In the last nine years, bluesman Joe Bonamassa has released no less than six studio and two live albums. The Ballad of John Henry is his seventh proper album, and the follow-up to 2007’s acclaimed Sloe Gin. As on previous outings, The Ballad of John Henry sees the singer deliver a dynamite blast of blues-influenced rock, buoying the genre's acoustic tendencies with searing electric guitar riffs and gritty vocals. Seven of the 12 tracks here are written by Bonamassa, … mehrranging from the blistering title track--a story of the eternal American folk legend--to the swaying, loping, tough-nosed “Last Kiss”. The songs are all suitably impressive, as are most of the covers, which include a Stevie Ray-esque take on Sam Brown’s ballad "Stop!" and great renditions of Tom Waits' "Jockey Full Of Bourbon" and Ike & Tina Turner's "Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter". The Ballad of John Henry further underlines Bonamassa's talents as both firebrand musician and compelling songwriter. weniger
1 - The Ballad Of John Henry
2 - Stop!
3 - Last Kiss
4 - Jockey Full Of Bourbon
5 - Story Of A Quarryman… mehr
6 - Lonesome Road Blues
7 - Happier Times
8 - Feelin' Good
9 - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
10 - The Great Flood
11 - From The Valley
12 - As The Crow Flies) weniger