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| Artist : Tommy Castro |
| Album : Hard Believer |
| Bitrate : VBR kbps |
| Label : Alligator |
| Year : 2009 |
| Genre : Blues |
| Rip date : Jun-24-2009 |
| Store date : Aug-11-2009 |
| Size : 78,8 MB |
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|Track Listing: |
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| 01 - Definition Of Insanity 03:41 |
| 02 - It Is What It Is 04:12 |
| 03 - Hard Believer 04:12 |
| 04 - Monkey's Paradise 04:31 |
| 05 - Ninety-Nine And One Half 03:43 |
| 06 - Backup Plan 04:32 |
| 07 - Gotta Serve Somebody 04:57 |
| 08 - Trimmin Fat 04:11 |
| 09 - Make It Back To Memphis 04:36 |
| 10 - Victims Of The Darkness 03:41 |
| 11 - My Babe 04:09 |
| 12 - The Trouble With Soul 03:33 |
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| 49:58 min |
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| According to all the press and hype and hoopla, Tommy Castro is pegged |
| as the next big star of the blues. Long a favorite among Bay Area music |
| fans, Castro ù in the space of two album releases ù has taken his music |
| around the world and back again with a sheaf of praise from critics and |
| old-time blues musicians alike. His music is a combination of soul- |
| inflected rockers with the occasional slow blues or shuffle thrown into |
| the mix to keep it honest. His vocals are laid-back and always a hair |
| behind the beat, while his scorching guitar tone is Stevie Ray |
| Stratocaster-approved. Crossover success does not seem out of the |
| question. |
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| Born and raised in San Jose, CA, Castro started playing guitar at the |
| tender age of ten. Initially inspired by Mike Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, |
| and Elvin Bishop, he started the inevitable journey into the roots of |
| his heroes and discovered and quickly became enamored of B.B. King, |
| Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Freddie King. His vocal |
| styling came from constant listening to Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, |
| James Brown, and Otis Redding. After playing with numerous Bay Area |
| groups honing his chops, he landed a gig playing guitar for the San |
| Francisco band the Dynatones, who were then signed to Warner Brothers. |
| The two-year stint augured well for Castro, playing to the biggest |
| crowds he had seen up to that point and backing artists as diverse as |
| Carla Thomas and Albert King. |
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| Returning to San Francisco, Castro formed his own group and in 1993 |
| released his first self-produced album, No Foolin', on the dime-sized |
| Saloon label. That same year also saw him winning the Bay Area Music |
| Award for Best Club Band, an honor he duplicated the following year. |
| Working as the house band on NBC's Comedy Showcase, airing after |
| Saturday Night Live, only boosted his visibility and name value. In |
| 1997, he won Bammies for Outstanding Blues Musician and for Outstanding |
| Blues Album for his debut release on Blind Pig Records, Exception to the |
| Rule. Also in 1997 Castro and his band began a three-year stint working |
| as the house band on NBC's Comedy Showcase, which aired after Saturday |
| Night Live. |
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| Live at the Fillmore was released in early 2000, and with everyone from |
| industry insiders to B.B. King singing his praises, Castro appeared to |
| be headed for bigger and better things. It was not to be, however, as in |
| 2001 he left Blind Pig Records and recorded Guilty of Love for the small |
| 33rd Street label. Blind Pig closed the books on their association with |
| Castro in 2002 by releasing the career retrospective The Essential Tommy |
| Castro. Gratitude appeared from Heart and Soul in 2003, followed by |
| Triple Trouble (with Jimmy Hall and Lloyd Jones) later that same year |
| from Telarc. 2005 saw Castro return to the Blind Pig label for the |
| release of Soul Shaker, followed by Painkiller in 2007. |
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