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Hard Believer (CD)

By: Tommy Castro (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Hard Believer (CD) Album By Tommy Castro (Artist)
1   Definition Of Insanity
2   It Is What It Is
3   Hard Believer
4   Monkey's Paradise
5   Ninety-Nine And One Half
6   Backup Plan
7   Gotta Serve Somebody
8   Trimmin' Fat
9   Make It Back To Memphis
10   Victims Of The Darkness
11   My Babe
12   Trouble With Soul, The
 

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Review

Living Blues (p.38) - "HARD BELIEVER sees Castro, who continues to be one of the most prolific artists in modern blues, bleeding pure Memphis soul."

Title Note

Castro's first album recorded for mighty blues indie Alligator

You might think that Castro's first album recorded for mighty blues indie Alligator--and twelfth overall --would mark a departure for this longtime rocking soulman. But despite a fuller sound, fleshed out with Lenny Castro's percussion and boosted by an ever-present horn section led by longtime cohort Keith Crossan, this is another typically solid effort from the singer/guitarist. Veteran producer/musician John Porter returns to join Castro's strong, husky vocals--a cross between Delbert McClinton, James Brown, and Bob Seger--to a rather slick, radio-friendly approach. It's a marked change from Castro's anything-goes concerts where the songs are tightly rehearsed, yet open for improvisation. Still, when the singer dives into the slow blues of "Backup Plan," all the pieces fit, and Castro's John Fogerty-styled vocals rip into the tune with the kind of aggression generally missing from the musical backing. Covers of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" and the Righteous Brothers' rollicking "My Babe" bring out the inherent Memphis R&B grease of the former and the churchy fun of the latter without messing with the original concepts. Even better is Allen Toussaint's "Victims of the Darkness," a 1972 gem that benefits from Castro's sympathetic reading. Blues lovers hope the journeyman performer will someday break into the mainstream, and perhaps albums like this one will hasten that.

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