Blues in Britain Magazine, Sean Taylor Review

Sean Taylor - Walk With Me

SGO Music

A release of an album from any young musician is a difficult move, especially if you want to call it Blues. Sean Taylor manages to combine sentimentality and acoustic guitar to a genre which is incredibly difficult to be a part of without going over old ground and using clichés. Taylor’s album is far from being a copy of Blues acts and more of a remaining. The first track is a slow, almost country song, which is not really in keeping with the skill the rest of the album portrays; there is real passion here and this is displayed with the introduction of Hold On. This song allows the listener to get a feel of what will be on the rest of the album, an understanding of the depth needed to be part of the Blues. I attribute this to the contributors on this album, BJ Cole on pedal steel who has worked with Elton John, Sting, REM, Vyvienne Long on Cello (Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan) Justin Carroll on Hammond Organ (Van Morrison), Dave Hingerty (The Frames, Josh Ritter) on drums and Michael Buckley (Joss Stone, Mary Coughlan) on sax. Walk With Me fluctuates between poignant county to a slightly week attempt traditional blues. Taylor’s voice thrives in the balance of acoustic and real Blues in the title track Walk With Me. This album needs a few listens to try and pin down the sound Taylor is trying to achieve but is near perfection in songs where his style is defined, such as For You and Feel Alright. There are some really beautiful songs on this album and passion is embedded in every note, perhaps a little more maturity in voice and a few more songs like Walk With me would allow the listener to hear more of the raw and intelligent music he sings.

Rating- 6