Got my first real listen to the new album from Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock - and it has me a little preplexed. You probably know the story by now - it was recorded at the new Black Rock Studios, Santorini, Greece hence the album title and surprisingly, for a blues album, has a good few greek influences thrown in - particularly on the cover of Leonard Cohens Bird on a Wire.
Hear Joe's description (BTW Joe, why do you always tell us your date of birth in these clips) here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/mpd/permalink/m38LBGORO84QAZ
It possibly overdoes the covers a little with Jeff Becks Spanish Boots and Otis Rush's Three Times A Fool, but all in all its a really well put together album..... but that's the problem. Its well put together, beautifully and cleverly arranged with some tradmake JB solos and riffs but to my ears its just a little bit off - almost trying too hard to be different. I cant put my finger on it, but I just preferred the Ballard of John Henry which seemed a more complete and coherent body of work.
Anyway, that's the joy of music - we all get to listen and decide ourselves so go check it out.
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