Bonamassa, Joe Black Rock

2010, BLACK ROCK was recorded at Black Rock Studios, Santorini, Greece hence the album title. It has a few greek influences thrown in such as on the track ,,Bird On A Wire", one of the outstanding tracks on BLACK ROCK, which has a Clarino in the intro and it sounds like a Bazouki and maybe Mandolin in the background fused with drums that sound like John Bonham. This track is actually a cover of the Leonard Cohen track and yet again Joe Bonamassa shows his excellent arrangement skills by transforming not only this track but also Jeff Beck's ,,Spanish Boots" and Otis Rush's ,,Three Times A Fool". One of the highlights on this album is Joe's cover of Willie Nelson's ,,Night Life" featuring the always incredible B.B. King, the man who recognised the talent of Joe at an early age.