brief Bonnaroo experience in a couple of days. I had high expectations for this record as you can tell from the other two posts about JB. Sadly, it was more like the old JB records than the newer two, just barely making my grade for a keeper. Black Rock has 13 tracks, of which 7 were good, the other filler in my book. So just over 50% was good enough for me to keep the whole album, based on his most recent work. It is certainly his best selling record to date, and I'm happy for him, but my recommendation, JB if you are reading this, is to trust your own songwriting capability and do a complete record of your own compositions, not 50/50 with covers. In fact, I think I'll go back over these last two records and track a set list of the JB originals. That, my friends, will be a great album.
Oh, and the anticipation factor is still up for the next release, which is set to feature Glenn Hughes, the rock and roll legend from Trapeze and Deep Purple who Stevie Wonder once claimed was his favorite white singer, and Jason Bonham, timekeeper of many a legendary name. The group will be called Black Country and I believe will tour late this year. I don't see how this could be a letdown...
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