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More BB King than Stevie Ray

Blueslover | Oakland CA | 07/26/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My wife and I love this album and have listened to it repeatedly. Sean's singing and guitar playing show an amazing amount of maturity for such a young guy. His version of Simple Twist of Fate is one of the better Dylan covers I have heard, and I would rank it along side Jimi's take on All Along the Watchtower and Kenny Wayne's cover of Everything is Broken.



However, this is a not an album for die-hard blues traditionalists. They are still locked in the 1950's and resist any "blues" that doesn't toe the line of 3 chords for 12 bars. And a little of that straight-up blues goes a long way, a very long way. Ironically, Sean did a lot of that type of playing in his previous project the Jivebombers and became famous as a young guitar god.



Now Sean fuses roots rock, funk, soul and blues to create a fresh sound that still pays homage and respect to the past. So, he's more like a Tommy Castro or a Rick Holstrom; he's contemporary. Also, his guitar playing shows an amazing amount of restraint -- hence he's more like BB King, content to let his vocals, the strength of the composition and the meaning of the lyrics do the heavy lifting rather than wang away on the guitar all night. And I'm a guitar player!! A great record."

Music for EVERYONE

J. Purnell | Boise, ID | 05/07/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I discovered Sean Costello at a live performance where I lucked into front row seats. I had a chance to visit with him before & after the show. Sean & his band are very down to earth good people. I am tired of musicians that play great music, but are lousy people. This is NOT the case with this band. Nice people playing great music.



Sean Costello's music has a unique quality of being up-beat blues. Many of his songs are very life affirming & uplifting. They have poignant messages that appeal to all ages and types. Ihave played in for people from 6 to 60, and they all really enjoy this music. Sean deserves to be in everyone's music library as a breath of fresh air from the routine. I hope he keeps his high standards in music & messages. Very catchy stuff. Fabulous sound for 3 guys."