Captain Thomas Project, a newcomer in the Swiss Musicworld, surprises with a Blues, Gospel and Rock-Production. The disc named „Overcome The Blues“ sprays edged charme, draught and a quantum of humor. A fresh breeze in the domestic scene! The style of this CD resembles a bit Bryn Haworth, Randy Stonehill and also Randy Travis. Captain Thomas worked up to then in several formations and projects as guitarrist, singer and songwriter. This CD became a reality in part with band-collegues of long standing, with which Captain Thomas has again and again appearances.
Reviewed by Tony Cummings, crossrhythms, UK:
Overcoming my cultural resistance to the very idea of as blues album emanating from Switzerland I have to say that the good Captain is an adept musician able to deftly pick his way through a set of songs which take in everything from the traditional "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" to a rather effective composition based on a passage in Philippians "Be Careful For Nothing". As well as blues there are touches of jazz, folk and what Thomas refers to as a "kind of rockabilly". The friends he's assembled to help him out add some nicely organic touches of piano, rhythm and, on the Captain's telling of the tale of King Belshazzar "Superstitious", some tasty organ, while the voice of Thomas Buff is adequate if not exactly riveting. There are a generous 17 tracks here and it's a tribute to all involved that there's sufficient solid musicianship and spiritual insights brought out in the songs to sustain interest throughout. Oh, and I mustn't forget the song "Em Sepp Sin Blues" which is about the Swiss-France battle in Marigano in 1515. Robert Johnson never wrote about such things.
Tracklist:
01 Be Careful For Nothing
02 Man Of God
03 My Lord Has Saved Me
04 Nirvana (Can't Be Found)
05 Em Sepp sin Blues
06 What Can I Do Now
07 Bluesy Notes
08 Lay Your Weapon Down
09 Psalm 67
10 Just A Closer Walk With Thee
11Teach Me Your Ways
12 Hope
13 Superstitious
14 Stranger
15 New Song
16 Let The Wind Blow
17 Why Did I Not Care
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