-06-09 00:00:00.0 1998-06-09 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.236404&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.236404&variant=data&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.220504&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss Modern Blues Mike Welch Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.220504 alb.220504 Mike Welch art.33061 0.0 Axe to Grind alb.220504 null 1997-02-11 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.220504&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.220504&variant=data&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.162728&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss Modern Blues Mike Welch Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.162728 alb.162728 Mike Welch art.33061 0.0 These Blues Are Mine alb.162728 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/0/1/491019_170x170.jpg null 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.162728&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.162728&variant=data&rws=%2Fmike-welch%2Fdiscography.rss