TAKE THE TRAIN FROM FULLERTON - Review in Metronome Magazine August 2026 - Brian Owens

Master songcrafter-guitarist-singer Raymond Gonzalez returns to the recording fold with his new singer-songwriter release, Take The Train From Fullerton. Playing primarily steel string and classical guitars throughout the recording along with his emotive vocals, Gonzalez also injects piano, keyboards, bass and percussion into his commanding passages where needed. This is not your typical three chord folk-designed material, but a well thought out, advanced collection of thinking man’s music to be discerningly diagnosed and thoroughly ingested and enjoyed. 

Fans of well constructed and executed songcrafting will revel in the gorgeous musical offerings Gonzalez shares with listeners. His controlled fingerpicking offers a beautiful harmony of sound throughout each song as he expertly spins his lyrical tales. Favored tunes include the moody “Sonnet,” the beautifully penned “Pocket Full of Crimes,” the vivid “City of Mirrors,” and the magnificent “In The Late Hours.”  [B.M.O.]