I believe both of y'all got it right about Mr. Bonamassa especially his (mis)use of horns on the full-throated roar of classic-sounding blues-rock/power blues tunes. When he dips into the R&B/soul blues bag however, they are appropriate and well-used (where would Little Milton e.g. be without them?) *. Also agree about the generic nature of his song-writing--he needs to hook up with someone tougher to work the music & lyrics. I hope he works through that Great White Hope of the Blues tag though--that very thing led to a crippling of Eric Clapton and may have contributed to his heroin addiction. Let Joe be Joe, and enjoy his work whatever that takes him and us. And we can agree that he and Beth Hart are a duo we'll be enjoying for years.
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A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR