MIKE ZITO - Make Blues Not War (2016) This is Zitos 13th album overall the last three of which he...

MIKE ZITO - Make Blues Not War (2016) This is Zitos 13th album overall the last three of which he recorded with his band, the Wheel and he continues to forge his own career, having left Royal Southern Brotherhood in 2014. He enlisted the support of Grammy-winning producer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy) for this project, which had been talked about for a while. Hambridge also co-penned nine tunes with his regular writing partner, Richard Fleming, or with Zito. It was time, Zito says, to get back to the blues and playing my guitar. Tom and I had spoken about making a kick ass blues-rock album for years. I like having fun and cutting loose thats what this album is all about. The assembled musicians include Hambridges Nashville cohorts Rob McNelley on guitar, Tommy MacDonald on bass and keyboard whiz Kevin McKendree on most tunes. Check out his piano chops on Chip Off the Block. Walter Trout guests on Highway Mama, and harmonica ace Jason Ricci on the title track and One More Train. Interestingly, as Mike puts it, Chip Off The Block was written for my oldest son, Zach Zito, who is the featured guitarist on this track. Its his first introduction into the music world and he did a great job. I couldnt be more proud of him. He graduates college next spring and joins me on tour in summer I cant wait. The slower Road Dog is the most serious song on the album and has perhaps the best guitar solo. I also find a similarity in that he nods to Luther Allison in Bad News Is Coming just as fellow ex-RSB bandmate Devon Allman did on his solo outing, Ragged and Dirty, also produced by Hambridge. TRACKS: 01. Highway Mama 02. Wasted Time 03. Redbird 04. Crazy Legs 05. Make Blues Not War 06. On The Road 07. Bad News Is Coming 08. One More Train 09. Girl Back Home 10. Chip Off The Block 11. Road Dog 12. Route 90 Download: http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/JDagGUb0/file.html PASSWORD: zinhof