I Got a Sweet Tooth

I Got a Sweet Tooth

Editorial Reviews
<"b000007o6s7499"> Amazon.com
Walker delivers 11 prime cuts of funky, down-to-earth blues on this easygoing release. He is backed by some fine musicians, including guitarist Derek O' Brian and grunting saxman Mark Kazanoff. The songs are well crafted; "My Name Is Misery" is as down and out as it gets, the title cut takes Walker back to his roots with lots of brooding guitar and passionate lyrics, and "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy" is about that dreadful heartbreak we've all felt. Then there's "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time," a New Orleans style rocker in the best sense with a little added social commentary thrown in for good measure. This is groove oriented music. It's not about flashiness, it's about telling it as Mr. Walker sees it and he sees it as it is. --Lars Gandil

<"b000007o6s5540"> Living Blues
Phillip Walker is one of the finest West Coast- style guitarists of his generation, but he has tended to haunt the edges of the blues' big time. I Got a Sweet Tooth should raise his profile. [It's] a slow blues that finds Walker with his nose pressed hungrily against the candy shop window.