Can't Look Back

Coco Montoya | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 4, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alligator Records
• ASIN: B000066NYI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,958 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Look Back -- Coco Montoya, July 8, 2002

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History buff (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can't Look Back (Audio CD)

Probably the best of all of his albums in terms of evenness and quality of songs, although I prefer the more bluesy first album Gotta Mind to Travel. A number of standouts, including the slow blues Can't See the Street for My Tears with an interesting chord progression/pattern and the funky and fun Women Have a Way with a Fool and Back in a Cadillac. The nicely textured cut Holding Out for You is on a par with Am I Losing You off the first album -- while both are poignant, Losing You is about anguish and doubt; Holding Out is about love realized. The final cut is a nice tune about beating a "jones" or addiction. Overall, the mixes are tight and smooth, with the exemplary guitar work CM cranks out -- this is a strong CD that serves up some hot Coco.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A New Direction!, August 2, 2002

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deepbluereview "deepbluereview" (SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can't Look Back (Audio CD)

After several mediocre releases on Blind Pig, Coco Montoya switched labels a couple of years ago opting to try his luck with Alligator. This is Coco's second release on Alligator Records and probably his best outing in many years. Alligator has had a lot of success over the years, jump starting and breathing new fire into stalled careers, most notably, Johnny Winter, Hound Dog Taylor, Buddy Guy, Luther Allison and now, Coco Montoya. On this disc, Coco can be heard to play his solos in a manner that would make his mentor, Albert Collins smile from ear to ear. The songs themselves have a rockish/popish quality both in the rhythms and the lyrics. While this is somewhat refreshing and at times enjoyable, Coco's vocals don't always suit the bill. "I Won't Beg", "Can't See The Streets" and "Free" all have a familiar sound that will have you trying to pin point where you have heard it before. Best blues cut on the disc is probably, "Back In A Cadillac".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOCO FOR COCO, March 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Can't Look Back (Audio CD)

I ran out and bought this cd after experiencing Coco's 2 hour show at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival last year. I had been trying to catch up with his live show for years, and the wait was worth it. It was a guitar clinic that seasoned ax players would salivate over.

The cd carries the rollicking good time that the live shows give us, but of course, the songs are all crystal clear and perfect. "Same Old Thing" and "Back in a Cadillac" are standouts, but "Something About You", is a great rocking tune and I dare you to sit through it during his live show. In person, he definitely kicks it up several notches, with his blue strat reverberrating, or the chorus pedal effect kicked in, each song is uniquely different than the last.

I drove to Portland to catch Coco again in October and just recently a couple months ago again in the same town. He must really like it there. Folks, go out of your way to catch him live. The last show I experienced clocked in at 3 hours. No lie. The man is a master, and is always ready to meet anyone after the show.
A class act, I will be more than ready for his next cd release!