Painkiller Blues

1. Painkiller Blues

2. I've Earned My Rest

3. House of the Rising Sun

4. Where's the Love

5. Mamphis in May

6. Down Home Blues

7. Loving Instructor

8. Nothing Like a Woman

9. Plastic Flowers

10. Lay Back

Painkiller Blues,Don McMinn,Priority Records,Blues,Blues Music,Pop

Average customer rating:

Kickin'!!
solid blues,soul/ funk, rock n roll too
WOW, Tommy Castro's best.
Painkiller - Tommy Castro
Best TC to date

Painkiller
Tommy Castro
Manufacturer: Blind Pig
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music

Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000LXSSSW
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

Love Don't Care
I'm Not Broken
Painkiller
Big Sister's Radio
A Good Fool Is Hard To Find
Err On The Side Of Love
I Roll When I Rock
If You Believe (In What You Do)
It's That Time Again
Goin' Down South
Lonesome And Then Some
It Ain't Easy Bein' Me

Amazon.com

Is Tommy Castro a soul man in a blues rocker's body, or vice versa? He doesn't seem to care--and neither should we, when the results of that dichotomy are as frisky and enjoyable as Painkiller. A better-than-average singer and guitarist, Castro has been hampered in the past by inconsistent material and the sense that he hadn't quite come to grips with his love of the Stax and Chess catalogs. Bringing in other songwriters has vastly improved the material on this collection, with eight original tunes co-written by Castro and veteran tunesmiths such as Gary Nicholson, Stephen Bruton, Bonnie Hayes, and Jimmy Hall. Castro sounds loose and comfortable hammering into riff-rockers such as "Love Don't Care" and Stones-styled material on the order of "I Roll When I Rock," both augmented by a horn section that adds dollops of R&B to the proceedings. Coco Montoya duets and adds typically sizzling guitar on a rollicking cover of Albert Collins's "A Good Fool Is Hard to Find," and Angela Strehli ups the heat for a soul-drenched take on Freddie King's "If You Believe (In What You Do)." Castro shifts into Tyrone Davis mode on "It's That Time Again," credited as an original but almost a rewrite of Davis's signature "Can I Change My Mind." The Al Green/Hi sound of "Lonesome and Then Some" brings out the best in Castro's Delbert McClinton-inflected vocals, and burns when he tears into a taut lead-guitar line. Call him a soul-drenched blues rocker if you must, but on Painkiller Tommy Castro successfully finds the sweet spot between his various influences and balances them like the pro he is. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

Tommy Castro's newest studio recording, produced by John Porter (whose impressive list of credits includes Los Lonely Boys, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Santana, B.B. King, Elvis Costello, and Buddy Guy), features another spirited dose of the patented brand of infectious rock 'n' soul music that has endeared the Tommy Castro Band to legions of fans. Tommy tears it up again with his stellar band, and welcomes guests Coco Montoya (on a smoking Albert Collins tune), vocalist Angela Strehli, pianist David Maxwell, and singer/pianist Teresa James.

Customer Reviews:

Kickin'!!.......2007-06-12

Tommy's best. Alot of Delbert influence in his music on this CD. Great blend of horns and blues guitar. I've enjoyed Tommy's music for some time now, stumbling across a performance of his when I was in San Diego in 1998. His music has improved and this CD has provided the goods for me to turn more ears here on the east coast. Not a bad song on this CD.

solid blues,soul/ funk, rock n roll too.......2007-06-09

Tommy Castro plays and sings from the heart . He is supported by a great band, producers and management. check out his web site ,it is great. check out this cd and you will feel no pain.

WOW, Tommy Castro's best........2007-04-10

Having listened to Tommy Castro for the last 5 or 6 years, this is a truly great release from a fine electric blues and jazz guiter player.
I was impressed from the first track thru the entire CD. A must buy for all electric blues & jazz fans everywhere.

Painkiller - Tommy Castro.......2007-03-30

I had a chance to see Tommy perform at a local venue, he played a couple of songs from this album that sounded great. At the time the cd was not available in stores, just his website, which was autographed if bought from the website. Anyhow, after hearing the couple of songs live, I bought the cd and loved it. I'm glad to see the cd is doing well.

Best TC to date.......2007-03-22

I really think Tommy Castro has arrived as one of the best on the Blues scene today. Pain Killer is clearly his best effort to date. Most notably one should notice the work of Keith Crossan And Tom Poole (The Healthy Horns).

Average customer rating:

pass the medicine
Smooth And Sexy Vocals Continues.......

Painkiller
Sue Ann Carwell
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000008E2H
Release Date: 1992-06-09

Tracks:

Sex Or Love
7 Days, 7 Nights
P.M.S.
Johnnie
The Dark Side Of Love - Sue Ann CarwellSue Ann Carwell
Painkiller
Some Love
Here 4 U
For Love and Money
I'll Give You Love

Customer Reviews:

pass the medicine.......2006-10-08

sue ann is no stranger to music. this is actually her junior release.yes its true. in the early 80's she had an album on the warner label with two small hits noteworthy:Let me let you rock me and company. even though this album is overall well balanced and mature, the songs dont stand out and grab you like they do on the blue velvet album (her second). Best picks her are :sex or love,the dark side of love, here 4 U, and I'll give you love (which was also a single on the sophomore release). p.s. her mom is the disco diva joi carwell so the talent is in the genes.

Smooth And Sexy Vocals Continues..............2005-05-22

On this follow-up recording, Sue Ann puts her foot in this cd. Starting up with Sex or Love, a funky groove track with a touch of hiphop flavor to keep the sound fresh makes this one of the bes songs on this cd. Other tracks include 7days 7night, an upbeat dance song, P.M.S.(play me serious), a demand for respect with no exceptions,For Love and Money, a wake me up and lets get away for the weekend song, and other upbeat groves great to listen. Several other songs to pay attention to are, Here for You, a sort slow jam with a faster beat than normal sound to it, I Give You Love, which was on her first debut selftitled album(not quite sure why they put it on this recording as well)sound just as great as it did on the first album. The Dark Side Of Love, which was featured in the Motion picture Jason's Lyric(but not on the soundtrack)is also a really nice slow jam. Over all, you can hear that Sue Ann's sound has matured and she sounds even better this time around.