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Gig review: WALTER TROUT – The Alhambra Theater, Paris, 30 April 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by petefeenstra
WT & PF

Walter Trout in Paris is an opportunity not to be missed and so it proves as Walter and his road tested band bring a capacity seated audience to its feet On a personal note it’s 35 years since I first … Continue reading →

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Album review : WALTER TROUT – Broken

Posted on February 13, 2024 by petefeenstra
Walter Trout - Broken

Provogue [Release Date : 01.03.24] Walter Trout’s ‘Broken’ is an apt metaphor for a reflective,  philosophical and at times groundbreaking album, which ultimately celebrates life through the sheer joy of making music. A stylistically varied set is topped and tailed … Continue reading →

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WALTER TROUT – Ordinary Madness

Posted on July 16, 2020 by petefeenstra
Walter Trout - Ordinary Madness

Pete Feenstra chatted to Walter Trout in September 2020, discussing the album ‘Ordinary Madness’.  First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio,  6 September 2020. Provogue Records [Release date 28.08.20] With a biography entitled ‘Rescued From Reality’ and his latest … Continue reading →

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Album Review: DIANA REIN – Queen Of My Castle

Posted on August 29, 2019 by petefeenstra
Diana Rein - Queen Of My Castle

Gulf Coast Records   [Release date: 21.06.2019] Diana Rein’s 3rd album, ‘Queen Of My Castle’ is easily her best album so far. Together with her kick-ass band which is driven relentlessly by her drummer/producer/writer Michael Leasure, she’s pushed out of … Continue reading →

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Album review: WALTER TROUT – ALIVE in Amsterdam

Posted on June 7, 2016 by petefeenstra
WALTER TROUT – ALIVE in Amsterdam

This hour-long interview special was first broadcast on Sunday 10 July on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio  in the Pete Feenstra Feature, with tracks from the new album. Provogue [Release date 17.05.16] There’s nothing quite like experiencing Walter Trout live, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WALTER TROUT/Simo – 02 Forum, London, 21 November 2015

Posted on November 22, 2015 by petefeenstra

Perhaps only Walter Trout can transform the recollection of his own abject desperation and ill health into resonant blues-rock. Aside from completing his lengthy journey back to his rightful place in front of his adoring European fans – in this … Continue reading →

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Album review: WALTER TROUT – Battle Scars

Posted on November 2, 2015 by petefeenstra
Walter Trout - Battle Scars

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Walter Trout (8 November 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Provogue [Release date 23.10.15] Given his near miraculous recovery from liver failure and attendant medical problems, Walter Trout’s ‘Battle Scars’ is an unsurprisingly … Continue reading →

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Album review : WALTER TROUT – The Blues Came Callin’

Posted on May 16, 2014 by petefeenstra
WALTER TROUT – The Blues Came Callin

Provogue [release date 02.06.14] The thing that distinguishes Walter Trout from his peers isn’t just his big tone, his passionate solos, his stagecraft or his distinguished career in the blues-rock field, but simply the fact he’s always searched for meaning … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WALTER TROUT – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 8 November 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

Walter Trout’s most durable qualities are his intense guitar playing and his ever ready sense of humour. Both were in evidence at a packed Shepherd’s Bush Empire as he overcame his daunting health problems in front of his biggest London … Continue reading →

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Album Review: WALTER TROUT – Luther’s Blues – A Tribute To Luther Allison

Posted on May 9, 2013 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date: 10.06.13] ‘A Tribute To Luther Allison’ is a triumph of ambition, focus and sheer ability over any semblance of self doubt, as Walter Trout successfully captures Luther Allison’s essential spirit. Such is Trout’s intrinsic feel for Luther’s … Continue reading →

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