 Albert
Castiglia - These Are the Days
Blues Leaf Records- 2008
Florida based bluesman Albert Castiglia opens his
latest release These Are the Days with the rollicking
original composition “Bad Year Blues”.
This track is perhaps the pick of the original tunes
with strong vocals and scorching, masterful slide
work. Among the eleven tracks that make up this record
are five Castiglia originals mixed in with blues classics
featuring exceptionally soulful vocals and strong
guitar work.
One of the highlights is found in a cover of “Loan
Me a Dime” – best known as a Boz Scoggs
classic - with vocals that put the listener right
in Castiglia’s shoes and guitar work that tells
the rest of the story.
Other listener favorites will be “Need Your
Love So Bad” – reminiscent of Fleetwood
Mac with Peter Green and “Night Time is the
Right Time” with a strong groove and a good
mix of supporting elements. Tracks:
1. Bad Year Blues
2. He’s Got All the Whiskey
3. Loan Me a Dime
4. Godfather of the Blues
5. Celebration
6. Nightime is the Right Time
7. Catfish
8. Another Bloody Day
9. Need Your Love So Bad
10. Twister
11. Blues for Evan
Overall, These Are the Days serves
as continuation of Castiglia’s growing reputation
in the blues community and is a strong follow-up
to previous releases Burn and A Stone’s
Throw. This one gets a 3.5 on the STLBluesometer.
-- By Illinois Phil
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