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Livin' Every Day

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There are tons of media hyped guitar gods out there, and that's the problem - all noise and no skills. There have been and are great guitarist, if love the guitar you know them all, Stevie Ray, Buchanan, Gatton, Jimi, BB, Albert Collins, etc., the real gods, the players we listen to and try to learn from their incredible talents. Well add another, Walter Trout. Who is this upstart? Walter has been around quite a while, do a little research and you will soon see. How can I best describe his latest CD? Well it's easy, it has not left my CD player for two weeks! In the same sense that Stevie Ray Vaughan was an open channel to creativity and emotion, Walter trout is also. His genius for guitar goes from comforting to devastating. Killer tone, incredible music, other worldly guitar - you need this CD.

My first purchase of a Trout CD. If not for one major annoyance, I would have given this at least four stars. The problem? This guys solos are stuck in a rut. Each song starts off solid with a bang, but when the solo comes and the hammer-ons/pull-offs are piled on top of another, it ultimately becomes unlistenable. Eventually, you begin to realize that all the solos sound the same and take their toll on the overall project. It's a shame, because overall the group has a good sound and Trout has a fine Strat tone. This CD had potential. Unfortunately, Trout hasn't quite figured out that sometimes less is better.

Lee Hagen Delafield, WI mhagen1@wi.rr.com

Critics have said that Walter Trout plays too many notes. True, there's a lot going on in his solos, with notes coming at you faster than you could imagine, but they do have feeling, and are clear. Almost nobody out there can play as fast as Walter, and none can play at that speed as cleanly. The rest of the band, although good, is clearly designed around him. Anytime you listen to a Walter Trout album, you are in the presence of true greatness, so allow yourself to be pulled in. This is not background music.

If you buy this album, you will realize that I'm not over-stating his skill. There's a reason why he's quickly gaining in popularity in the States, and is a show-stopper at blues festivals. He and his band play long sets and with great intensity. God help the band that has to follow him.

There's one sure way to decide ahead of time if you'll like this album. Do you like a harder type of blues-rock? If yes, ANY Walter Trout CD will be a great purchase. If not, his stuff may be a little too much to digest. Not for the easy-listening or Britney Spears crowd.

I saw him play live in Cleveland recently, and it's even better that the studio recordings. Trust me, you have never seen someone work an electric guitar the way he does. It's a lot like watching Arnold, in the movie Predator, mowing down half the forest with an M-60.

I practice all the time, but I'll be 150 years old before I can do the same things with my Strat.

"Living every day" and scorching all the way. Walter's creative well still runs deep and most of the waters are turbulent. This guitar cracks with ferocity--yet the production is a perfect framework for songs that show shades of Scaggs, Santana, Buchanan and "oh my God" even Dylan. This album continues a legacy of Walter's shere immersion into gut-wrenching and soulful guitar. Good CD's and songs call for repeated listenings as you try to figure out what is going on-what the man is doing. Every time you hear it--you hear it differently. This album WILL NOT DISSAPOINT.

This is another classic Walter Trout album. The title track is a first class start to the album and it just gets better. Enjoy track 6 "through the eyes of love" - This is Trout showing a lot of control on the guitar with a definite Santana bent! A must for all blues listeners. Can I also recommend Walter trout Live "No More Fish Jokes" Its a 1992 release which is well worth a listen.

walter trout is another american blues artist who is very popular in europe and not that well known in america. i feel on his new cd that should change. from "livin everyday to "prisoner of a dream" this cd is full of rockin blues guitar from start to finish in the same mold as cocc montoya new cd 'suspcion:

walter trout uses tempos of rock and blues to give a cd to listen over and over, his guitar work blends the music to give great style and sound..

you want to hear powerful gut wrenching blues and incredible guitar work! this is your man! this dude jams move over stevie ray walter trout has arrived! wow!!

This was my Firsr Trout CD, I will surely buy more after this!

I remember when that strat looked new!!! Small venues in LA with Canned Heat... absolutely awesome! And this man has only gotten better. Nobody works harder at entertaining a crowd with what they came for, hard driving blues played as cleanly as I have ever heard. Do yourself a favor, buy the CD, sit back, close your eyes and feel what Walter can do!