ANTHONY GOMES
Unity (33rd Street)
Reviewed by Eric Steiner

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Nashville's Anthony Gomes' follow-up to his Sweet Stringin' Soul CD of a couple of years ago is quite a blues record. While his second release showcased his considerable acoustic chops, Anthony lets loose with his Fender Stratocaster on his 33rd Street Records debut. That label is also home to Tommy Castro, and there are many similarities between Gomes' and Castro's work. They're both first-class guitar slingers that can write the blues as well as play them on screamin' Strats. Check out both versions of the funky title cut, or the Gospel-tinged "Going Down Slow," and you get the idea of Gomes' (as in homes) range up and down the fretboard. I liked Sweet Stringin' Soul for Anthony's command of acoustic blues, and I get up out of my chair when he tears it up on Unity.

Track List:

When the Walls Come Down * Upside (to the Downside) * Darkest Before the Dawn * Do Watchya Do * If You Could Rule the World * Blindog * Going Down Slow * Unity (acoustiphone lo-fi) * Unity * Trash Talkin' Jive * Lonely At The Bottom * Bad for You

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