Walter Trout and the Radicals - Relentless

Ruf Records. 10 tracks. 73.01 mins.

This album was recorded live over a two-day period at The Paradiso in Amsterdam on May 13th and 14th 2003. An album of all new songs never recorded before and never in front of a live audience. It was recorded over the two days for the CD as well as a new DVD in 5:1 surround sound plus all the added extras of interviews, extra tracks and behind the scenes etc. As far as I know this has never been attempted before.
The album itself is absolutely brilliant, and so refreshing to buy and hear an album of one of your favourite artists where, you have not heard any of the tracks recorded before (not even one cover). Walter wrote 12 out of the 14 tracks, the other two were written by Walter and his wife Marie, and the other by the band (Walter, Jimmy, Sammy and Joey). Personally I think this is his best album he has ever done. Walter has been one of my favourites for a long time, so I may be a little bias when I say that this is the best album around at the moment. It's not JUST the quality of the musicians, it's not JUST the quality of the songs, and it's not JUST the quality of the recording, mixing, and production…IT'S JUST QUALITY… Like the album title suggests, Walter, his guitar and the band are "relentless".

Tony 'H' Stickland

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