There have been the (very) occasional moments in my music appreciation life, when a track or album has been of such note that, for me, it has marked the genius that is bestowed on the very few. For example, I still have fond memories of a lunchtime stroll down Victoria Street in London around 1967 time when I first heard Canned Heat's 'On The Road Again' shouting at me from the open door of a record shop now long gone. I remember entering and asking the young female assistant what the incredible sound was coming from the (now primitive) speakers. If anything she was more excited about it than I was. "I've been waiting for someone to ask" she said as she thrust a copy into my hand. "It's incredible - please play it as much as you can!" I was more than happy to pay the few old shillings for a record that kick started many a 60s party and still has a pride of place in my collection. Similarly, the hairs on the back of my neck were tingling the moment I heard J.J. Cale's great album 'Travel-log', one of the very few albums without a bum track. Well, here we have another one. This album 'Shake A Bone' from Son of Dave is so different from anything else around that, for me, it points to a completely new direction in the history of both music and, particularly, the blues. Such an innovative sound; the track 'Broke-down Lincoln' really is a touch of genius in the way that it justs forces its way under your skin. More like this young man, and you will have a following the likes of which you could never have imagined in any of your incarnations!