Damon Fowler - Devil Got His Way (2011) torrent

Artist...............: Damon Fowler
Album................: Devil Got His Way
Genre................: Blues
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 2011
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: FLAC
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 318 Mb
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Young roots guitarist Fowler follows his Blind Pig debut with this sophomore release two years later that

does everything a second release should: it focuses his vision while feeling more comfortable and looser

than his last disc. Fowler's creative lap steel work is what sets him apart from the rest of the guitar-

slinging pack and it's in fine display here. These dozen tracks show Fowler settling into a swampy,

country-tinged, blues/rock groove that's impressively unforced. His low-key vocals are assured yet more

vulnerable and fresh-faced than most hotshot guitarists. They help make these songs shift into an easygoing

vibe that's inviting even when the lyrics fall into the cliché-ridden sexual double-entendres of "Fruit

Stand Lady." He's less successful with a by-the-numbers Georgia Satellites-styled rocker "Once in a While"

especially when his boyish voice tells the tale of "good girls who have to let loose once in a while."

Thankfully, his twangy solo helps move the tune into more distinctive territory. Fowler unearths a nifty

cover with Chuck Prophet's touching ballad "After the Rain," a real find that he interprets beautifully and

with real soul. He doesn't add much to Leon Russell's jaunty "Tight Rope" (although the mandolin is a nice

touch) but it's a cool song to revive after being somewhat forgotten over the decades. Elsewhere, originals

such as "28 Degrees" with its creative use of cowbell, wade into the swamp and the story song of "American

Dream," about the making and breaking of a rock star put to a modified reggae beat that shows that Fowler

can bring the blues to a variety of genres. The closing drinking song "Happy Hour" might make a rousing

singalong in the bars where any tune about liquor gets attention, but it's out of place here. Yet when

Fowler hits his stride on the propulsive title track driven by a slow funk grind and nasty slide work, and

the crawling "Cypress in the Pines," he zeros in on a style that's rhythmic and memorable, and shows he's

just starting to nail his groove.
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Tracklist
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01. We've Got A Good Thing
02. Devil Got His Way
03. After The Rain
04. Tight Rope
05. 28 Degrees
06. Fruit Stand Lady
07. Cypress In The Pines
08. Don't Call Me
09. Once In Awhile
10. You Go Your Way
11. American Dream
12. Happy Hour