Walter Trout And The Radicals

Newest Review: ... it. Technically he is superb, but has no heart, no soul at all. His playing was two-dimensional. Formulaic even. He rarely turned down, sticking to the same tired old blues template throughout the night. No deviations, no variations, no acoustics or slide. On one web site it is claimed that the phrase ‘guitar hero’ was coined for Walter Trout. No I don’t think so! Yes, he can shred with the best of them, and yes, he can wring all sorts of sounds from his strat. But, oh dear, unlike a true ‘guitar hero’, he doesn’t know when to stop. The man is a master at six-string masturbation. Although technically excellent, his soloing rare... more

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Walter Trout And The Radicals: I Should've Contained Myself. (1583 words)
by - written on 07/12/05 (Very useful, 78 readings)
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Walter Trout And The Radicals Blue On Black. The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon. 20/10/05. £15 advance The Wharf is a regular venue for tribute bands. A look at their ‘future gig’ list will show you what I mean. Rare is the sighting of an original artist in these parts. So it was with some excitement that I attended Walters gig. I should’ve contained myself. It can be argued that there are very few gigging blues bands doing original stuff nowadays. Most preferring to rehash old standards and apply rehashed names to them. And so it is with Blue On Black, the support band. For example, their number ‘Confidence ... Read the complete review

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