Alex Gomez whiskey-soaked vocal and wigged-out electric slide guitar raunch transcend its sum. Testifying like a man world-weary of shouting truth, the Houston, Texan conjures up the venerable Delta/Chicago blues mojo with ruthless irreverence. Where careless love, sordid sex and intemperate substance abuse intersect, its specter haunts a crossroads teeming with jaded strippers, avaricious call girls, strung-out junkies and other fallen angels. Blasphemously challenging the status quo, Alex Gomez simultaneously fascinates initiates, while infuriating purists.
Yet, if you dig the Captain Beefheart and Bob Log III, artists to whom critics compare Alex Gomez work, well then... consider yourself invited to the party. He inked with Bluetone records, soon heading Mississippi way to record 'Slidin' Down The Delta'. Featuring guest shots by members of local outfits Bobby Rush and Blue Mountain, the record won media kudos, drawing comparisons to blues shaman R.L. Burnside Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.