David Gogo – Different Views (Cordova Bay Records).
Canadian singer/guitarist David Gogo has released nine albums prior to Different Views but this is his first in three years. Too Late To Stop Now is a high energy rocker with Gogo excelling on slide guitar. There are blues and Cajun influences all over this. Don’t Bring Me Down is a Goffin & King song, but not that you’d recognise it after the David Gogo treatment. This rocked up R&B is excellent. There’s a big vocal performance on Lies and the overall feel of the album so far, is that it is earthier than his last. Erase Any Trace is an acoustic led blues rock that is very classy and Gogo returns to slide guitar with panache. I’ll Get Over It has a big, big production and Gold is pure West Coast acoustic rock – excellent from the first note.
Where The Devil Won’t Go has echoes of John Lee Hooker and it’s a big, ballsy blues. There is a real maturity to Gogo’s songwriting and this is personified by Gunslinger, which is a bouncy soulful example. The following track, Relax, is an instruction, so do as the title says and just enjoy some beautiful sounds. Over And Over is a strolling, swinging blues with soaring guitar – a classy track. He’s building up to a strong end to the album and Since You’re Gone is a beefy R&B. He follows it up with I’ll Do It Myself and this all out rocker is the perfect way to round things off.
http://www.davidgogo.com/
http://www.cordovabay.com/
David Blue.
Canadian singer/guitarist David Gogo has released nine albums prior to Different Views but this is his first in three years. Too Late To Stop Now is a high energy rocker with Gogo excelling on slide guitar. There are blues and Cajun influences all over this. Don’t Bring Me Down is a Goffin & King song, but not that you’d recognise it after the David Gogo treatment. This rocked up R&B is excellent. There’s a big vocal performance on Lies and the overall feel of the album so far, is that it is earthier than his last. Erase Any Trace is an acoustic led blues rock that is very classy and Gogo returns to slide guitar with panache. I’ll Get Over It has a big, big production and Gold is pure West Coast acoustic rock – excellent from the first note.
Where The Devil Won’t Go has echoes of John Lee Hooker and it’s a big, ballsy blues. There is a real maturity to Gogo’s songwriting and this is personified by Gunslinger, which is a bouncy soulful example. The following track, Relax, is an instruction, so do as the title says and just enjoy some beautiful sounds. Over And Over is a strolling, swinging blues with soaring guitar – a classy track. He’s building up to a strong end to the album and Since You’re Gone is a beefy R&B. He follows it up with I’ll Do It Myself and this all out rocker is the perfect way to round things off.
http://www.davidgogo.com/
http://www.cordovabay.com/
David Blue.
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