Independent review

Now I should start talking about all the blues at once. Make references to the 50s, alternating them with modern figures. But I will only say that this is just another new disc by Joe Bonamassa, which in itself is a connecting link between the eras. And in this, it most of all resembles Gary Moore. I believe that all these references should be made in the description of Moore's work specifically, and Joe is already pushing off from his approach, professing any blues, whether it be rhythm-and-blues of the 50s or hard-blues of Led Zeppelin. Of course, the material is played and recorded at the highest level, so the immersion into Bonamassa's world turns out to be maximum. Another question is how much you like it. How much you need another ultra-professional blues-rock album. Experienced producer Kevin Shirley skillfully popularizes the standard styles of the founding fathers, passing off Bonamassa's blues-rock as a modern, fashionable product. The best of the lot were the ballad Self-Inflicted Wounds and the intense The Ghost of Macon Jones. The next trio is Molly O', Just 'Cos You Can Don't Mean You Should, and the soul-wrenching Stronger Now in Broken Places. Albums for a seven out of ten are coming out more and more often. Clearly above average, but without the feeling of something unusual. Solid, even, with noticeable outbursts that, however, do not change the general feelings about the entire disc. Below seven is already filler, and so on downwards, and above - it should sink into the soul. The new Bonamassa is just typical 7 out of 10 - an indisputable level from which exclusively pleasant feelings remain, but do I want to relisten to Redemption again and again? Unlikely.

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