Among the new breed of heavy blues rock bands to appear over the last few years, Blackberry Smoke are one of the most melodic. This is their sixth album, released back in 2018.
Things open up nicely with the heavy groove monster that is Flesh And Bone (my favourite track). A killer simple riff, great vocal from Charlie Starr, and it’s a winner all the way. Run Away From It All mixes things up with a heavy country vibe – love the middle section in this. The Crooked Kind is pure southern barroom rock n’ roll. We are in Allmans territory with Medicate My Mind, both are from Georgia so no surprise there. I’ll Keep Rambling is superb with Robert Randolph guesting, this is chicken pickin’ a go go. There is a lack of southern rock n’ roll bands in the mainstream with that Skynyrd vibe, and Till The Wheels Fall Off scratches that itch for me. A solid album and they put on a good show to.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
