Walter Trout is an underestimated guitar player with a beautiful tone. Having the "former sideman of John Mayall" featuring prominently in his resume has put him in the blues niche for life. His new album is the aptly titled The Outsider. Yeah, there is blues on it, and rock, so yeah some blues rock as well, but it deserves wider attention and recognition. He needs just a couple of notes fed through his Mesa Boogie amp to make it perfectly clear that he is up there with the likes of Rory Gallagher, Mick Taylor and sometimes even Warren Haynes.
The Outsider is released on Provogue Records. Alas no MP3s allowed but you can get a taste through this ecard.
Walter Trout goes on an extensive tour in the USA, Canada and Europa.
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