Make Blues Not War

Make Blues Not War is het 13e album van Mike Zito (en zijn 2e sinds hij uit de RoyalSouthern Brotherhood is gestapt ) en zijn meeste energieke tot nu toe. “Make Blues NotWar is a really fun album ”aldus Mike. “ Chock-full of blues with lots of guitar playing. It’s avery upbeat record with intense energy. Blues should make you feel good, and I think thisrecord serves the purpose well.” De positieve vibe begon gelijk al bij de opnames in deSound Stage Studios in Nashville, waar Mike samenwerkte met Grammy Award winningproducer Tom Hambridge. “It was so much fun,” volgens Mike “. It’s a completely livealbum, where the musicians all set upand we just hit record and went for it. The energy wasawesome and sometimes we’d just be laughing so hard because it was all so intense andexciting. I’m so proud of this new album It’s about the enjoyment I get when I listen toJohnny Winter and Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Luther Allison. Their musicmakes me happy and reminds why I wanted to play guitar and play the blues”. Het albumbevat tevens gastbijdragen van Walter Trout en Jason Ricci.