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It's a sign of Joe Bonamassa's increasing profile that he got blues legend B.B. King to guest on his eighth album Black Rock -- and if what you're doing is good enough to rope B.B. in, there's not much reason to change, so Bonamassa doesn't tinker with his formula here, retaining a little of the folky undertow of The Ballad of John Henry, but with its remaining roots in a thick, heavy blues-rock more redolent of `60s London than the `50s Delta. Of course, Bonamassa has never shied away from his love of Brit-blues, even underscoring it with a good streamlined cover of Jeff Beck's "Spanish Boots," but he retains a healthy respect for all manners of classic blues, kicking out a Chicago groove on a cover of Otis Rush's "Three Times a Fool," reaching back to Blind Boy Fuller for "Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind" and ably replicating B.B. 's latter-day soul groove on a horn-smacked cover of Willie Nelson's "Night Life." Bonamassa has an ear for non-blues writers too, cherrypicking Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire" and John Hiatt's "I Know a Place," tying it all together with beefy lead lines, but the provocative moments on Black Rock are all self-penned, whether it's the clattering stomp "When the Fire Hits the Sea," the British folk lilt of "Quarryman's Lament" and "Athens to Athens," or the droning dramatic epic "Blue and Evil." These are easily the most intriguing songs here, suggesting Bonamassa realizes that the familiar covers allow him to stretch out elsewhere, and while it might be interesting hearing him follow this path for a full album, what's here on Black Rock is both satisfying and admirably, if reservedly, ambitious. ...See Full Description

Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock Album Track Listing

Trk	Song	Time	Price	Buy MP3
1	Steal Your Heart Away See All 2	3:48	$1.29
2	I Know a Place See All 2	4:19	$1.29
3	When the Fire Hits the Sea See All 2	3:55	$1.29
4	Quarryman's Lament	5:21	$1.29
5	Spanish Boots	4:37	$1.29
6	Bird On A Wire See All 2	5:19	$1.29
7	Three Times a Fool	2:01	$1.29
8	Night Life with B.B. King	3:24	$1.29
9	Wandering Earth	4:18	$1.29
10	Look Over Yondrs Wall	3:25	$1.29
11	Athens to Athens	2:25	$1.29
12	Blue And Evil See All 2	5:43	$1.29
13	Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind	4:25	$1.29

Black Rock music CDs Customer Reviews

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A Maestro...
Blistering....haunting... Do it again...
By cdlaw57 (Victoria,B.C.)

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Think "Physical Graffiti" different
The first listen I wasn't sure what to think. Black Rock is different from previous JB releases. 2nd listen I was hooked. Lots of bassy tube-vibro rhythmn chordings, blistering yet silky leads, interesting lyrics, and some really unusual Greek influences. JB has managed to make a different sounding, yet consistent contribution. Beautiful packaging on the CD too. Thanks Joe! We hope you have a long productive career.
By Dave (State College, PA)

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The legend lives on - JB rules !
What can I say - This guy just gets better & better if that is humanly possible - Definite Led Zep influence here - Incredible vocals on every track - Best tracks - Bird On A Wire - A tune with BB - Athens To Athens & most definitely track # 13 - Solid performance Joe - Kudos to the new Greek God !!
By Jeff (Thunder Bay Ontario)

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Its OK...Not Great
My personal opinion, this is Joe's weakest CD to date.Having said that and owning all of Joe's work it is still better than what most artist are putting out there.But 5 yrs. from now I won't be litening to this CD like I do "Blues Deluxe" or even his last CD "The Ballad Of John Henry".The vocal arrangement seems lazy and the music uninspired.
By Richard (Chesapeake, VA, USA)

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Love it
Didn't think it was so great when we gave it the first spin.....then wow it really is a wonderful sound when you listen deep. Joe has a lot to say.
By Chris (Bishopville, NY, USA)

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Black Rock songs Product Details

Label	J&R Adventures
Orig Year	2010
CD Universe Part number	8114027
Catalog number	92023
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 23, 2010
Studio/Live	Studio
Producer	Kevin Shirley
Engineer	Denis Caribaux
Recording Time	53 minutes
Personnel	Joe Bonamassa - vocals, guitar Lee Thornburg - brass Anton Fig - drums, percussion Rick Melick - keyboards Bogie Bowles David Woodford - saxophone Manolis Karadinis - bouzouki Thanasis Vasilopoulos - clarino