Songs For You
Ray Goren
Independent Release, 2016
There’s a timeless quality to the blues when it’s done right.
Ray Goren, a young guitar prodigy from California touches on the core themes of the blues,with sacrifice, “Rise Image may be NSFW.
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Together,” and difficult love, “I Need You Here to Stay.”
all the while Goren offers up guitar work that’s introspective before turning on a dime into a fiery storm of notes. References to classic Delta blues abound with “Save my Soul.” The song is positively dripping with humidity and Mississippi flavoured heartache. Goren’s leads are grand and overblown.
Goren acknowledges past masters and modern ones as well. One can hear Muddy Waters as much as
Kenny Wayne Sheppard and shades of Derek Trucks fabled histrionics. All filtered through Goren’ capable hands into his own audio gumbo.
The Blues are maleable that way, but if it changes too much, then it’s suddenly something else.
Goren, appears to be wise beyong his few years, warmly embracing an artform which has never truly gone out of style. And treating it with the respect it deserves.
