Tommy Castro- "Tommy Castro presents: a bluesman came to town"

 US blues man Tommy Castro returns with a brand new album full of blues based tunes. "Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town" is a roots music odyssey. This special project was composed by Castro along with Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Tom Hambridge. Through its 13 songs, the album tells the tale of a young man, working on his family farm, who gets bitten by the blues bug. He masters the guitar and heads out on the road seeking fame and fortune, only to find what he’s left behind is the treasure he’s been looking for. “A Bluesman Came To Town isn’t a story about me,” says Castro. “It’s pulled from some of my friends’ and my experiences, though. I’ve seen first-hand for a lot of years what it’s like out there on the road.”Along with him on this journey are PAINKILLERS his regular  band including , horns, harmonica, piano and a bunch of songs that deserves your attention and respect. 

 

 

Blues, Soul,Funk, Stax and rhythm n blues are all here vivid and present form one of the few originals of his generation. Texas blues with some excellent guitar, Albert King, BB King and Luther Alisson are giving their blessings along with John Lee Hooker to this glorious return of the bluesman. Don't expect the reinvention of the blues, but a far more wrm, live sound then the one of Joe Bonamassa as Castro knows not to focus only on his guitar but prefer to let the full band blooming in every song.Stand outs should,could be "Blues prisoner', "Women,Drugs and Alcohol" a Rory Gallagher influenced song while at "I want to go back home" he pays his tribute to the Chess masters. 

 

A brilliant soul searching odyssey to his musical roots, the roots of rock n roll, the roots of all good modern music. Tommy Castro delivers more than he promises as usual

 

7,5