This does not even rise to misunderstandings: This album does not have much to do with sweaty road worker Blue Rock à la Rory Gallagher or Gov't Mule. Who holds the like for "authentic", should stick with it and stay away from this masterpiece. With Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa two fantastic musicians have taken the master all means of musical expression from the harsh cry to subtle nuance; these funds are never an end in itself, but are always fed by direct feel and experience. Many rock fan like the here offered technical precision perceive as too perfect, "Too Smooth". I am of a different opinion. Perfection is no more synonymous with guaranteed superficial smoothness as naive-edged drauflos Rocken per se honesty and substance. Here in any case has become through superior art to the event very much substance. Moreover, these interpretations are more a vintage-Blues Jazz, as they sit up a scratchy-scratch-celled Rockattitüde. It's a pure pleasure to listen to Beth Hart's intense, rich vocals and Joe Bonamassa modulation crystal clear, down to the smallest note in expressive guitar playing, which always puts on small lights the famous blues patterns and new, unexpected variations elicits. Happy is he who is able to hear it and to enjoy it. Unfortunately for the rest. In short, if you buy this year is likely just an album, it should be exactly this. (Four star's music and interpretation in general; the fifth as a bonus to do so because the album has particularly touched me personally.)
