WALTER TROUT
Livin' Every Day (Ruf)
Reviewed by Eric Steiner

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From the opening hard-charging riffs of "Livin' Every Day" to the set-closing "Prisoner of a Dream," Walter Trout and the Free Radicals rock the house with over 70 minutes of passionate, full-throttle bluesy rock. The former Canned Heat guitarist shines on his eighth CD, particularly on "I Thought I Hear the Devil." If you listen close enough, you just might hear inspiration from Stevie Ray Vaughan or Lonnie Brooks in Trout's outstanding command of the blues. Walter started his career playing with Big Mama Thornton, Joe Tex and John Lee Hooker. After spending five years each with the legendary Canned Heat and John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Trout embarked on a solo career, and his albums sold a total of more than 400,000 copies internationally. "Playing With a Losing Hand" features a killer harp part, and the lonesome ballad of "Sweet Butterfly" shows that Walter and company can slow things down quite nicely. Walter wrote "Let Me Know" hoping that the late, great Luther Allison would sing it someday, but I'd like to think that Luther would be proud of this version, too. All in all, Livin' Every Day is a strong, blues party record, and just one listen to "City Man" shows off some great blues chops. Livin' Every Day isn't your typical blues record, it's a great blues record. Check his website out for tour updates and a new live record, plus numerous accolades from the BBC and other radio stations at http://www.waltertrout.com.

Track List

Livin' Every Day * Let Me Know * Playing With A Losing Hand * Sweet Butterfly * I Thought I Heard the Devil * Through The Eyes of Love * Nothin' But the Blues ( City Man * Fool for Your Love * Say What You Mean * Apparitions * Junkyard in Your Eyes * Love That We Once Knew * Prisoner of A Dream

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