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Walter Trout to Release "Live In Amsterdam" on June 17th

Barry KerznerBy Barry KerznerApril 12, 2016Updated:April 10, 2020No Comments4 Mins Read
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To be released June 17th on Mascot/Provogue, ALIVE in Amsterdam is the sound of a man announcing his resurrection after a period on the ropes. As Trout’s army of international fans are painfully aware, recent times have taken the bandleader to the brink, following a bleak diagnosis of life-threatening liver failure and hepatitis C in 2013. Trout’s rebirth began with a successful transplant in May 2014, and gathered pace with 2015’s Battle Scars – the acclaimed studio album that channeled his near-death experience into raw autobiographical songs.

Walter Trout has never sounded so alive. The date is November 28th, 2015. The location is Amsterdam’s opulent Royal Theatre Carré. And the occasion is a live performance of the blues-rock legend at full-throttle. “We were rocking,” remembers Trout of the comeback concert captured on ALIVE in Amsterdam. “If people are expecting a laid-back show, that’s not what they’ll get. This is potent stuff…”

Yet for this lifelong road-warrior, a return to the stage was always the ultimate goal. And last summer, as Trout headed out on a comeback tour that blew the roof off venues from the Royal Albert Hall to Buddy Guy’s Legends club in Chicago, every fan in the house saw that the man wasn’t just back, he was better than ever. “That whole tour was kinda triumphant for me,” Trout reflects. “Just to be back, after what I went through. But also to be playing with a renewed energy and commitment.

With songs pulled from every era of his five-decade career, the ALIVE in Amsterdam set is potent stuff indeed, from the stinging Luther Allison cover “I’m Back,” to the plaintive B.B. King tribute “Say Goodbye To The Blues,” which builds from neck-tingling guitar swells to a stunning virtuoso climax. ‘Battle Scars’ is well-represented by the harmony-bolstered rocker “Almost Gone” and the raucous “Tomorrow Seems So Far Away,” while Trout is joined by his son Jon for “Rock Me Baby,” and even finds time for a fistful of fan favorites, including “The Love That We Once Knew” and “Marie’s Mood.” “You can hear that a guy yells out for ‘Marie’s Mood,'” he laughs. “I actually hadn’t planned on doing that one…”

Urgent, impassioned and electrifying, it’s a live album to treasure, and the perfect appetite-wetter as Trout heads out on tour this year, stopping off at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals in the US and Europe. Walter shows you magic in the studio, of course. But it’s on the stage where he truly comes alive. “I get into the energy and the moment and the excitement of it all,” he says. “I think I’m a very different guitarist live…”

ALIVE In Amsterdam – Track List:
01.    Marie’s Introduction
02.    Play The Guitar
03.    Help Me
04.    I’m Back
05.    Say Goodbye To The Blues
06.    Almost Gone
07.    Omaha
08.    Tomorrow Seems So Far Away
09.    Playin’ Hideaway
10.    Haunted By The Night
11.    Fly Away
12.    Please Take Me Home
13.    Rock Me Baby
14.    Marie’s Mood
15.    Serve Me Right To Suffer
16.    The Love That We Once Knew

Check out these upcoming chances to see Walter live!

US TOUR DATES 2016
1-apr    Dosey Doe, Houston, TX
2-apr    Scott Inn, Austin, TX
4-apr    The Kessler, Dallas, TX
7-apr    Mojo Kitchen, Jacksonville, FL
8-apr    The Funky Biscuit, Boca Raton, FL
9-apr    Terra Fermata, Stuart, FL
10-apr    Tampa Bay Blues Festival    , St. Petersburg, FL
13-apr    B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York, NY
14-apr    Daryl’s House, Pawling, NY
15-apr    Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA
16-apr    Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT
19-apr    Smith’s Olde Bar    , Atlanta, GA
20-apr    Music City Roots    , Nashville, TN
22-apr    Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
25-apr    Howard Theatre, Washington, DC
26-apr    River City Ale Works, Wheeling, WV
27-apr    Woodlands Tavern, Columbus, OH
29-apr    Beale Street Music Fest, Memphis, TN
30-apr    Old Rock House,    St. Louis, MO
2-May    City Winery, Chicago, IL
4-May    Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
5-May    Famous Dave’s Blues Club, Minneapolis, MN
6-May    The Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, IA
7-May    Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, MO
22-May    Doheny Blues Festival, Dana Point, CA
20-aug    Seneca Casino, Niagara Falls, NY
27-aug    Playing With Fire, Omaha, NE

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