Tommy Castro, Soul Shaker - 44m 33s

Tracks & Durations

1. Just Like Me	4:16
2. Let's Give Love A Try	3:46
3. Anytime Soon	4:29
4. What You Gonna' Do Now?	4:54
5. The Next Right Thing	3:56
6. Soul Shaker	3:52
7. No One Left To Lie To	4:18
8. Wake Up Call	4:45
9. The Holdin' On	3:55
10. Take Me Off The Road	2:43
11. The Crossanovabig Love	3:32

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Review

The title of this album tells you most of what you need to know about San Francisco blues rocker Tommy Castro. His first disc of original material in four years finds him back with the Blind Pig label and expanding his crackling R&B-drenched blues into a more rock-oriented sound. On Soul Shaker, Castro downplays the sizzling guitar that dominated his previous releases and focuses instead on songs and arrangements. The horns that pepper--and often power--tracks such as the frisky "What You Gonna Do Now?" push the soul element even further to the forefront. But it's Castro's gutsy, gritty vocals--something like a mix of Delbert McClinton and John Mellencamp--and his energetic approach that ignite these tunes.

Castro borrows Little Feat's New Orleans stomp for the swampy, slide-driven title track, shifts into Bob Seger territory on the thumping rocker "The Holdin' On," and even delivers a flute-powered song, "The Crossanova"--a lively instrumental cowritten by reed player Keith Crossan that wouldn't be out of place on an old Herbie Mann disc. "Take Me Off the Road" burns with ZZ Top hip-shakin' boogie. This may not be what established Castro fans expected, but by widening his scope and beefing up his sound the soul shaker has delivered his most satisfying and eclectic set in a decade-long career. --Hal HorowitzReuniting with Blind Pig Records, Tommy Castro and his road-hardened band have produced their best release to date. SOUL SHAKER is the first album of original Castro music in four years, from one of the most compelling artists on the roots music scene. SOUL SHAKER is hard hitting, rock-and-soul music, featuring Castro's stinging guitar, exciting vocals and the hottest band on the touring circuit today - including long-standing bandmembers Randy McDonald on bass and Keith Crossan on saxaphone. Special guests include slide guitar master Roy Rogers on the title track.

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Soul Shaker

Tracks: 12 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 48m 43s (+4m 10s)

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