Track Listing

1. Can't Keep A Good Man Down
2. You Knew The Job Was Dangerous
3. Suitcase Full Of Bues
4. You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
5. I Want To Show You
6. My Time After Awhile
7. Take The Highway Down
8. High On The Hog
9. You Only Go Around Once
10. Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby
11. Hycodan
12. Can't You See What You're Doing To Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71400 in Music
• Released on: 1997-05-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

From Amazon.com
Pegged as a sort of Bay Area Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitarist Tommy Castro's got the riffs, but his sound's less raw than that of the Texas guitar slinger. There's a bit of soul in there, as well; if Robert Cray were less blues and more rock & roll, he might sound a bit like this. Castro's obviously positioning himself for crossover success, but with material as solid as what's on Can't Keep a Good Man Down, that's in no way a bad thing. His guitar lines are slick without sounding contrived, and there's real sweetness in songs like "I Want to Show You" that make them more than your standard blues-rock semiballad. While Castro hasn't received the level of attention accorded to, say, Jonny Lang or Kenny Wayne Shepherd, it's certainly not for lack of talent. In his lower-key way, he's just as good. --Genevieve Williams