Meanwhile, the man with the raspy voice and the soft core, which has the mid-Sixties sung times in a group with the funny name The Beach Bums, almost 70 years old, and eight (!) Years after his last studio album FACE THE PROMISE, I do not know, he has actually risen again to present an (even then) completely changed world something new, but at the same time indicated that this could be his last album.
RIDE OUT shows firstly the rock'n'rollende side this still impressive Shouters, which he, inter alia, with cover versions ("Detroit Made" by John Hiatt, "The Devil's Right Hand" by Steve Earle), but also with their own "Hey Gypsy "and the title track" Ride Out "equal emphasized at the beginning, on the other hand a preference for countryfizierte songs, and of course, since even the ballads and semi ballads that have always been an outstanding hallmark of his publications.
Although I'm not a country music fan, I stir surprisingly precisely these numbers here most about, namely the sung along with Laura Creamer "Adam and Eve" and "You Take Me In". "California Stars" you do not get out of your head, so is the catchy chorus.
The classical dramatic ballad "Gates of Eden" ends the regular album after ten titles in less than 35 minutes.
But thankfully come after three so-called bonus tracks, namely the magnificent, acoustic "lists" which loosely rocking and swinging "The Fireman's Talkin '" and with the somewhat sluggish, however pretty "Let the Rivers Run" another ballad.
RIDE OUT, powerfully produced by Bob Seger himself and transparent mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (James Brown, Prince, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner and many others), although does not belong to Segers absolute masterpieces, but goes from time to time better ear. Wage work: 3 Place the US album charts (!).
Conclusion: For an experienced professional is almost 70 stop in the rock business ageless.
