ARTiST: Joe Bonamassa
ALBUM: Dust Bowl
BiTRATE: 201kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Provogue
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 95.51 megs
PLAYTiME: 1h 03min 00sec total
RiP DATE: 2011-03-18
STORE DATE: 2011-03-18
Track List:
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01. Slow Train 6:49
02. Dust Bowl 4:33
03. Tennessee Plates (With JohN 4:18
Hiatt)
04. The Meaning Of The Blues 5:44
05. Black Lung Heartache 4:14
06. You Better Watch Yourself 3:30
07. The Last Matador Of Bayonne 5:23
08. Heartbreaker (With Glenn 5:49
Hughes)
09. No Love On The Street 6:32
10. The Whale That Swallowed Jonah 4:46
11. Sweet Rowena (With Vince Gill) 4:34
12. Prisoner 6:48
Release Notes:
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Dust Bowl is BonamassaÆs 9th studio release on Provogue Records in Europe and
his J&R Adventures label (which he created with longtime manager Roy Weisman) in
the US and his 6th collaboration with Dust BowlÆs producer, Kevin ôCavemanö
Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Crowes). Shirley most recently produced
BonamassaÆs 2010 release, Black Rock, which entered the UK album chart at # 14
and 2010Æs self-titled debut album from Black Country Communion, the
Bonamassa-helmed, British-American rock supergroup with Glenn Hughes (Deep
Purple, Black Sabbath), Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) and Derek
Sherinian (Billy Idol, Dream Theatre).
Recorded in sessions at Black Rock Studios in Santorini, Greece, BenÆs Studio in
Nashville, TN, The Cave in Malibu, CA and The Village in Los Angeles, CA, Dust
Bowl combines the gritty, blues-based tones of BonamassaÆs first albums with the
fluid, genre-defying sounds heÆs mastered in the years since, plus a dose of
Nashville in duets with legends John Hiatt and Vince Gill.
ôDust Bowl,ö Shirley explains, ôis very firmly rooted in the Blues, but
definitely explores the outer reaches of the genre and showcases JoeÆs amazing
virtuosity as he digs deep into his psyche in some lengthy and blistering guitar
solos.ö
ôThis is the best album weÆve ever done,ö adds Bonamassa. ôIÆm finding more
inspiration in storytelling in my 30s, in writing songs that are about something
more profound than æmy baby left me.Æ I like albums that are made with the right
intentions and sound organic and a little rough around the edges, like a great
band playing live in the room, and thatÆs what we accomplished with Dust Bowl.ö
Along with the best of intentions, Dust Bowl benefits from collaborations with
the best of Nashville, legends Vince Gill and John Hiatt. Gill lends his
signature guitar stylings to the John Hiatt/John Porter-penned ôTennessee
Plates,ö on which Hiatt duets with Bonamassa. Gill also plays on ôSweet Rowena,ö
a song he composed with frequent writing partner Pete Wasner. Arlan Scheirbaum,
Beth Hart and Blondie Chaplin play on the Michael Kamen/Tim Curry track ôNo Love
On The Street,ö and Glenn Hughes sings on the Paul Rodgers-penned
ôHeartbreaker.ö
Other standout tracks include Bonamassa originals that showcase his
storytelling, such as the album opener ôSlow Train,ö an old-style British Blues
song, ôBlack Lung Heartache,ö ôThe Last Matador of Bayonne,ö ôThe Whale That
Swallowed Jonahö and the title song ôDust Bowl.ö
In support of the album, BonamassaÆs Dust Bowl World Tour includes the U.S.,
Canada and Europe as well as Australia and Asia, including Japan, Hong Kong and
Singapore. Voted ôBest Live Act of 2010ö by Planet Rock Radio, BonamassaÆs
mesmerizing concert experience is set to get even better with the infusion of
some of his best new music to date.
2010 was a stellar year for Bonamassa and his best to date. Black Rock was
highest charting album. He was called ôThe Blues Rock Titanö by Guitar World and
was honored twice in Guitar Player MagazineÆs 2010 ReadersÆ Choice Awards
winning ôBest Overall Guitaristö for the first time and ôBest Blues Guitaristö
for the fourth consecutive year.