New Train
Editorial Reviews
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Paul Pena should have been a star. Maybe he would have been if this album had been released in 1973, when it was recorded. Instead, it's taken 27 years for this brilliant collection of Pena's songwriting to see air. Well, except for two of its numbers: "Jet Airliner" was such a big hit for Steve Miller it sustained the blind singer-guitarist through the lean years, and "Gonna Move" has become a favorite of R&B bands. But the best tracks are numbers like "Let's Move and Groove Together," on which Pena makes like Marvin Gaye--his husky voice working the magic of eros. Or "Cosmic Mirror," which recalls nothing less than Hendrix's "Machine Gun," testifying to Pena's brawny-toned guitar virtuosity. (He also outplays Miller's version of "Jet Airliner" with Clapton-like bends and vibrato.) If spirituals and country are your bag, Pena captures a seeker's fervor in the title track's freedom prayer and turns "Venutian Lady" into a tripped-out reflection of hippie-era Nashville. The good news is that now Pena may get his shot. He's making a new album, and this time there will be no waiting. -- Ted Drozdowski
<"b00004y6r17281"> From Rhythm Magazine
When Paul Pena released his folk-blues debut on Capitol in 1972 it garnered little attention except for praise from a few discerning critics. The Cape Cod native, born blind to parents from Cape Verde, then went on to play guitar in blues bands, including T-Bone Walker's. He later dropped out of sight, only to emerge recently as the Tuvan-style throat-singing subject of the Sundance award-winning film Genghis Blues. This follow-up album, New Train, had been produced in 1973. Here it is, a mere... read more
New Train
New Train, Music, Paul Pena, Blues, Blues-Rock, Pop, R&B, Rock/Pop
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