Customer Reviews

Right As Rain

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Damn this album is good! Definately worth of 5 stars. More given today's music scene. This album and Tommy Castro as an artist give me new hope that music, rock in perticular, is not dead, but a healthy breathing animal. 'Right As Rain' has got to be one of the best blues or blues/rock albums I've heard since Indigenous, Mark Selby or B.B. King. I found him right away on the internet and ran right out to buy the album. Can't wait to get ahold of his other stuff.

The thing that drew me to this CD was the name of the record label...Blind Pig Records. Finding this funny and cute (which isn't the right word but I can't think of a better one right now), I bought Right as Rain. I opened it in the car and inserted it into the CD player.

Tommy sure likes them horns, which is a nice touch to the music. (The backup singers are also very cool.) Castro has a nice voice, it isn't all over the place and out of pitch like some other blues guitar/singers. Another thing I like about this album is the straight beats. This guy sure isn't afraid to wail on a straight blues beat, and they make you tap your foot, there's no stopping it.

Of course, the real talent on this record is Castro's guitar playing. He reminds me of SRV in more ways then one, but nonetheless he still has a great style of playing.

This CD is well derserving of my rare 5 star rating. Well done, Tommy!

Wow! Only recently was I turned on to Tommy Castro, and my life is better for it! Grittier and more soulful than Cray, but very rocking, Tommy has perfected the Memphis blues sound. Great vocals, plenty of horns and a dash of Sam and Dave. If you're unsure of the blues, this CD is extremely accessible, yet represents the finest of the genre. I may never take this disc out of my car!

I came across this CD by chance. Wow, what a find! This guy has a GREAT blues/roadhouse rock voice. Nice guitar work, too. I'm a big Delbert McClinton fan and this CD has a similar but more bluesy sound. Their voices are remarkedly alike. So much so that when they sing together on "Don't Turn Your Heater Down" I have a hard time keeping them straight. Best song is "Just a Man". "Kickin' In" is excellent, too.

Tommy Castro's best work to date. You can't go wrong with Delbert McKlinton and Dr.John as your parners in crime.Keith Crossman shows some killer chops on saxaphone, and Tommy C peals the paint with some stellar guitar licks. If you like rockin' blues hot and loud, this is the CD.

I really like this cd.The first three songs on this disc are just killer cuts.My kind of woman is also an excellant song.Where tommy gets in trouble is when he trys to get away from the blues,something that he does quite well.This is a good buy if you like the blues.Also check out exception to the rule.

I recently purchased this CD and let me tell you one thing, Tommy Castro is one great guitar player. Lucky in Love is bound to have you going 80 in a matter of no time. This is one of my first true blues CD's that I have ever owned. Tommy Castro gives all his energy into this CD. He also has one hell of a voice, and when the sax gets played with it, you can feel the soul and power that he has. Every song on here, is worth giving a listen to. I'll tell you one thing, this is definitely worth your money!!

Don't pay any attention to the philistine who gave this CD one star... let the other reviews speak for themselves... Tommy Castro puts more energy, heart, and soul into his music than anyone I've ever seen, and this CD proves it! It's what Modern Blues is all about... Feel Good! Tommy's feelin' good, and it shows!

Hey all, don't listen to that first *one star* case of mistaken identity. Tommy Castro is the REAL DEAL, one of the hottest performers anywhere in today's BluesWorld. Sure, he may not be the songwriter of your dreams, he might not be the guitar slinger that keeps young boys awake at night... but he is the total package that hooks you solid, sinks his passionate blues blend hook smack dab into your soul while makin' your body wiggle and toes a-tappin' all night long. See him live and you'll know what us TCer's already know - he's one of the funkiest, tightest and hip blues/soul/funksters around. That's it, buy everything he has out (they're all great) and hit the highway with the volume control maxed out.

THIS RIGHT AS RAIN ALBUM IS ALL GOOD. CASTRO'S GUITAR PLAYING IS TOP SHELF. LIKE HIS OTHER ALBUM THIS MUSIC WILL OPEN ALOT OF YOUNG MUSIC LISTENERS EYES AND EARS TO THE BLUES. THIS ALBUM SHOWS WHERE BLUES WILL BE GOING IN 2K.