Some people call singer and guitar player Chris Beard “the blues prince”. I would not dare say that, but what I have realized is Chris is a great singer with a powerful deep voice who belongs to the new generation of blues musicians who always give the best of themselves in all their performances. The result is an honest vitalist full of positive energy cd with many contemporary blues influences especially on its arrangements and musical conception. When we heard his Gibson Les Paul it immediately reminds us great Luther Allison, not only for the sound and fingering style but also for the rock-blues-funk mixture he employs along “Live Wire!” cd. If you like blues in the path of Son Seals, Bernard Allison or Tutu Jones, be sure, this cd is done specially for you.