Deep Trout” takes its title from a parody of the infamous “Deep Throat” film title of the seventies and is a timely compilation album drawing on the early years of Walter Trout. This album gloriously illustrates the many ways in which Walter has come to express his own personal feelings and experiences of a dichotomous life as a guitar hero and thoughtful song writer. Whether it is as a young twenty something guitar player trying to forge a career in adverse circumstances – as premiered here on a one of the bonus tracks – or as a seasoned player who brings his magnificent ability to bear on someone else’s album, as on the Free bonus track, “Deep Trout” acts as a timely pit stop for a guitarist who has ascended the ranks through a mix of raw ability and deeply personal song-writing.

If you include the bonus tracks, the album covers just over three decades, but most of its focus comes to bear on the early to mid 90’s Provogue years.