This new young blues revelation comes back with an effective seriously done new cd, recorded with an acute intention, intensity and brightness Since his last cd, Monster Mike Welsch has matured as a musician and this new good thirteen tracks recording really proves it The ‘Monster’ is backed by a group of excellent experienced musicians who really know all blues secrets and form a hard straight very professional band with Michael ‘Mudcat’ Ward, on bass and Anthony Geracy on piano For about thirty years, both have been playing together on Sugar Ray’s band The Bluetones, and they have also backed great artists such as Walter Horton, Luther Johnson Jr or Paul Oscher The rest of musicians are Warren Grant on drums and Nick Moss one guitar, one of the new Chicago blues celebrities, as guest musician in three songs A gratifying cool record performed with great emotional and intense musical feeling, which takes us to the best genuine orthodox Windy City South, West and East side blues