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Track Listing 1. Ballad Of John Henry, The 2. Stop! 3. Last Kiss 4. Jockey Full Of Bourbon 5. Story Of A Quarryman 6. Lonesome Road Blues 7. Happier Times 8. Feelin' Good 9. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter 10. Great Flood, The 11. From The Valley 12. As The Crow Flies
| Details | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa gets up to his usual tricks on THE BALLAD OF JOHN HENRY, dabbling in a variety of genres, but injecting them all with a serious dose of guitar heroics. Like his musical forefather Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonamassa is both soulful and a shredder, and he brings those qualities to tracks like Tom Waits's "Jockey Full of Bourbon," Ike & Tina Turner's "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter," and a handful of rock and blues-fused originals. Bonamassa has a progressive sensibility, but that never keeps him, on any of BALLAD's 12 tracks, from rocking like no one's business.
Industry Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- [F]ronted by the sterling title track, its amped-up virtuoso musicianship more than compensates. There's a varied choice of covers too, including the Sam Brown hit 'Stop!'...
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