Описание
Joe Bonamassa- YOU & ME- CD- 06.06.2006/2012-
- J&R Adventures/Provogue Records B.V./Mascot Music Productions And Publishing B.V.- 8712725718529- 400 grn
YOU & ME is the fifth studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. It was released on 6th June 2006 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. It is Bonamassa's first album not to contain a title track. Most of his previous releases have mixed blues covers with his own originals, all played with a rocker's attitude, volume and less-than-subtle approach. This one follows suit and even though Joe Bonamassa to sayed that he wanted to make a blues album, not a rock album that has blues on it, it's impossible to claim that he has succeeded with YOU & ME. That doesn't make this a bad or disappointing disc; quite the contrary, it's a solid blues-rock release and arguably his best work to date. But as early as the second track, an original rocker titled "Bridge To Better Days", Bonamassa takes off on an early Free/Savoy Brown-styled stomper. Things settle down and get more rootsy on the following two slow blues tracks, although a lovely Bonamassa original, "Asking Around For You", adds strings, not exactly a touch most would associate with pure blues. Regardless, it's extremely effective and when the strings return on a nine-and-a-half-minute cover of Led Zeppelin's "Tea For One", it is a spine-tingling experience and possibly this album's finest moment. Drummer Jason Bonham, who is excellent throughout, brings additional authenticity to the song his dad first played on. Bonamassa unplugs for a few mid-disc tracks, including a cover of "Tamp 'Em Up Solid". Twelve-year-old harmonica whiz L.D. Miller does his best John Popper imitation on a hyperactive version of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Your Funeral And My Trial", and the instrumental titled "Django" shows that Bonamassa has been listening to Gary Moore's "Parisienne Walkways". It adds up to a quality disc that will please existing fans and might bring some new ones into the fold, but it's also one that doesn't take the chances push the guitarist into uncharted territory.
PERSONNEL: Joe Bonamassa – guitars, vocals; Carmine Rojas – bass; Jason Bonham – drums; Rick Melick – piano, organ, tambourine; Jeff Bova – orchestration, programming; Pat Thrall – additional guitar; Doug Henthorn – vocals; L.D. Miller – harmonica.
Musically it was pretty much as expected - a hard rock album with a bluesy edge - but Bonamassa's restraint will be caught you by surprise. Having readied your for flashy, interminable solos, the reality was much more controlled. You fully expected to be astounded by Bonamassa's ability but was equally aware of the possibility of being browbeaten by excess. In the end, instead of just heaping plaudits on the guitar work, it was the songs themselves which emerged the winners. Was Sloe Gin typical Joe Bonamassa? With YOU & ME Joe Bonamassa has repeated the same trick, albeit with a tad less in the way of dividends. It's becoming apparent Bonamassa has a superb ear when it comes to choosing songs to cover. Certainly no slouch in the writing stakes himself, Bonamassa appears to struggle in terms of quantity. YOU & ME contains only four originals and so the choice of cover versions is imperative to the album's overall success. But Bonamassa is not content to simply regurgitate the originals. Instead he adds his own trademark flourishes, throws in a little orchestration and delivers up flights of fancy without over-embellishment. The more you hear of Joe Bonamassa the more impressed you'll become. Guitar hero he may be but if he was just another prodigious talent things would quickly become boring. YOU & ME is an immersive experience, one where the most important factor is the music itself.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Clear Tray And Includes 8-Page Foldout Leaflet.
Made In The EU.
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