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Joe Bonamassa - Blues Of Desperation (2016)













Year : 2016
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 214 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Joe Bonamassa teams up with his perennial producer Kevin Shirley and drops on us Blues of Desperation which is another simply superb album to add to his impressive resume. Dare we say it might be his best to date? What an excellent year it is shaping up to be with the plethora of excellent blues rock releases thus far and it is only March. Both the blues purist and the hardcore rock fan can appreciate this blues album. There’s something here for everyone.Recorded in just five days in Nashville, Joe serves up 11 original tracks filled with his guitar mastery, backed by the dual drummers, Anton Fig and Greg Morrow, bassist Michael Rhodes, keyboardist Reese Wynans, horn players Lee Thornburg, Paulie Cerra and Mark Douthit, and background singers Mahalia Barnes, Jade McRae and Juanita Tippins. There is not a throw away track on this release. They are all great albeit in slightly different ways.Recorded primarily as power quartet with dual drummers there is no lack of rock driven swagger. Joe seals the deal right out of the station opening things up with some excellent slide guitar work over the chugging rhythm of “This Train.” Things take a decidedly more intense turn with the hard riff of “Mountain Climbing” where Joe delivers a scorcher of a solo. This should quickly become a mainstay of his live shows like previous hits “Sloe Gin” and “The Ballad of John Henry.” Title track “Blues of Desperation, along with “How Deep This River Runs” and “Distant Lonesome Train” provides even more of this excellent heavy ended rhythm section for Joe to stretch out over. “You Left Me Nothing but the Bill and The Blues” is a foot stomper that should have festival goers out of their seats when they aren’t staring in wonder at Joe’s two separate solos.“No Good Place For The Lonely” is a heavy slow blues that incorporates some orchestral strings that would have been better off handled by Reese Wynans’ Hammond organ. Regardless, Joe creates a distorted sliding riff that creates the undertow for this song that will suck you in. The first single off this is “Drive” with it is laid back groove it leads the collection of tracks that are an effective contrast to the hard edge of rest of the album. Another contrasting number is the acoustic and soulful “Valley Runs Low.” “Livin’ Easy” evokes a walk down Maxwell Street with its Chicago style piano, horns and acoustic groove. Ending this ride is the slow horn laden blues “What I’ve Known For A Very Long Time.”With Blues of Desperation, Joe delivers more of his trademark sound with some surprises while pushing the envelope of what the blues in this modern age can be.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa - vocals, guitars
Anton Fig, Greg Morrow - drums
Michael Rhodes - bass
Reese Wynans - keyboards
Lee Thornburg, Paulie Cerra, Douthit - horns
Mahalia Barnes, Jade McRae, Juanita Tippins - backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. This Train (4:21)
02. Mountain Climbing (5:44)
03. Drive (5:47)
04. No Good Place For The Lonely (8:39)
05. Blues Of Desperation (6:28)
06. The Valley Runs Low (4:04)
07. You Left Me Nothin 'But The Bill And The Blues (4:10)
08. Distant Lonesome Train (5:54)
09. How Deep This River Runs (6:30)
10. Livin 'Easy (4:38)
11. What I've Know For A Very Long Time (5:33)

+ Video "Drive" (Official Video)




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Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - Black Coffee (2018)













Year : 2018
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 141 mb

IBio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California, United States. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single "LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album Screamin' for My Supper. The single was a number one hit in New Zealand, as well as reaching top 5 on the US Adult Contemporary and number 7 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 Chart. The song also aired during Episode 17 of the 10th and final season of Beverly Hills, 90210.Beth Hart also delivered music to the end-scene of the last episode of Californication season 6, with "My California",Subsequent albums namely Seesaw and Live In Amsterdam by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, achieved number 1 status on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. Hart's release Bang Bang Boom Boom rose to number 3 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart, as well as the album Don't Explain by Hart and Bonamassa. The album Seesaw rose to number 8 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart. Hart has had two number 1 singles in Denmark "As Good As It Gets" and "Learning To Live", as well a platinum selling album, Leave The Light On.Hart's first album with Bonamassa, Don't Explain, went gold in The Netherlands. In 2014 Hart was nominated for a Grammy Award for Seesaw and she was also nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category 'Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist'.

Album:

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa fans need wait only a little while longer for their third studio album Black Coffee. For those who have followed the grammy nominated duo for Don’t Explain and Seesaw, Black Coffee’s highly anticipated January 26th release date will seem much farther away than a number of days.Multiple articles could be written on the first song, “Give It Everything You Got,” alone. It opens with Bonamassa’s distorted heavy rock guitar that wails with a powerful and confident intensity. This is immediately followed by a drum fill that introduces a trumpet section. Both of these sections match Bonamassa’s intensity, and yet do not step on the guitar line in any way. The three high energy lines work together, excite the listener, and manage to never overwhelm.All of this takes place in the few seconds before Hart’s powerhouse vocals enter and define the sound that is to come. It is immediately clear that Hart’s voice is not ordinary. There are so many wonderful mixes of Janis Joplin and Nina Simone in her warm, rich, colorful voice, and yet even comparisons to great singers do not accurately portray the unique quality. Hart’s voice is of course technically impressive. Her range and skill level are notable, but the tones that she is able to achieve, both soft and gritty, are all her own.“Give It Everything You Got” breaks from these haunting vocals to a very impressive and still supportive guitar bridge. The low range, thick, distorted guitar rests gracefully on top of a grooving and beautiful horn section. Bonamassa’s soul comes through every quick and skillfully played note in this section.“Lullaby of the Leaves” is a surprising, exciting, but not jarring change in this album. Of all of the unique covers on this album, this song in particular is imagined by the duo in an unimaginable way. The creativity brought into this well known tune is done so purely, that one could think that Hart and Bonamassa had only ever read the sheet music to the tune before playing. Even so, the song remains true to the most beautiful elements of the song. It does not sacrifice the songwriting for the sake of arbitrary twists. Any decoration or melodic change is done deliberately and with purpose. Bonamassa opens up the bridge with the guitar, and raises the intensity in such a natural way. He gives the song the push you didn’t know it needed, and takes it to another place.Not a single song on Black Coffee is a let down. There is something special and worth listening to on every single track. The way that “Joy” stands out among so many strong songs is a great feat. The opening lines are both rough and with a strong sense of captivating control. Despite the high energy, the level of control makes the listener feel at ease and excited simultaneously. As satisfied as you can be by the groove alone, Bonamassa comes in with Hendrix like phrasing and sensibility, giving the listener an even greater sense of ease that is made possible by nostalgic guitar lines.The title track “Black Coffee” is a masterpiece in which Hart wows a little bit more with each passing phrase. The sparsity of certain melodic lines make the next coming line all the more anticipated, and Hart doesn’t disappoint. It’s thrilling to hear effortless vocal runs with believable grit and emotion. Hart could say “Black Coffee” over and over again in the same exact way and it would be exciting each time, however Hart’s slight variations serve to further a narrative more and more with just two words.Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa have created an album in which all of the parts are completely working together and are in service of one another. Even if they weren’t masters of their particular crafts in the way that they are, the album would be a hit from sheer collaboration and communication alone. Separately these musicians are gifted, but together, they really make something special.

Line-Up:

Beth Hart - Vocals
Joe Bonamassa - Guitars
Anton Fig - Drums & Percussion
Ron Dziubla - Saxophone
Lee Thornburg - Horn Arrangements, Trumpet, Trombone
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Michael Rhodes - Bass
Rob McNelley - Rhythm Guitar
Paulie Cerra - Saxophone
Mahalia Barnes - Backing Vocals
Jade Macrae - Backing Vocals
Juanita Tippins - Backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. Give It Everything You Got
02. Damn Your Eyes
03. Black Coffee
04. Lullaby Of The Leaves
05. Why Don't You Do Right
06. Saved
07. Sitting On Top Of The World
08. Joy
09. Soul On Fire
10. Addicted

+ Video "Give It Everything You Got" (Official Video)




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Joe Bonamassa - Redemption (Deluxe Limited Edition Digipak) (2018)













Year : 2018 (Deluxe Limited Edition Digipak)
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 160 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Joe Bonamassa is not one to rest on his accomplishments. The twice Grammy-nominated blues rocker is always pushing the envelope on what is considered blues and blues-inspired rock. His 13th solo studio album Redemption will be released on September 21st on his own J&R Adventures record label.Redemption features 12 new songs including the title track which rock and roll icon Dion DiMucci lends a hand on. They are the result of an awaking and rebirth that Bonamassa is in the midst of. He explains, “I’m going through some other stuff in my life I didn’t expect to be going through. It’s a rising, it’s contrition, it’s acceptance, it’s everything. It’s painful, but knowing that there’s a rising coming.”Also appearing on the album are some of Nashville’s best and brightest including ubiquitous producer and drummer Tom Hambridge, James House, Gary Nicholson, and the aforementioned Dion DiMucci. Once again Bonamassa is working with producer Kevin Shirley who says, “From a Producer’s perspective, this is far and away the most challenging and diverse album that Joe has ever made.”Contributing to the anticipation of this release and the album’s quality are the exciting musicians that bring their talents to bear here. Drummer Anton Fig (David Letterman Band), bassist Michael Rhodes, keyboardist Reese Wynans, horn players Lee Thornburg and Paulie Cerra, harmony vocalist Gary Pinto, and background singers Mahalia Barnes, Jade McRae, Juanita Tippins. Producer Kevin Shirley introduced two additional guitar players, Kenny Greenberg and Doug Lancio. Bonamassa says, “It was interesting, because having two extra guitar players involved, allowed me to play a certain way.”The album was recorded in several studios including The Cave Australia, Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas NV, Criteria Hit Factory, Miami FL, Addiction Sound Studios, Nashville TN and Blackbird Studios, also in Nashville.The music starts with a tip of the hat to Led Zeppelin on “Evil Mama,” and features aspects of rockabilly influenced boogie with “King Bee Shakedown,” Black Country Communion echoes on “Molly-O,” and a great hard driving highway song “Deep In The Blues Again.” Bonamassa says that “Self-Inflicted Wounds” is his best songwriting yet. On “Pick Up The Pieces” he channels Tom Waits, and on “The Ghost of Macon Jones” he shares vocals with country singer Jamey Johnson, another Nashville artist.On “Just Cos You Can Don‘t Mean You Should” Bonamassa recalls the intensity and heart that made Gary Moore so memorable, and “I‘ve Got Some Mind Over What Matters” sees him taking a look at his troubles. “Stronger Now In Broken Places” has this modern master take the music all the way down to the bone with just vocals and acoustic guitar, and then he closes the album with a winning blues number, “Love Is A Gamble.”There is a resounding theme of redemption and salvation on the album, but also very much a sense of strength and empowerment. “We all need to be redeemed at some point in our lives. It’s this yearning to redeem yourself after just this tremendous loss and this tremendous feeling of pain,” explains Bonamassa.Bonamassa is at his ultimate creative peak with Redemption, which follows the recent release of his last live masterpiece, British Blues Explosion Live, that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart and marked his 20th #1 album. Bonamassa’s fire is unstoppable both in the studio and live on the road. Joe will also be performing live on Tour this Summer and Fall in North America as he debuts new tracks from Redemption as part of his live set.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa - vocals, guitars
Anton Fig, Greg Morrow - drums
Michael Rhodes - bass
Reese Wynans - keyboards
Lee Thornburg, Paulie Cerra, Douthit - horns
Mahalia Barnes, Jade McRae, Juanita Tippins - backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. Evil Mama
02. King Bee Shakedown
03. Molly O'
04. Deep in the Blues Again
05. Self-Inflicted Wounds
06. Pick Up the Pieces
07. The Ghost of Macon Jones
08. Just 'Cos You Can Don't Mean You Should
09. Redemption
10. I've Got Some Mind Over What Matters
11. Stronger Now in Broken Places
12. Love Is a Gamble




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Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea (Target Exclusive Digipak Edition) (2020)













Year : 2020
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 158 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Guitar master JOE BONAMASSA extends his already-considerable body of work with a new album, ”Royal Tea”, that comes down October 23rd, 2020 via Provogue/ Mascot Label Group. The record is inspired by Joe’s British blues/rock heroes Jeff Beck, John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, and Cream and was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in England. ”Royal Tea brings” Bonamassa full-circle to the type of British blues he discovered as a kid in his father’s record collection.The ten new originals on ”Royal Tea” were co-written by Bonamassa and important British artists including former WHITESNAKE guitarist BERNIE MARSDEN, ex-Cream lyricist Pete Brown, and national-treasure piano man Jools Holland.From the orchestral intro to the record’s first song, “When One Door Opens,” Bonamassa absolutely nails the classic 70s British blues/rock vibe he’s chasing. Big, dirty riffs combine with more delicate, lyrical passages and strong melodies to create an artful and engaging listening experience. His guitar tones are full of old-school overdrive and fit the track perfectly. Joe clearly understands this style from the inside out and makes it his own without turning it into something it shouldn’t be. British blues interpreters were how Joe initially discovered blues music and he wears their legacies well.The title track, “Royal Tea,” is a gritty, slower blues that was inspired by a segment on Good Morning Britain about Harry and Meghan’s departure from palace life. Joe’s message is that if the Royal fable plays out like the song, it will concretely prove that the blues is a universal language that reaches beyond cultural, economic and racial differences and resides in the human soul. His playing is strident and full of sinew here and his vocals are emotional and convincing.“Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye” is Bonamassa’s epic ballad of the record and the first single taken from it. Although he’s known for his blazing guitar chops, Joe’s more restrained and melodic playing at the front of this track is some of his best work from these sessions. He does do some ripping in the more energetic middle section but his Slowhand moments definitely steal this show. “Savannah” is an acoustic-based cut with a hint of gospel to it that channels a gently romantic mood and again showcases Joe’s mellow side. He takes to this more singer-songwriter material quite nicely and should do more of it.“High Class Girl” is a lowdown blues cut built on the “Help Me/Green Onions” groove that’s sweet and authentic. The band swings hard and gives Joe plenty of space to rage and roar. It’s the kind of pub-shaking track that sent the blues back to America in the 60s and will make you want to get loud with it. Royal Tea closes with “Lonely Boy,” a horn-soaked jump blues rave-up that will send you off into the night in fine fashion and features some of Joe’s tastiest playing on the album. Bonamassa is a huge talent and a true believer in the power and relevance of this thing of ours. His British inflection on Royal Tea is a smashing success that will take you across the pond in a hurry.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitars)
Anton Fig (drums)
Michael Rhodes (bass)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)

Tracklist:

01. When One Door Opens
02. Royal Tea
03. Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye
04. Lookout Man!
05. High Class Girl
06. A Conversation With Alice
07. I Didn’t Think She Would Do It
08. Beyond The Silence
09. Lonely Boy
10. Savannah
11. Don't You Do Me No Favors (Bonus Track)
12. Don't Hand Me Your Hangups (Bonus Track)




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Joe Bonamassa - Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman (2021)













Year : 2021
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 183 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

A notable release for many different reasons, JOE BONAMASSA’s latest offering, ”Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman”, is set for release June 11th via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. The Ryman Auditorium occupies a special place in music history. A former home of the Grand Ole Opry, where Elvis Presley once walked the stage, the historic, hundred-year-old building has stolen the metaphorical hearts of artists thanks to its unique atmosphere and unrivalled acoustics.For Bonamassa’s concert, recorded during the pandemic, the Ryman was populated with life-size cardboard cut-outs of fans, and broadcast across the globe.What we get here, apart from the expected polished and heartfelt performance, are twelve live tracks, including unreleased versions of songs from Bonamassa’s Royal Tea album.This is an inspired and inspiring set. It can’t have been easy playing to an empty room, but clearly the band gave it their all, reaching out to the hundreds of thousands of fans who they knew were watching around the world.Says Bonamassa, “We played as good as we could in front of those 1700 cardboard cut outs of your faces and tried to imagine you there.” With an artist as dedicated and earnest as Bonamassa, you know that he means it.The aptly-titled “When One Door Opens” starts the show, a grand, unwinding and orchestral-minded piece which showcases the scope and ambition of Bonamassa’s song-writing and arranging skills. He has never been one to take the easy route, ever reaching for the skies. With this swooping, soaring track, shot full of aching pathos and eerie beauty, you can’t help but be impressed. As light-footed and hard-hitting as Muhammad Ali at his peak, “When One Door Opens” is in many ways the perfect representation of Bonamassa – earthy and rootsy on the one hand, reaching for stratospheric heights on the other.Vocally, Bonamassa is as strong as ever, muscular and affecting, with a smoothness of delivery which belies his hard-hitting power. Through it all runs that effortlessly weighty guitar sound which has made him famous.The secret behind the efficacy of both, lies in Bonamassa’s ability to be both fluid and weighty at once. His guitar is always mesmerizing, hefty and enjoyable, his vocals likewise.The rest of the set easily lives up to its promise. The title-track itself thumps and struts, growls and menaces. Plenty of blues/rock muscle fires up a heady mix. You can hear the rich, layered magic of classic Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix here, married to the easy musical invention of The Beatles and the sheer power of Led Zeppelin.Bonamassa’s guitar sings and sweeps, as mercurial as ever.“Why Does It Take So Long” starts off with delicate shimmering percussion before launching into an epic, questing blues, which veers from majestic might to fragile tenderness. “Beyond The Silence” whispers, stirs and echoes, unfurling into a dusty, highly affecting ballad. Old-West Americana tumbles and moans, drums skip and light up the venue.Listening to these tracks, it’s not hard to understand why Bonamassa has amassed such a large and loyal fan base. Not only is he an incredible talent, he is an artist who wears his heart on his sleeve. When he performs, he is playing for those listening, not for himself.This ethos shines through every note here, making Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman a record well deserving of your time.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitars)
Anton Fig (drums)
Michael Rhodes (bass)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)

Tracklist:

01. When One Door Opens
02. Royal Tea
03. High Class Girl
04. Lookout Man!
05. Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye
06. A Conversation With Alice
07. I Didn't Think She Would Do It
08. Beyond The Silence
09. Lonely Boy
10. Cradle Rock
11. Walk In My Shadow
12. New Day Yesterday/starship Trooper/warum




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Joe Bonamassa - Time Clocks (2021)













Year : 2021
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 131 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Joe Bonamassa has spent the last few studio albums “being Joe Bonamassa” – consolidating and redefining his own style. And doing it very well, it must be said. But now something seems to have snapped: he has gone rogue.It’s hard to say what could have caused this – the pandemic that curtailed his relentless gigging schedule; the speedy, claustrophobic atmosphere of New York, where the album was recorded; having to hook up with long-time producer Kevin Shirley, who was trapped in Australia.Or maybe a feeling that his previous studio album, Royal Tea, was bringing him full circle and that he needed to jump before he started repeating himself.There was a hint of this on Bonamassa’s last CD/DVD, Royal Tea Live At The Ryman, when he showcased the very English-made album (to an audience of cardboard cut-outs), rounding off with a version of Jethro Tull’s A New Day Yesterday that he first recorded two decades earlier.Whatever, he has made the leap and there’s a sense that not too much pre-planning went into this album. Once he’d mapped out the basic structure of a song he was happy to press ‘Record’ and see where it took him. This requires a certain confidence of course, but Bonamassa is not short of that these days. There is, however, an underlying theme to the album to give it guidance and direction – time. Time passed, time passing and time left.On the raw, muscular opening Notches it’s the ‘notches on my walking cane’ as Bonamassa’s guitar sends out a series of flares from the powerful blues boogie that propels the song. On the slow, surging The Heart That Never Waits that follows, it’s ‘Time is the healer that rescued me’.On the album’s title track with its cataclysmic opening and gentle build-up to the big chorus, the song just keeps expanding like an exploding galaxy and Bonamassa thrashes around as if he’s overwhelmed by the whole concept of time. It’s not until the album’s mid point on Mind’s Eye that Bonamassa takes a moment to reflect, backed by a haunting guitar riff. But he can’t hold back for long and he’s soon rattling the walls again.From then on, it’s a headlong rush to the final slow, melodic Known Unknowns, where his angst drains into an acceptance that he will never beat the ticking of the clock. It was a journey he had to make and now he’ll have to follow it.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitars)
Anton Fig (drums)
Michael Rhodes (bass)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)

Tracklist:

01. Pilgrimage (00:55)
02. Notches (07:03)
03. The Heart That Never Waits (05:51)
04. Time Clocks (07:07)
05. Questions and Answers (04:09)
06. Mind’s Eye (06:17)
07. Curtain Call (07:31)
08. The Loyal Kind (06:48)
09. Hanging On a Loser (04:17)
10. Known Unknowns (06:48)




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Joe Bonamassa - Road To Redemption (EP) (2022)











Year : 2022
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 73 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

INCLUDES RARE TRACKS NEVER RELEASED DIGITALLY FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2018 REDEMPTION ALBUM.LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Blues Rock superstar Joe Bonamassa surprises fans across the globe by releasing a collection of songs from his 2018 hit album, Redemption, including 3 bonus tracks that have never been available digitally before today. A play on the original album title, Road to Redemption alternates between new and familiar tracks, bringing long-standing and new listeners alike on a journey through 6 diverse, specially curated songs. Showcasing Bonamassa’s prolific guitar playing and wide-ranging style, listeners everywhere can stream or download these 3 never before released tracks NOW.The release is accompanied by a fast-paced brand-new music video for the “Black Roses”, which can be viewed HERE. Not only the first song on the track list, “Black Roses” is also the first of the 3 new-to-digital releases.Redemption continues to be a fan-favorite 4 years after its original release, and now listeners across the globe can enjoy a fresh new take on the Billboard Blues Album Chart-topping album. Although new to digital platforms, the new songs on the compilation may sound familiar to some. Fans who purchased the Target-exclusive release of Redemption received these songs on their CD or vinyl as bonus tracks. With the songs available digitally for the first time, even those who are familiar with the bonus tracks will experience a new appreciation for them as they journey “down the road” of the tracklist of Road to Redemption.Fans of the Blues Rock Titan know the familiar saying – Joe Bonamassa is “Always On The Road”, and Road to Redemption comes out just in time for the start of his U.S. Fall 2022 tour, which begins November 1st and spanning across 19 cities and 22 dates. True to the moniker, tickets are also available now for two U.S. and European tours taking place this Spring. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting Bonamassa’s TOUR page.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitars)
Michael Rhodes (bass)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)
Anton Fig (drums)

Tracklist:

01. Black Roses (5:02)
02. The Ghost Of Macon Jones (5:24)
03. Stronger Now In Broken Places (Band Version) (4:42)
04. Deep In The Blues Again (4:46)
05. Somewhere Down The Road (5:18)
06. Molly O’ (6:06)




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Joe Bonamassa - Tales Of Time (Digipak Edition) (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 181 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Joe Bonamassa’s New Live Album Tales of Time will be released by J&R Adventures and Provogue/Mascot Label Group on April 14, 2023. The album was recorded in its entirety over two nights at Colorado’s “Red Rocks Amphitheater” and is available as a CD/DVD, CD/Blu-Ray and a 3LP 180 gram Vinyl album set. Bonamassa performed his most recent 2021album Time Clocks in its entirety along with a half dozen older numbers like “Dust Bowl” and “Mountain Time,” and others for the DVD and Vinyl album. The CD contains ten cuts but like the DVD and vinyl “Pilgrimage” and “Hanging on a Loser” from Time Clocks are replaced with “Just ‘Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should” and “Evil Mama.”The band is Bonamassa’s most recent touring band comprised of Reese Wynans – Keyboards, Mahalia Barnes – Vocals and Percussion, Lemar Carter – Drums and Percussion, Calvin Turner – Bass Guitar, Jade MacRae – Vocals and Percussion, Dannielle DeAndrea – Vocals and Percussion as well as Josh Smith – Guitar. There is a short 55 second intro titled “Dawn of Time” prior to the opening cut “Notches” which is nearly nine minutes long and was co-written with Kevin Shirley and Charlie Starr from “Blackberry Smoke. It kicks the show off with a barnburner from driving drums to screaming guitar peals. “The Heart That Never Waits” follows and is a bluesy excursion that is reminiscent of Stevie Ray and was co-written with James House. “Curtain Call” is another lengthy hard driving cut with excellent cinematography recording the performance. In 2022 a video was released of “Mind’s Eye” which was co-written with James House and contains more of the album’s stellar guitar work.Once again a video of “Questions And Answers” was released in 2022 before the current project. It was co-written by James House and Kevin Shirley with a repetitive beat and almost Latin sound between guitar peals. “The Loyal Kind” was co-written with Bernie Marsden and has a hard rock sound. A video of “Known Unknowns” was released in 2023 that was an excerpt from the DVD recorded at “Red Rocks” as an advance sample from the entire project that was co-written by Bonamassa and Alyssa Bonagura. “Time Clocks” was the title track from the 2021 album and co-written by Bonamassa and Kevin Shirley as an exercise in pushing the envelope. “Just ‘Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should” gives Wynans a chance to shine before Bonamassa shreds his fret board to a driving beat. The last cut on the CD is “Evil Mama” another co-write with Tom Hambridge and Shirley that is a jam to high heaven followed by Bonamassa’s scalding pyrotechnic guitar pealsAs already mentioned the DVD and vinyl had a half dozen additional cuts ranging from the short intro and conclusion to standards like “Mountain Time,” “Dust Bowl,” “The Ballad of John Henry” and a cover of Gary Moore’s “Midnight Blues.” After attending a thousand live shows over the past 60 years I’ve learned to appreciate ambience but with the pandemic came live internet concerts. No matter how well it is filmed and the sound is reproduced, watching a show from a screen will never hold a candle to the live show. However, this is as good as it gets if you couldn’t be there, like “Woodstock.”

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitars)
Michael Rhodes (bass)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)
Anton Fig (drums)

Tracklist:

01. Notches (Live) (09:49)
02. The Heart That Never Waits (Live) (08:31)
03. Curtain Call (Live) (09:01)
04. Mind’s Eye (Live) (06:29)
05. Questions And Answers (Live) (05:28)
06. The Loyal Kind (Live) (06:34)
07. Known Unknowns (Live) (06:04)
08. Time Clocks (Live) (07:56)
09. Just 'Cos You Can Don’t Mean You Should (Live) (07:58)
10. Evil Mama (Live) (06:33)




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Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe Vol.2 (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 103 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Twenty years since the release of his best-selling album Blues Deluxe, which celebrated “the year of the blues” with unforgettable reinterpretations of classic tracks, JOE BONAMASSA is taking stock of how far he and the genre have come with the upcoming release of ”Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2”.Featuring 2 new originals and 8 new covers of some of the most influential names in the blues, Bonamassa returns to his roots and gives new life to the classic tracks that have informed his own artistry.One of the original tracks is “Hope You Realize It (Goodbye Again),” a song Bonamassa wrote with Tom Hambridge. The track has a deep funk groove that Bonamassa has attributed to his decision to give it “a real Tower of Power treatment.” It’s fast and smooth, with emphatic drums and an exciting mid-song Bonamassa solo.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitars)
Michael Rhodes (bass)
Reese Wynans (keyboards)
Anton Fig (drums)

Tracklist:

01. Twenty-Four Hour Blues
02. It’s Hard But It’s Fair
03. Well, I Done Got Over It
04. I Want To Shout About It
05. Win-O
06. Hope You Realize It (Goodbye Again)
07. Lazy Poker Blues
08. You Sure Drive A Hard Bargain
09. The Truth Hurts
10. Is It Safe To Go Home




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Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra (2024)













Year : 2024
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 183 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Blues-rock virtuoso JOE BONAMASSA will release soon “Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra“, where the musician breathes new life into classics songs / versions from his catalog with new arrangements. The performance, enhanced by a 40-piece orchestra, captures the grandeur of Bonamassa’s live show and elevates these songs, highlighting his unique ability to blend deep blues influences with rock vigour.Indeed, ”Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra” showcases Bonamassa’s virtuosic blend of blues and rock but also elevates fan-favourite tracks with grandiose orchestral arrangements by some of Hollywood’s finest – David Campbell, Trevor Rabin, and Jeff Bova.Bonamassa’s Hollywood Bowl performance was a “bucket list” event that further cements his status as a leading figure in modern blues-rock. The collaboration with a full orchestra, under the guidance of renowned Hollywood orchestrators, added an unprecedented depth and scale to Joe’s music, providing fans with an entirely new way to experience his catalog.This project represents yet another pinnacle in Bonamassa’s career, encapsulating the magic of a live performance where every note resonates with the energy of a musician at the peak of his powers.Sound quality is first class.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa - vocals, guitars
Michael Rhodes - bass
Reese Wynans - keyboards
Anton Fig - drums

Tracklist:

01. When One Door Opens Overture
02. Curtain Call
03. Self-Inflicted Wounds
04. No Good Place for the Lonely
05. Ball Peen Hammer
06. The Last Matador of Bayonne
07. Prisoner
08. If Heartaches Were Nickels
09. The Ballad of John Henry
10. Twenty-Four Hour Blues
11. Sloe Gin




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Joe Bonamassa - Different Shades Of Blue (Overdrive) (2024)











Year : 2014 / 2024 (Bonus Tracks)
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 150 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

As part of Black Country Communion or solo artist, there are few blues-rockers today who are as consistent as JOE BONAMASSA. And this comes clear on his new record properly titled “Different Shades Of Blue”, as ranges from heavy blues to funk / soul inspired blues.In celebration of 10 years of the album release, Bonamassa is presenting a reissue titled “Different Shades Of Blue (Overdrive)“, featuring a new cover art and including 3 previously unreleased songs as bonus tracks.To outdo himself and push his art forward with the bar already set pretty high, Bonamassa left his long-standing template of mixing in covers with originals and had a hand in writing every track for new album. But instead of writing the songs on his own, he partnered in Nashville with established composers like talented James House.Oh, and Bonamassa wrote with Jonathan Cain, too. Yes, that Jonathan Cain of Journey.Joe B.’s songwriting acumen didn’t really require extra polish, but the input from these proven pros certainly didn’t hurt, either. And any anxiety that he went ‘country’ or ‘Journey’ on us should quickly be put to rest; these song bear his fingerprints much more than his songwriting mates.That improvement comes in a more aggressive push against the boundaries of contemporary blues, making an album that offers different, widely varied takes of the broader-based blues. That’s the freedom that often comes with writing all your own material.The album starts off mighty strong, a killer string of four tunes that reminds us of the diversity Bonamassa finds in the broad context of the blues. The Hendrix re-worked instrumental intro “Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)” serves as a just-right passage into the killer crunch of “Oh Beautiful!”, quite heavy and very Black Country Communion in essence.A sax from Ron Dziubla and a trumpet from Lee Thornburg give “Love Ain’t A Love Song” swift, soulful kick in the ass and the lyrics have the swagger to match the melody; it’s meant to be played loud. The horns reappear on “Living On The Moon,” a crisp blues shuffle, and Bonamassa gets a nasty thing going for his brief guitar solo.But the best arrives in the mid-part of the CD.The ultra melodic but a the same hard rocking bluesy “Never Give All Your Heart” will delight fans of classic Bad Company, and for those with a hunger for the dirty lowdown kind of blues, “Heartache Follows Wherever I Go” fills the bill and then some. It’s like a song taken from Gary Moore’s classic ‘Still Got The Blues’.These two songs alone worth this disc.Kevin Shirley is on board as producer as he’s been for the prior fifteen Bonamassa albums and he declares “Different Shades of Blue” his ‘favorite Joe Bonamassa record to date’. Agree with him.This album rocks, in a bluesy style, but rocks with blood in the veins.Like the title of the album and the deeply soulful song of the same name (another highlight), this new batch of songs points up the fact that the blues does come in so many different shades. And all of it is good.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa – Guitar, Vocals
Carmine Rojas – Bass
Tal Bergman – Drums
Derek Sherinian – Keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
02. Oh Beautiful!
03. Love Ain’t A Love Song
04. Living On The Moon
05. Heartache Follows Wherever I Go
06. Never Give All Your Heart
07. I Gave Up Everything For You, ‘Cept The Blues
08. Different Shades Of Blue
09. Get Back My Tomorrow
10. Trouble Town
11. So, What Would I Do
12. Scarlet Town (Bonus Track)
13. Better The Devil You Know (Bonus Track)
14. Black Irish Eyes (Bonus Track)




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Joe Bonamassa - Trigger Finger (EP) (2025)











Year : 2025
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 39 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

Blues-rock icon JOE BONAMASSA returns with the release of “Trigger Finger,” the advance EP from his eagerly awaited new album ‘Breakthrough’, due out July 18th on J&R Adventures. Marking another bold chapter in Bonamassa’s storied career, the track captures his signature fusion of powerful guitar riffs, driving rhythms, and raw vocal swagger. Co-written with long-time collaborator Tom Hambridge, “Trigger Finger” is a hard-hitting, up-tempo anthem about resilience, reinvention, and the fire that fuels forward motion.
With its fiery guitar work and no-nonsense lyrics, “Trigger Finger” finds Bonamassa leaning into a grittier, more rocking sound that highlights the album’s adventurous spirit.The EP also includes title track “Breakthrough,” a soulful and uplifting anthem of transformation, along with the moody, introspective “Shake This Ground” and the gritty, uptempo standout rocker “Drive By The Exit Sign”.Each of these songs showcases a different facet of Bonamassa’s evolving artistry and the emotional range of ”Breakthrough”, his most stylistically diverse studio effort to dateProduced by Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, The Black Crowes, Journey), ‘Breakthrough’ was crafted across Greece, Nashville, and Los Angeles, blending global influences into a dynamic, genre-bending collection.

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa – Guitar, Vocals
Carmine Rojas – Bass
Tal Bergman – Drums
Derek Sherinian – Keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Trigger Finger
02. Shake This Ground
03. Drive By The Exit Sign
04. Breakthrough




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Joe Bonamassa - Breakthrough (2025)











Year : 2025
Style : Blues Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 105 mb

Bio:

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Bonamassa opened for B.B. King when he was only 12 years old.In the last 13 years Bonamassa has put out 15 solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which 11 have reached #1 on the Billboard Blues charts.Bonamassa has played alongside such artists as Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Blondie Chaplin, Foreigner, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Warren Haynes, and Derek Trucks among others.His career highlights include performances at the Royal Albert Hall and a Grammy Award nomination in 2013. In addition to his music career, Joe Bonamassa runs a nonprofit organization called the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, whose mission it is to further music education by funding scholarships and providing music education resources to schools in need.Bonamassa's most commonly recognized instruments are his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standards. His extensive guitar collection is one of the best in the world.

Album:

There is one thing for sure! Nobody can say Joe Bonamassa doesn’t put a shift in! In the last two years he has released two live albums and three studio albums including the Black Country Communion album ‘V‘. I have also seen him twice , catching his own tour in Glasgow and then Black Country Communion in Vienna. Both shows illustrated that he has moved up a a notch in terms of showmanship and audience interaction and has become a little more ‘rock and roll’. This album picks up on that and builds on 2021’s ‘Time Cocks‘ (review here), albeit there was a blues intermission in 2023 with ‘Blues Deluxe Volume 2‘.The album opens with the title track ‘Breakthrough‘ which was the lead ‘single’ from the track a few months ago. Opening with an almost delta blues infused chorus, the song is driven by an walking bass line which has a revolving rhythmic pattern to it. Definitely a blues rocker setting the pace from the get-go. The pace is maintained by the pacey blues rocker ‘Trigger Finger‘ which sounds to me like mash-up of Stevie Ray Vaughn and ZZ Top! With two contrasting guitar parts, one being a ferocious riff and the other a clean finger picking riff, it really rocks along.‘I’ll Take the Blame‘ slots into the more traditional blues fare Bonamassa offered up in the earlier part of his career with another splash of Billy Gibbons playing Texas blues and bounces along nicely on a great rhythm. A change of groove is up next with the funkiness of ‘Drive By the Exit Sign‘. A really danceable tune – am I allowed to say that for Joe Bonamassa? It veers into soul territory for the superb catchy chorus with some outstanding female backing vocals and counter lines which have been a feature of live shows for a while.‘Broken Record‘ is the closing track of the first half of this ten-track offering and opens with some beautiful guitar playing over organ and keyboard strings and shows Bonamassa at his sensitive best. However, when the chorus crashes in with a huge guitar riff, we get real light and shade. This is further highlighted in the rhythm behind the solo section. Coming in at nearly seven minutes, it holds your attention is it weaves its way through the story being told.‘Shake This Ground‘ is the opener for the second half (for those listening on vinyl!) and opens with a great acoustic guitar rhythm. While this is another of the laid-back tracks with a country vibe going on, it is built around a powerful, slightly pacey rhythm section. In addition, Bonamassa’s vocals have a warmth and maturity and he seems to be evolving from being a guitarist who sings into a vocalist with powerful and emotive delivery. Next up is the swinging Still Walking With Me and this is another danceable number. Interspersed with some fine guitar playing, it reminds me a little of Robert Cray and has another fine vocal performance and another catchy chorus.‘Life After Dark‘ as its names suggests takes a slightly darker turn and is a brooding tale of loneliness and new beginnings. For me, its more rock with a blues rock groove which continues the evolution in the songwriting and is atmospheric and powerful. We are then thrusted into the fastest rocker I have heard from Bonamassa entitled You Don’t Own Me. Opening with a full band blast and then brief respite before the song shoots off at break-neck speed by Bonamassa’s standard. An out and out rocker indeed, riffing away like a madman, it really adds to the Bonamassa repertoire.Sadly, we are at the last number of the album and it on first listen couldn’t help but think I had heard it before. Called ‘Pain’s On Me‘ the guitar riff is almost identical to that of ‘The Heart That Never Waits‘ from ‘Time Clocks‘ but played faster! It has a melodic groove that shuffles along and is a great song in its own right. However, I do struggle a little with the fact that main guitar motif is the same as the above named song. Maybe Bonamassa thought it worth revisiting if not happy with the first attempt? Let’s be honest, he wouldn’t be the first musician to do so!What’s the verdict then? Well, while this album may not win over many new fans, but for me it most certainly continues the evolution started on ‘Time Clocks‘ in terms of songwriting. Its another album full of original songs with help from a few co-writers and adds more depth and dynamics to the song structures and arrangements. Furthermore, I really do think Bonamassa is emerging as a vocalist in his own right. Subsequently, this album completely knocks it out the park for me and it will be getting added to my ever-growing Bonamassa collection!

Line-Up:

Joe Bonamassa – Guitar, Vocals
Carmine Rojas – Bass
Tal Bergman – Drums
Derek Sherinian – Keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Breakthrough
02. Trigger Finger
03. I'll Take The Blame
04. Drive By The Exit Sign
05. Broken Record
06. Shake This Ground
07. Still Walking With Me
08. Life After Dark
09. You Don't Own Me
10. Pain's On Me




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