Recently Heard: Gypsy Cowboy

Micki Free: Gypsy Cowboy

This is good guitar driven, blues based rock. There's a psychedelic edge to it, think Hendrix and you're in the right area. I'd compare it to Stevie Ray Vaughan, but find comparison to Hendrix more apt - although both guys are - or were - quite obviously smitten with Jimi's stuff, they took it in two different directions. I've heard a lot of great stuff on this first listen, but I'll bring attention to the eleventh track, Wounded Knee, with its funky, choppy rhythm, and an extended guitar solo or two and a great keyboard solo as well. The instrumental track brings to mind Eric Johnson, and maybe even a bit of early Satriani (although without the drum machine Satch used for the first few releases!)

The last track - Baker Canyon Boogie - is an acoustic number, traditional blues slide thing. And then Susan Sheller does a Native American vocal riff. And then Micki's vocals are reminiscent of maybe Axel Rose or Gary Cherone, getting a little funk rock edge into things especially on the chorus - all the while the music stays with a solo guitar and a thumped-out rhythm.