No better place for the blues than a dark café. The makers of the German television program Rockpalast also understood this, who had the young American guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa perform in a relatively small hall. The tire immediately starts in top gear. The stomping opener Takin 'The Hit contains numerous elaborate guitar solos and a bass player who wants to show all his tricks in one song.
It is the kind of instrumental showpiece that makes a big impression, especially in a live setting, but does not come into its own in the intimacy of the living room. Only with the subtle and original intro of Blues De Luxe, which he provides with unusual sound effects, it becomes clear why BB King once called Joe Bonamassa a 'legend before his time'. As soon as Bonamassa pushes the boundaries of the genre and leaves the clichés for what they are, he really lives up to the status of 'the hope of the blues'. (MS)more
