Hamilton Loomis - Ain't Just Temporary

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2007
Time: 49:18 
Size: 113,4 MB 
Label: Blind Pig Records
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Best Worst Day - 4:04
 2. Legendary - 3:19
 3. Where We Started - 4:27
 4. Slow Lover - 4:45
 5. Good Enough - 5:25
 6. You Got To Wait (feat. Bo Diddley) - 5:25
 7. My Pen - 4:15
 8. Love Again - 3:47
 9. Won't Get Away - 4:06
10. That Thang - 3:52
11. Bow Wow - 5:47

Texas guitarist Hamilton Loomis was born and raised in Galveston, TX. Having come from a musical family, Loomis developed numerous skills as a multi-instrumentalist, learning drums, piano, guitar, and harmonica as an adolescent. By the age of 14, Loomis began writing, arranging, and performing his own material. He formed a vocal group consisting of family members and was playing prestigious gigs like the Delta Blues Festival. During his early years on the road Loomis met and was mentored by such legendary blues figures as Bo Diddley, Johnny Copeland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, and Albert Collins. In 1994 he released his first disc, Hamilton, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Album of the Year. Just Gimme One Night was his second release, followed in 2000 by both All Fired Up and Live: Highlights. Also in 2000, Loomis utilized his acting ability by accepting the role of Trevor in the VH1 original movie At Any Cost. Upon signing with Blind Pig Records the guitarist released his first disc for the label, Kickin' It, in 2003, followed by a second, Ain't Just Temporary, in 2007. Loomis shines on guitar, keyboards, harp, and vocals. His music can be soul, as on cuts like “Legendary,” with slide guitar that has tone big as the Rockies. Or it be a relaxed groove like on the aply-named “Slow Lover,” where he blows a fine harmonica while Scott Free takes the guitar lead. Hamilton’s mentor, Bo Diddley, makes an appearance on “You Got to Wait,” where tremoloed guitar pushes the song along. “My Pen” is a pop tune that throws a few curve balls; slightly distorted rock chords mix with a big, funky 9th-chord workout and a big-toned solo that sum up Loomis’ style. Anyone who has tried to write a song will appreciate the lyric. Most of the tunes here are written by Loomis, and it’s obvious he gets it. From the New Orleans feel of “Best Worst Day” to the soul of “Good Enough,” it’s apparent he has learned his lessons well. His choice of covers is nice, too. A take on Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s “Bow Wow” he keeps the inherent funkiness of the original, he also adds a bit of a rock flavor to it with a solo that’s about as far from Johnny’s sound as you can get. But it works nicely. While there’s nothing earth-shattering here, Loomis is a force to be reckoned with. Anyone so young who can play so many instruments this well and write fine songs is sure to be at the front of the line for awhile.

Ain't Just Temporary