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Track Listings
| 1. Steal Your Heart Away |
| 2. I Know a Place |
| 3. When the Fire Hits the Sea |
| 4. Quarryman's Lament |
| 5. Spanish Boots |
| 6. Bird On a Wire |
| 7. Three Times a Fool |
| 8. Night Life |
| 9. Wandering Earth |
| 10. Look Over Yonder Wall |
| 11. Athens to Athens |
| 12. Blue and Evil |
| 13. Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind |
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CD With Special Guest Bb King
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Jon Seymour
Format:Audio CD
Joe pushes his boundaries ever further with this release. While it will not be to everyone's tastes, I believe it to be some of his finest work to date. It's completely different to any other Joe album, and the way Joe continues to mature and grow with each release is a testament to the man's talent. As ever, this album is a mix of cover versions and original material. For me, the original material is amazing, especially Blue & Evil which definitely has a Led Zepp sound not unlike Kashmir, and the hauntingly melodic Quarryman's Lament which is simply beautiful, and Wandering Earth is a real down and dirty blues song. Covers include Jeff Beck's Spanish Boots, and Leonard Cohen's Bird On A Wire, both of which are simply stunning. Then of course there's Night Life on which Joe shares guitar and vocal duties with none other than BB King, and the chemistry between them comes across brilliantly on the track. All in all, this is a brilliant piece of work, and a new direction for Joe, so give it a chance, you may be pleasantly surprised.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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Track listing
1. Steal Your Heart Away
2. Know a Place
3. When the Fire Hits the Sea
4. Quarryman's Lament
5. Spanish Boots
6. Bird on a Wire
7. Three Times a Fool
8. Night Life - King, B.B.
9. Wandering Earth
10. Look Over Yonder Wall
11. Athens to Athens
12. Blue and Evil
13. Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind
Track listing
1. Steal Your Heart Away
2. Know a Place
3. When the Fire Hits the Sea
4. Quarryman's Lament
5. Spanish Boots
6. Bird on a Wire
7. Three Times a Fool
8. Night Life - King, B.B.
9. Wandering Earth
10. Look Over Yonder Wall
11. Athens to Athens
12. Blue and Evil
13. Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Haynes
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having been impressed with Joe's previous 2 studio albums (Sloe Gin and The Ballad of John Henry) I was looking forward to this one. Certainly you can't accuse Joe of standing still. Although a blues player each of these last 3 albums are very different. In this one he mixes (with variable results) Greek instruments into his sound. Also the sound at times seems a trifle 'strange' (must be the studio electronics in this Greek studio) and curiously 'cold' - my advice to Joe would be find a studio with a good sound! There's a mixture of acoustic blues and heavy/rock blues plus a great duet with BB King but overall I can't help feeling this isn't his best effort.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is probably the most eagerly awaited JB cd in his recording history, mainly due to the enormous success of recent times with Sloe Gin, Ballad Of John Henry and the RAH concert and dvd release. Questions being thrown around about 'How the hell can he get near these musical highs?' Well people ...Joe & co have produced a musical masterpiece. I can confirm , in my humble opinion, that Joe has given us his best work since the 'You And Me' cd.
Very Led Zep in feel , and the added bonus of the Greek influence which enhances the songs in the most positive way.
Black Rock is a very complete statement , unlike its 2 predecessors that were very good but had the odd track you wanted to skip past, not here , every track is a killer in its own way.
Excellantly produced by Kevin Shirley, he and Joe have a very good understanding now and it shows . Only 5 originals here , but its quality not quantity here, following on from the superb 'Happier Times' and 'The Great Flood' from TBOJH, the writing is getting more confident.
The cd kicks off with 2 covers that set the rock groove in nicely, 'Steal Your Heart Away' and 'I Know A Place', before the first of Joe's own compositions 'When The Fire Hits The Sea' which I believe was written about the sunsets in Greece.
The first taste of Greece in the music comes on 'Quarrymans Lament' which has a wonderful laid back rhythm courtesy of the local musicians Joe playing along over the top of them, culminating with a beautiful guitar solo. This will I presume take a few people by surprise, but I like it.
Back to the rock on 'Spanish Boots' an old Beck/Stewart/Wood composition, that will sound great live. The bass , drums and keys are excellant on this track.... Read more ›
Very Led Zep in feel , and the added bonus of the Greek influence which enhances the songs in the most positive way.
Black Rock is a very complete statement , unlike its 2 predecessors that were very good but had the odd track you wanted to skip past, not here , every track is a killer in its own way.
Excellantly produced by Kevin Shirley, he and Joe have a very good understanding now and it shows . Only 5 originals here , but its quality not quantity here, following on from the superb 'Happier Times' and 'The Great Flood' from TBOJH, the writing is getting more confident.
The cd kicks off with 2 covers that set the rock groove in nicely, 'Steal Your Heart Away' and 'I Know A Place', before the first of Joe's own compositions 'When The Fire Hits The Sea' which I believe was written about the sunsets in Greece.
The first taste of Greece in the music comes on 'Quarrymans Lament' which has a wonderful laid back rhythm courtesy of the local musicians Joe playing along over the top of them, culminating with a beautiful guitar solo. This will I presume take a few people by surprise, but I like it.
Back to the rock on 'Spanish Boots' an old Beck/Stewart/Wood composition, that will sound great live. The bass , drums and keys are excellant on this track.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By J. M. Green
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Is this a case of Greeks influencing Joe or vice versa? Either way, a very clever variation on a blues theme. That said, this is far more blues oriented than rock - indeed, it failed my standard "rock" test (play the start of each track one after the other to find the big hitters!) and, for once, on a Bonamassa album, there isn't an out and out stonker - well actually there is, but it's a builder in the form of BLUE AND EVIL.
Overall Joe's material remains at the highest of levels and his choice of covers and their presentation still stand him head and shoulders over his contemporaries with his guitar playing becoming ever more fluid. This is indeed an album of great balance and counterpoint with the Greek support just adding the right amount of additional influence without being too intrusive to the blues message.
Personal favourites here are When The Fire Hits The Sea, Spanish Boots and of course, Blue And Evil but whether you prefer your blues hard or soft, there is something for everybody within this excellent album.
Overall Joe's material remains at the highest of levels and his choice of covers and their presentation still stand him head and shoulders over his contemporaries with his guitar playing becoming ever more fluid. This is indeed an album of great balance and counterpoint with the Greek support just adding the right amount of additional influence without being too intrusive to the blues message.
Personal favourites here are When The Fire Hits The Sea, Spanish Boots and of course, Blue And Evil but whether you prefer your blues hard or soft, there is something for everybody within this excellent album.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Bart Corvers
Format:Audio CD
Joe is a great musician and I own most of his CD`s.
With a promissing title like Black Rock, I could hardly wait to get my hands on this one.
I played it 3 times before putting it back in it`s box where it will probably stay for a very long time.
Too experimental for my taste.
If you like his work on "Sloe Gin" and "So it`s like that", you`ll probably better off to let this one pass.
I didn`t and I wasted my money.
With a promissing title like Black Rock, I could hardly wait to get my hands on this one.
I played it 3 times before putting it back in it`s box where it will probably stay for a very long time.
Too experimental for my taste.
If you like his work on "Sloe Gin" and "So it`s like that", you`ll probably better off to let this one pass.
I didn`t and I wasted my money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing guitarist
Only just found Joe Bonamassa,he's brilliant,mellodic rock and cool character. Will have to listen to more tracks and choose some.
Published 1 month ago by Christina
5.0 out of 5 stars
You'll love this one
Black Rock by Joe Bonamassa.
If you like Joe Bonamassa, you'll love this album. I was going to say which song I liked the most,
but I like all of them.
If you like Joe Bonamassa, you'll love this album. I was going to say which song I liked the most,
but I like all of them.
Published 4 months ago by Mre P Kelland
5.0 out of 5 stars
music from the heart
its what you expect from joe bonamassa no crap just good honest music so lets have a lot more he has a genuine feel for blues music
Published 8 months ago by pete m
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you Amazon
Brilliant, fun, deep and flirty, loving it songs for all moods today, and thank you Amazon for sorting it for me.
Published 18 months ago by Dibs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bonamassa goes Titan
I have been a big Joe Bonamassa fan since Amazon first recommended him to me and my first live experience of Joe a few years ago at Rock City in Nottingham. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2011 by KB, Lincs
3.0 out of 5 stars
a step back
Until this album I've thought that's Joe's albums had each been a step forward - certainly his previous effort, The Ballad of... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2010 by dpsmith
5.0 out of 5 stars
black rock. ROCKS.
After my two best friends who in my opinion know a good singer/songwriter when they hear one. Told me to listen to Joe (who dont know each other & live 200 miles apart). Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2010 by mark 1
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cymbals that go pttthhhh
Do you like cymbals that go "ptthhhh" or do you prefer them to go "tssssssss"!?
If it's the latter then don't buy this album. Read more
If it's the latter then don't buy this album. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2010 by Bob
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent music, great pressing
This is just brilliant on every level.
It's my first time hearing Joe Bonamassa, I'm now a complete convert. Read more
It's my first time hearing Joe Bonamassa, I'm now a complete convert. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2010 by salty_peters
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent album
well worth a listen too. Good for driving in the car with the volume turned up
Published on 13 Sep 2010 by cash
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