Walter Trout - LutherÆs Blues
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Label : Mascot Records (rough trade)
Style : Blues
Grabber: EAC
Encoder: LAME
Quality: VBRkbps/44,1kHz
Reldate: 06.24.2013
Street : 06.11.2013
Songs : 13
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Release Notes:
In 2012, Walter Trout released the album Blues for the Modern Daze,
which was, start to finish, probably the strongest album of his
lengthy career. If not his best, it was certainly his most
emotionally charged album, full of anger, angst, irritability and
over all pist-off-ness with a good dose of the blues to keep it all
from boiling over. Now, a year later, he again brings an emotional
album, this time full of reverence, friendship and a touch of
sorrow, as he pays tribute to a man who was a musical hero to him
in Luther Allison.
This album features Trout remaking AllisonÆs most loved songs,
which is a huge task considering some haters tend to say Trout is a
rocker in bluesman clothing. With this tribute to Luther, Trout
shows he may like to blast out some hard rockinÆ licks but deep
down his heart bleeds blue!
Never before has Trout played the blues like THIS. Where he calls
the album a tribute, in some ways it is a spiritual excursion where
Walter channels his friendÆs spirit. These emotionally charged
versions of AllisonÆs songs are nearly exhausting to listen to as
they are dripping with such passion.
Another treat on the disc is the last song, written by Trout for
Luther titled ôWhen Luther Played the Blues.ö This song, like the
title, explains what I have been trying to convey in this review.
Simply put, Walter played his ass off on this one, inspired by
anotherÆs greatness allowing him to achieve his own.
No stupid proof pic - nuke us!
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01. I'm Back 04:32
02. Cherry Red Wine 04:22
03. Move From The Hood 03:33
04. Bad Love 05:14
05. Big City 06:25
06. Chicago 05:15
07. Just As I Am 05:10
08. Low Down And Dirty 04:19
09. Pain In The Streets 05:46
10. All The Kings Horses 05:49
11. Freedom 07:23
12. Luther Speaks 00:24
13. When Luther Played The Blues 07:28
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Total
65:40 min