Aynsley Lister (born 14 November 1976 in Leicester) is a British blues-rock… Read Full Bio ↴Aynsley Lister (born 14 November 1976 in Leicester) is a British blues-rock guitarist/singer and songwriter.
Biography:
Lister started playing guitar at 8 and played his first concert in a bar band at the age of 13. He had learned guitar by playing along to his father's old 45s of Freddie King, John Mayall and Eric Clapton. By the time he was 18, having already been in several bands, he formed his own, which recorded two albums Messin' With The Kid (1996) and Pay Attention! (1997). Three numbers written by Lister, on the second album, attracted the attention of Ruf Records' owner Thomas Ruf. In 1998 they signed a record deal and Lister recorded his first major album, Aynsley Lister, produced by Jim Gaines. The tracks were primarily Lister compositions, and the album featured a guest appearance by Walter Trout. The album led to him touring Europe and working with some of the top current blues players.
While Lister's music is blues based, his own material incorporates contemporary influences with harder rhythms and guitar work, reminiscent of early Eric Clapton. Lister was the only British artist to be featured in Classic Rock's 2007 "Top 10 Contemporary Blues Artists"; alongside The White Stripes, The Black Keys, John Mayer, Jon Spencer, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks and the North Mississippi Allstars.
After his first album Lister began opening for artists such as Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, John Mayall and contemporaries such as Bryan Adams and Fun Lovin Criminals. Having become better known, he now headlines major festivals in Europe. He has twice played the Heitere Open Air in Switzerland to 12,000 people and in 2006 he played the main stage at The Bayfront Blues Festival, MN. Later that year he was invited to sit in with Delbert McClinton at The Pinedale Blues Festival in Wyoming, where Delbert kept Lister on stage for the whole second half of his show. In May 2009, Lister played to over 16,000 people whilst opening for the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd on the UK dates of their God and Guns tour, performed a headline slot at Glastonbury in 2010 and during the same year, shared the stage with ZZ Top at the Skånevik Bluesfestival in Norway.
Lister has also recorded with Jesse Davey from the English blues band The Hoax on Everything I Need (2000) and All Or Nothing (2002) both produced by Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia). Everything I Need was his debut US release in 2006, in preparation for a US tour, and received critical acclaim. Lister's fourth studio album, and his first to only contain original material, was 2007's Upside Down which Lister produced himself.
In June 2008 Lister changed to ARM Management and signed to Manhaton Records in August 2008, releasing Equilibrium in March 2009. Equilibrium was produced by Steve Darrel Smith and features Robbie McIntosh, Paul Beavis and Simon Johnson. Following "Equilibrium", he and his band relocated to the Tower Arts Centre and with the tape rolling, nailed a cracking rendition of their high-octane live set to produce the storming 'Tower Sessions' record, which was released on Manhaton Records in 2010 and consequently voted 'Best Live Album' in the 2011 Blues Matters Writers Poll.
For the tenth album of his career to date, "Home" (2013), Aynsley has flown the nest of being under contract with anyone but himself. "Home" is the debut release for his own label "Straight Talkin' Records," set up in partnership with his fiancée and manager, Stephanie Wildey in the same year.
Biography:
Lister started playing guitar at 8 and played his first concert in a bar band at the age of 13. He had learned guitar by playing along to his father's old 45s of Freddie King, John Mayall and Eric Clapton. By the time he was 18, having already been in several bands, he formed his own, which recorded two albums Messin' With The Kid (1996) and Pay Attention! (1997). Three numbers written by Lister, on the second album, attracted the attention of Ruf Records' owner Thomas Ruf. In 1998 they signed a record deal and Lister recorded his first major album, Aynsley Lister, produced by Jim Gaines. The tracks were primarily Lister compositions, and the album featured a guest appearance by Walter Trout. The album led to him touring Europe and working with some of the top current blues players.
While Lister's music is blues based, his own material incorporates contemporary influences with harder rhythms and guitar work, reminiscent of early Eric Clapton. Lister was the only British artist to be featured in Classic Rock's 2007 "Top 10 Contemporary Blues Artists"; alongside The White Stripes, The Black Keys, John Mayer, Jon Spencer, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks and the North Mississippi Allstars.
After his first album Lister began opening for artists such as Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, John Mayall and contemporaries such as Bryan Adams and Fun Lovin Criminals. Having become better known, he now headlines major festivals in Europe. He has twice played the Heitere Open Air in Switzerland to 12,000 people and in 2006 he played the main stage at The Bayfront Blues Festival, MN. Later that year he was invited to sit in with Delbert McClinton at The Pinedale Blues Festival in Wyoming, where Delbert kept Lister on stage for the whole second half of his show. In May 2009, Lister played to over 16,000 people whilst opening for the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd on the UK dates of their God and Guns tour, performed a headline slot at Glastonbury in 2010 and during the same year, shared the stage with ZZ Top at the Skånevik Bluesfestival in Norway.
Lister has also recorded with Jesse Davey from the English blues band The Hoax on Everything I Need (2000) and All Or Nothing (2002) both produced by Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia). Everything I Need was his debut US release in 2006, in preparation for a US tour, and received critical acclaim. Lister's fourth studio album, and his first to only contain original material, was 2007's Upside Down which Lister produced himself.
In June 2008 Lister changed to ARM Management and signed to Manhaton Records in August 2008, releasing Equilibrium in March 2009. Equilibrium was produced by Steve Darrel Smith and features Robbie McIntosh, Paul Beavis and Simon Johnson. Following "Equilibrium", he and his band relocated to the Tower Arts Centre and with the tape rolling, nailed a cracking rendition of their high-octane live set to produce the storming 'Tower Sessions' record, which was released on Manhaton Records in 2010 and consequently voted 'Best Live Album' in the 2011 Blues Matters Writers Poll.
For the tenth album of his career to date, "Home" (2013), Aynsley has flown the nest of being under contract with anyone but himself. "Home" is the debut release for his own label "Straight Talkin' Records," set up in partnership with his fiancée and manager, Stephanie Wildey in the same year.
Won't Be Taken Down
Aynsley Lister Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Aynsley Lister:
All Along The Watchtower There must be some way outta here Said the joker to…
Angel O' Mine I can see your face, But I know that you're…
As The Crow Flies As the crow flies baby, well I ain?t so far…
Balls Of Steel You know I got what it takes But you tell me…
Broke Everybody talks about what the future holds In the papers an…
Crazy I remember when, I remember I remember when I lost my…
Disorderly me You say you can′t get a minute It drives you out…
Everything I Need Clean shirt, new jeans Switch collar everything I need New…
Free I remember laughing, with tears in my eyes At the things…
Hold You To It I been on the road for so long Out here on…
Home A single candle, lights the room we're in In the flicker,…
Hyde 2612 I'm not feeling quite myself, something's gone outta sync Th…
I Believe I had a dream when I was young Of what I…
Insatiable A hunger addiction Got a one track mind For her sweet dispos…
Inside Out Caught in the firing line again, they wanna get inside…
Need Her So Bad Well did you ever quit a woman Well then you realised…
Purple Rain I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant…
Since I Met You Baby I used to wake up in the morning with an…
Soundman Well excuse me please You're standing in my way I don't ca…
Sugar Well you taste so sweet baby You're like chocolate covered c…
Time's Up So it seems you did enough all the credit you pick…
What's It All About I wake up, put on my clothes Contemplate the daily load Draw…
Wherever I Am Suddenly I can't breath, I try not to let it…
Without U I'm just sitting here thinking I'm thinking of you Of what i…
Without Wings I go down, Write down a little something, Because it's…
Without You I'm just sitting here thinking I'm thinking of you Of what i…
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Elizabeth Hernandez
All so often
She didn't get it right
Always someone digging in the knife
She learnt through time
It's their insecurities
She grew strong
Takes more than that to bleed
Everywhere she goes
Eyes burn into her skin
People judge but, they don't know a thing
Deep inside
She knows her worth
She carries on, undeterred
All, all of her life
She's had to deal with the jealous kind
She knows, she's better than that
They won't break her spirit
Oh not this time
Try to knock her down
Try to trip her up
Her fire is burning
Deep down inside
She's gonna stand her ground
She's gonna live her life
She won't be taken down this time
Jonny Reckless
Excellent song. Great phrasing and tone too. Reminds me of Snowy White, Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore. He's a better singer than all 3 of them though!
Marion Moore
Love the Guitar
And the smooth
Voice ❤️
🦋🦋🦋
Elizabeth Hernandez
All so often
She didn't get it right
Always someone digging in the knife
She learnt through time
It's their insecurities
She grew strong
Takes more than that to bleed
Everywhere she goes
Eyes burn into her skin
People judge but, they don't know a thing
Deep inside
She knows her worth
She carries on, undeterred
All, all of her life
She's had to deal with the jealous kind
She knows, she's better than that
They won't break her spirit
Oh not this time
Try to knock her down
Try to trip her up
Her fire is burning
Deep down inside
She's gonna stand her ground
She's gonna live her life
She won't be taken down this time
Douglas Staggs
Aynsley's elegant playing brings tears to my eyes.
Robert Davis
Really nice song!!! Heard some Pink Floyd and Eagles' influence in the solo work.
geordie exile
Wonderful. .....what a guitarist....
bob robinson
Lot of Gary Moore influenced riffs here. Great work Aynsley.
Twelve Above
Great tune! Such feeling!!!
James Corrigan
There is a lot of top Blues players out there. The Nimmo Brothers are making their mark with there own bands and well deserved to. Their continuing success led me to Anynsley Lister. Superb stuff.
By Myself
Digging the Flows of this Song Thank you 💙