专辑简介

Rowe is one of Montreal’s finest guitarists and the concluding song of the new CD, “La Vie en Blues” is all the proof you need. It’s a tour de force of soloing inventiveness and tone that seems far shorter than its 4:55. For the rest of this new CD he restricts his soloing ability to the necessities of the new songs. There are some gems here too. The opener “Believe I’m Gonna Go Back Home” has some clever lyrics and a solid B3 outing. “The Black Hole” is an after hours club that I don’t think I want to go to from this description. “Little Too Young” is perfect as a snapshot of the young wannabe musician with all the best equipment but not enough maturity to use it properly. “Gone Fishin’” and “Like A Motor” are jazzy new songs with ‘Uncle’ Bob Harrisson sitting in on brushes. “Like A Motor” is a rarity – a song-length analogy with a relationship that bears repeated listening. This appears to be a live-off-the-floor recording and crackles with energy because of it. (John Valenteyn, Toronto Maple Blues, 2008)