Review by John Metzger (The Music Box) After a majestic piano solo titled Disappointed, the band segues into The Wrong Dream -- a catchy pop tune that blends The Byrds with the Counting Crows. The Dylan-influenced folk song Blue as the Night features guest Elliott Murphy sharing vocal and acoustic guitar duties with Jorge Otero. In addition, on several tracks, the Stormy Mondays employ a horn section that draws close comparisons to the music of the Rolling Stones (Southwind) and Van Morrison (I'm Just Going to Sleep). Tomorrow's the Day is perhaps the best track on the disc. It beautifully melds a Stones-based horn section with a John Mayall meets mid-'70s Eric Clapton blues groove. As the song progresses, it explodes into what can only be described as Derek & the Dominoes performing the Grateful Dead's Franklin's Tower. The twin electric guitar leads of Otero and Nacho Garcia burn with fiery, energetic passion and demonstrate where this band is capable of taking their music in a live setting. On Rainy Days and Broken Hearts, Stormy Mondays show a lot of promise, bringing a fresh approach to sounds that have bounced back and forth across the Atlantic for more than three decades. Given additional time to gel as a band and to further cultivate their own songwriting style, this group could very well produce some truly amazing music, and on their debut disc, they're certainly off to a great start.

Amazing songs. A must have CD. Just bumped into into it by accident and decided to buy it right after I listened to the song "Blue as the Night". The rest of the album is just as good, great!!