Sean Costello-We Can Get Together Review

Artist: Sean Costello
Title: We Can Get Together
Website: http://www.seancostello.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/seancostello
Style: Blues/ Roots Rock
Label: Delta Groove Music
Rating: 9 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Sean started out playing the guitar at the age of nine. Self-taught it didn't take long before his playing got noticed when at age 14 he won the Beal's Street Blues Society's, 'New Talent Award.'

 

Sean released his debut album, Call the Cops in 1996 when he was only 16. Since then he's both released several more of his own albums along with appearing on other artist releases.

 

Sean's latest release, We Can Get Together is jammed pack with the blues along with his signature soul and touches of rock ala classic artist such as, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

 

Here's some of what Sean has to say about his music, "I'll never play the old blues better than the people who invented it...I'm 28 years old, and I need to make my own statement." 

 

Sean tries to walk the fine line of being true to the past while still adding in some modern elements to keep the music fresh sounding.

 

This release takes you on a journey of musical tempos from upbeat hard driving tracks like, "Anytime You Want",  "Same Old Game," and "How in the Devil," to the Gospel inspired "Going Home", along with the ballad, "Have You No Shame."

 

Those of you who read my reviews regularly know that I like it when a release has that little something different and We Can Get Together didn't disappoint me. On the song, "Told Me a Lie" they use a chicken coop to provide a percussion element. I also liked the not often heard outside of a full band instrument the sousaphone.

 

If you're a fan of the blues you need to checkout Sean Costello's music. For me the sign of a good blues guitarist is if they can make the guitar almost come to life and talk to me. On We Can Get Together Sean's guitar speaks loud and clear with a soulful heart.