OMAR TORREZ BAND

The Beat Outside

2008-04-24

Omar Torrez won the National Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition and has been dubbed as a Latin Hendrix, and he successfully blends rock, funk, blues, and Latin music together on this album. "The Beat Outside" is a happy fun song that will get you thinking of summer days where parties break out in the streets. Torrez also covers Hendrix's "Little Wing" and is done well. "Sadie" is about being tormented by a former lover and is worth a spin. "Say Goodbye" and "Blue" are slower tempo songs. "Sunshine" is the single of the album. "Senorita" is a live track. If you enjoy great guitar playing you will enjoy this album. --- Jerrod Willea

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 11/2016

    Elephant Stone
    Ship Of Fools

  • reviewed 12/2010

    STEVEN PAGE
    PAGE ONE

  • reviewed 05/2015

    Mansions On The Moon
    Mansions on the Moon

  • reviewed 06/2016

    Death From Above 1979
    Live at Third Man Records

  • reviewed 04/2007

    RICHARD X HEYMAN
    Actual Sighs

  • reviewed 01/2007

    DAVID BAZAN
    Fewer Moving Parts EP

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.