[.ca] Can't Keep a Good Man..

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

Songs nine and ten need to be samples.:
They are "You Only Go Around Once" and "Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby" these are two of the best songs on the CD. I saw Tommy Castro and his band at the Cabooze in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were fantastic.

Great Bluesman!:
I have seen Tommy in person and he is great! I frequent Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz and I am in love with this guy and his band. He has a great drummer and bassist. listeningheart_c

Good Un-shredded Blues.:
For those who had never heard of Tommy Castro, he is one of those younger bluesman who is keeping blues music wholesome because he did not choose to play blues as an alternative prior to the demise of guitar shredding heavy metal nor did he try to fill the void Stevie Ray Vaughan had left behind. Hence his playing and singing style is still very much his own with a strong anchor to the masters of electric blues of Freddie King to Buddy Guy. He also borrows a lot singing licks from the Stax/Volt stable of Otis Redding to Joe Tex. The end results ? White boy blues with a tinge of Blue-eyed soul. His slightly overdriven Strat guitar tone compliments perfectly with his slightly raspy singing voice and with the addition of some horns on a couple of tracks, you can almost figure out how this album will sound like. Buy it if you think Kenny Wayne Shepard is playing too many notes for a blues player and that Jonny Lang is a tad too young to actually interpret the blues.

Cant keep him down indeed:
CANT KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN is a great blues-rock album for every music fan to enjoy. Tommy Castro is a young blues slinger with alot of talent and shows on this album that he is ready to carry the blues banner into the new century. Every song on this album is great, no weak or filler material here. His music is straight forward with no frills or gimmicks, the music does the talking. If you want to hear some great songs, then listen to I WANT TO SHOW YOU, SUITCASE FULL OF BLUES, YOU KNEW THE JOB WAS DANGEROUS CANT KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN, and NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE MY BABY. Tommy Castro might not be a household name yet, but I will bet alot of money that he will be mentioned with all the greats as BB King, Robert Cray, and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

BLUES ROCK:
THIS CD KICKS FROM THE FIRST SONG ON.THE SONG MY TIME AFTER AWHILE REALLY SHOWS HOW GOOD TOMMY CAN PLAY WHEN HE IS PLAYING BLUESROCK HE IS AT HIS BEST.THIS IS BY FAR HIS BEST CD,I OWN ALL OF HIS OTHER CD`S AS WELL.IF YOU WANT A GOOD BLUES ROCK CD THIS IS FOR YOU.

• Can't Keep a Good Man Down
• You Knew the Job Was Dangerous
• Suitcase Full of Blues
• You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
• I Want to Show You
• My Time After Awhile
• Take the Highway Down
• High on the Hog
• You Only Go Around Once
• Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby
• Hycodan
• Can't You See What You're Doing to Me