Michael Ubaldini - Storms Of Trouble EP (2025)

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Poet of Nashville Comes Out Swinging and Rocking.The punchy, acoustic led Storms of Trouble announces his return in a heartfelt and simmering fashion is well worthy of his Rock n Roll Poet epithet bestowed on him by fans. As I’d expected Ubaldini digs real deep for the words; yet doesn’t sound like he’s feeling sorry for himself at all; on a song that caught me on a day when it sounded like he singing about ‘me’ … and I guess many others who hear it will find solace too.

Next up, Lost In The Shuffle is the type of Honky Tonky Rocker that I’d hoped he was still capable of and the intense piano/pedal-steel/guitar tale has been well worth the wait.

The first three songs were especially written for this project and Ubaldini is rightly proud of recording them ‘live in the studio’ with no overdubs and on analogue tape vocals and all that; and even my untuned ears can tell that in the sharpness of his vocals and the instruments on Long Road Back To Californy , which took my mind right back to those earlier albums nearly 20 years ago.

Then out of nowhere the first ‘bonus track’ Tombstone Woman cranks the mood up to 11 on a reelin’ and a rockin’ Country toe tapper that’s well worthy of Hank I in his prime; and the closer; the Twangtastic One Good Woman Blues follows a similar path and is bound to be a highlight of any band gigs we ever get to see.

Next up, Lost In The Shuffle is the type of Honky Tonky Rocker that I’d hoped he was still capable of and the intense piano/pedal-steel/guitar tale has been well worth the wait.

While these songs are over in the blink of an eye; there’s always the ‘return button’ which I’ve been compelled t press a few times in the last couple of days; and bodes well for the album when it finally arrives.The punchy, acoustic led Storms of Trouble announces his return in a heartfelt and simmering fashion is well worthy of his Rock n Roll Poet epithet bestowed on him by fans. As I’d expected Ubaldini digs real deep for the words; yet doesn’t sound like he’s feeling sorry for himself at all; on a song that caught me on a day when it sounded like he singing about ‘me’ … and I guess many others who hear it will find solace too.