This is the 20th anniversary edition of A New Day Yesterday, that has been remixed, remastered, and re-sung – hence the new title. I remember seeing him on this tour at Southport (of all places), and thinking he was a killer player, but the place was far from full. Oh how things change! He is now the leading light of the blues movement and sells out venues all over the world, and boy does he deserve it! He as worked his ass off over the twenty years since this album was originally released.
This album is a mix of covers and originals, which he has done so well over the years. The covers are not what you would expect with tracks by Rory Gallagher, Free, Al Kooper, and the title track which was a Jethro Tull song. Joe’s version is a stone cold killer with some epic guitar. Of course Joe pays his respects to older blues artists paying homage to Albert King with Don’t Burn Down That Bridge. I have the original of this album, and this does sound amazing. It’s definitely worth buying as you get a bonus side with three extra tracks, with Line Of Denial being the best.
Even with all the heavyweight covers on the album, my favourite track is a Joe original with I Know Where I Belong. It has a great funky groove and swings along beautifully with an epic Joe solo. Joe doesn’t make bad records and this revamp is superb.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
