Kevin Shirley (who has steered Bonamassa’s career to make him the number 1 modern blues artist) thought it would be a good idea to do a side project with a full on blues rock band. Now, I’m assuming the brief was to come up with a Deep Purple/Zeppelin hybrid, as that’s the vibe that comes across for most of the album.
There are tracks that (melody wise) mirror what Glenn has been doing in his solo career, like the track One Last Soul which has quite a commercial sounding hook. There are also tracks like Song Of Yesterday which could have been lifted from any Bonamassa solo album. The majority of the emphasis though is on the big hard rock numbers like Black Country, Medusa, and the amazing Stand (At The Burning Tree), which is truly an epic song where Jo Bo really lets fly.
There is no better voice in rock than Glenn and he sounds incredible on this record. This is a superb album, and if you love old school big rock records, this is for you.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
