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Joe Bonamassa: You & Me

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Label: J&R Adventures
Released: 2006.06.06
Time:
 50:11
Category: Blues
Producer(s): Kevin Shirley
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: jbonamassa.com
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Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] High Water Everywhere [Charley Patton cover] (Charlie Patton) - 4:06
[2] Bridge to Better Days (Joe Bonamassa) - 5:07
[3] Asking Around for You (Bonamassa, Mike Himelstein) - 4:17
[4] So Many Roads [Otis Rush cover] (Marshall Paul) - 7:05
[5] I Don't Believe [Bobby Bland cover] (Manuel Charles, Don Robey) - 3:22
[6] Tamp Em Up Solid [Ry Cooder cover] (Ry Cooder) - 2:30
[7] Django (Robert Bosmans, Etienne Lefebvre) - 4:56
[8] Tea for One [Led Zeppelin cover] (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 9:34
[9] Palm Trees Helicopters and Gasoline (Bonamassa) - 1:47
[10] Your Funeral and My Trial [Sonny Boy Williamson cover] (Sonny Boy Williamson) - 2:59
[11] Torn Down (Bonamassa, Gregg Sutton) - 4:28

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Joe Bonamassa - guitars, vocals
Carmine Rojas - bass
Jason Bonham - drums
Rick Melick - piano, organ, tambourine
Jeff Bova - orchestration, programming

Pat Thrall - additional guitar on [2]
Doug Henthorn - vocals on [8]
LD Miller - harmonica on [10]

Kevin Shirley - producer, mixing
Mark Gray - engineering
Justin Pintar - engineering assistance
Luis Tovar - engineering assistance
Leon Zervos - mastering
Dennis Friel - art direction, graphics, illustration
Eddie Wolf - photography

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2006 CD J&R Adventures PRD 7185 2

Recorded at the Unique Recording Studios, NYC.

This is the CD I’ve had head in my head for a while. With You & Me, we are trying something different, trying to extend the boundaries of traditional blues. In essence, we wanted to do our part in helping to redefine the sound of modern blues music.

Joe Bonamassa



You & Me is the fifth studio album by American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Kevin Shirley, it was released on June 6, 2006 by J&R Adventures and topped the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. It is Bonamassa's first album not to contain a title track. Music website Allmusic gave You & Me 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Hal Horowitz calling the album "a solid blues-rock release and arguably his best work to date", but also an album "that doesn't take the chances that he claims might push the guitarist into uncharted territory". Music magazine Prefix published their review with a rating of four out of ten, criticising the indulgence of the style of music displayed on the album as displayed in the many guitar solos.



Despite his statement in the liner notes that "In an era where it is best to play it safe, I chose to take a risk...," there isn't much surprising or risky about young guitarist Joe Bonamassa's fifth studio album. Most of his previous releases have mixed blues covers with his own originals, all played with a rocker's attitude, volume and less-than-subtle approach. This one follows suit and even though he goes on to say that he "wanted to make a blues album, not a rock album that has blues on it," as in the past; it's impossible to claim that he has succeeded with You & Me. That doesn't make this a bad or disappointing disc; quite the contrary, it's a solid blues-rock release and arguably his best work to date. But as early as the second track, an original rocker titled "Bridge to Better Days," Bonamassa takes off on an early Free/Savoy Brown-styled stomper. Things settle down and get more rootsy on the following two slow blues tracks, although a lovely Bonamassa original, "Asking Around for You," adds strings, not exactly a touch most would associate with pure blues. Regardless, it's extremely effective and when the strings return on a nine-and-a-half-minute cover of Led Zeppelin's "Tea for One," it is a spine-tingling experience and possibly this album's finest moment. Drummer Jason Bonham, who is excellent throughout, brings additional authenticity to the song his dad first played on. Bonamassa unplugs for a few mid-disc tracks, including a cover of "Tamp 'Em Up Solid" (oddly credited to Ry Cooder but typically known as a traditional piece, even on Cooder's version). Twelve-year-old harmonica whiz L.D. Miller does his best John Popper imitation on a hyperactive version of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Your Funeral and My Trial" (someone needs to inform the kid that playing lots of notes really fast doesn't mean he has soul), and the instrumental titled "Django" shows that Bonamassa has been listening to Gary Moore's "Parisienne Walkways." It adds up to a quality Bonamassa disc that will please existing fans and might bring some new ones into the fold, but it's also one that doesn't take the chances that he claims might push the guitarist into uncharted territory.

Hal Horowitz - AllMusic.com



"You And Me", das neue Studio Album von JOE BONAMASSA stellt den Beginn einer weiteren fruchtbaren Zusammenarbeit dar. Gemeinsam mit Produzent Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Joe Satriani) enstand ein unheimlich kraftvolles Rock und Blues Album, das die allerbesten Chancen hat direkt zu einem Genre Klassiker zu avancieren. Das belegen nicht nur die unglaublich positiven Resonanzen der Rock und Blues Presse. Die musikalische Versiertheit Bonamassas, das abwechslungsreiche Songwriting, die fette Produktion - all das bietet dem Blues Rock Fan einfach ein fantastisches Hörerlebnis das zur Zeit in diesem Bereich seinesgleichen sucht.

Amazon.de



You And Me (featuring Jason Bonham on drums) marks the debut collaboration of Bonamassa and producer Kevin Shirley and is a powerful fusion of big rock and swampy blues, You And Me gets much of its inspiration from such masters as Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker. Bonamassa delivers all the excitement and power of his electrifying live performances while mixing it up with dynamic music choices; from hard to soft, electric to acoustic, a music roller coaster - and just as fun!

Amazon.com



Gemeinsam mit Produzent Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Joe Satriani) entstand ein kraftvolles Rock- und Blues Album, das die allerbesten Chancen hat direkt zu einem Genre Klassiker zu avancieren. Das belegen nicht nur die positiven Resonanzen der Rock und Blues Presse. Die musikalische Versiertheit Bonamassas, das abwechslungsreiche Songwriting bietet dem Blues Rock Fan einfach ein fantastisches Hörerlebnis, das zur Zeit in diesem Bereich seinesgleichen sucht.

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Mit seinem letzten Album Had To Cry Today hat Joe Bonamassa die Messlatte recht hoch gelegt. Ob er sie mit seiner neuen CD "You & Me" wieder überspringt oder die Marke gar noch toppen kann?

Zumindest wird es für den gebürtigen New Yorker verdammt schwer werden, zumal sich in der Band so einiges getan hat. Eric Czar und Kenny Kramme haben die Band verlassen und wurden durch Bogie Bowles (dr), der schon für Kenny Wayne Shepherd trommelte, und Mark Epstein (b), dem ehemaligen Bassisten von Johnny Winter ersetzt. Warum das so ist, erklärt uns Joe in einem Kurzinterview der 'Good Times': "Es war Zeit für eine Veränderung. Und mein neuer Produzent Kevin Shirly bestand darauf, dass ich eine rockigere Scheibe machen sollte".

Ich persönlich kann dieser Aussage nicht so richtig folgen, denn das, was der gute Mann bisher abgeliefert hat, kriegen andere Musiker in ihrer ganzen Karriere nicht auf die Kette und gehört zur Spitzenklasse in der Blues Rock-Abteilung. Ich befürchte, das der gute Joe sich da ganz schön verbiegen lässt.

Auch komisch erscheint mir, dass er mit seiner momentanen Live-Besetzung nicht ins Studio gegangen ist, sondern sich für diesen Job Jason Bonham (Foreigner) und Carmine Rojas (Rod Steward) geholt hat, die er sich, nach eigenen Angaben aber finanziell als Live-Band nicht leisten kann. Das bedeutet für mich im Umkehrschluss, dass Joe mit einer Band tourt, die für ihn wohl nur zweite Wahl ist. Sehr merkwürdig!

Dann wollen wir das neue Werk mal in Augenschein bzw. Ohrenschein nehmen.

Das Cover ist sehr gut gelungen. Es lässt sich zu einem Poster ausklappen und enthält alle wichtigen Informationen, außer den Texten zur CD. Punktabzug in der B-Note. Dafür lässt der Sound keinerlei Wünsche offen. Die Songs klingen druckvoll und die Höhen sind angemessen abgemischt. Volle Punktzahl also für den Sound. Bei diesem Album wurde teilweise mit zwei Gitarren gearbeitet und Keyboards eingesetzt, die Rick Melick eingespielt hat. "Bridge To Better Days" ist einer dieser Songs. Die zweite Gitarre übernahm hier Pat Thrall, der auch das zweite Solo spielte. Der Song stammt aus der Feder von Joe Bonamassa und groovt recht ordentlich, die Soli können sich hören lassen. Es gibt Tempi- und Intensitätswechsel, die die Nummer recht gut abgehen lassen.

Und dann Das: "Asking Around For You", eine schmalzige Slowbluesnummer bei der mir schlagartig die Gary Moore-Aufnahme von dem Album "Blues For Greeny", "Need Your Love So Bad" einfällt. Diese Streicher finde ich persönlich schrecklich und führten dazu, das Gary Moore seit Jahren keinen Eintritt mehr in meinen CD-Player bekommt. Diese Klänge gefallen mir auf einem Joe Bonamassa-Album überhaupt nicht. Sorry Joe!

Die Entschädigung folgt aber auf dem Fuße: "So Many Roads" ist wieder eine ruhige Bluesnummer, die mit schönen Gitarrenriffs- und soli aufwartet. Der Gesang ist gefühlvoll und gefällt dem Rezensenten. "I Don't Believe" ist eine typische Joe Bonamassa-Nummer, auch wenn sie nicht von ihm geschrieben wurde. Tolle Soli, tolle Riffs, tolle Breaks! Na also, geht doch.

Auch die akustische Gitarre, gezupft und geslidet, ist auf dieser CD zu hören. Mit sehr viel Gefühl singt und spielt der Joe den Song "Tamp Em Up Solid", der im Original von Ry Cooder stammt.

"Django" ist wohl der außergewöhnlichste Track auf diesem Silberling. Ein Instrumental, das dem Gitarristen Django Reinhardt gewidmet ist, der als der Vater und Begründer des europäischen Jazz gilt. Durch den Song "Vous Et Moi" inspiriert, lässt Joe seine Gitarre teilweise psychedelisch singen. Eine Nummer, die mir mit jedem Durchgang besser gefällt.

Auch an Led Zeppelin kam Herr Bonamassa bei diesem Album nicht vorbei. "Tea For One" wurde leider wieder mit diesen künstlichen Keyboardsounds eingespielt. Dafür kommt der Gesang von Dough Henthorn hervorragend rüber. Schade, dass der Mann nur die eine Nummer singt, da hätte ich gerne mehr von gehört.

Und wieder gibt es eine akustisches Instrumental, mit dem Titel "Palm Trees Helicopters And Gasoline" zu hören, bei dem sich Smokin' Joe mächtig ins Zeug legt. Der Fetzer dauert knapp 2 Minuten. Und um das Album noch etwas abwechslungsreicher zu gestalten wurde für "Your Funeral And My Trial" LD Miller verpflichtet um die Harp zu spielen.
"Torn Down" beschließt das Album in typischer Joe Bonamassa-Manier; ein wenig Blues, viel Rock, eine geile Gitarre und ganz viel Joe Bonamassa.

Auch wenn diese Platte ein gutes bluesiges Werk geworden ist, so kann es doch bei weitem nicht an "Had To Cry Today" heranreichen. Zu viele unterschiedliche Einflüsse sind auf diesem Longplayer zu spüren. Da fehlt mir doch ein wenig der rote Faden, aber der Mann ist ja noch jung. Übrigens, wer den Gitarrenvirtuosen mal live erleben möchte hat jetzt die Gelegenheit, denn ab dem 04.04.06 rockt Joe wieder Deutschland und einige andere europäische Länder.

Michael (Mike) Schröder, 13.04.2006
RockTimes.de
 

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High Water Everywhere

Well there’s high water everywhere
Lord the river overflows
Well there’s high water everywhere
Lord the river overflows

You go where its high boy
Down to hill country road
Still the water was rising
I been sinking down

Man, that water was rising
At all places around
Where the fifty men and children, come to sink and drown
Now we’re looking at New Orleans, where the crest stood high

Nobody said it was rising, one more time silver lie
Should move up much higher, before I sink and die


Bridge To Better Days

You sit in your big house baby
you drive your fancy car
you treat me like I'm not there
but I guess that's who you are
I'm on the bridge to better days
better days are coming now
tired of asking all my friends
please help me once more
this old life that I'm leading
got me down the floor
I'm on the bridge to better days
better days are coming now
better days are coming now
better days are coming now
gonna be a matter of time
you know the sun will rise
used to say it was in my head
I was led along instead
I'm on the bridge to better days
better days are coming now
better days are coming now
better days are coming now
ohhhhhhh


Asking Around For You

If i get to heaven
the first thing I'll do
before I meet my maker
I'm gonna ask around for you

all of heaven gotta know
your beauty ever true
I'll tap an angel on the shoulder
and I'll be asking around for you

I'm sure you've found a place up there
where we all can sit and talk a while
play some cards and drink black coffee
How I'd love to see you smile

If I get to heaven
and I'm praying that I do
I'll be the first thing I do
I'll tap an angel on the shoulder
and I'll be asking around for you

I'm sure you found a place up there
where we all can sit and talk a while
play some cards and drink black coffee
I'd love to see you smile

If I get to heaven now
oh I'm praying that I do
I'll be the first thing I do
I'll tap an angel on the shoulder
and I'll be asking around for you
I'll tap an angel on the shoulder
and I'll be asking around for you


So Many Roads

So many roads
So many trains to ride

So many roads
So many trains to ride

I'm gonna find my baby
Before I'll be satisfied

I was standing at my window
When I heard that whistle blow

I was standing at my window
When I heard that whistle blow

I thought it was a straight line
But it was B & O

It was a mean old fireman
And a cruel engineer

It was a mean old fireman
And a cruel engineer

That took my baby
And left me standing here

So many roads
So many trains to ride

So many roads
So many trains to ride

I'm gonna find my baby
Before I'll be satisfied


I Don't Believe

Instrumental.


Tamp 'Em Up Solid

Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Baby, when you marry your railroad man
Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in your hand
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
Mary and the baby laying in the bed
Thinking about the money that I ain't made
So tamp 'em up solid so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Captain called the water boy and the water boy laughed
Captain kicked the water boy yelling, "Yes, yes, yes"
So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
And you can do it, and you can do it, and you can do it
So they won't come down


Django

Instrumental.


Tea For One

How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
Oh twenty-four hours, Baby sometimes seem to slip into days
One minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way
Sittin, lookin at the clock yeah.., time moves so slow
I've been watchin for the hands to move
Until I just can't think no more
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seems to slip into days?
One minute seems like a lifetime, Oh..Baby when I feel this way.
To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say
"Oh baby this one's for we two", Which in the end is you anyway
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seem to… slip into days?
One minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way.
There was a time that I stood tall, In the eyes of other men
But by my own choice I left you woman, And now I can't, can't get you back again
How come twenty-four hours. Yeah.., Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
One minute seems like a lifetime, Oh, Baby when I feel this way
One minute seems like a lifetime
Baby when I feel this way…I feel this way


Palm Trees Helicopters and Gasoline

Instrumental.


Your Funeral, My Trial

Please come home to your daddy, and explain yourself to me
Because I and you are man and wife, tryin' to start a family
I'm beggin' you baby, cut out that off the wall jive
If you can't treat me no better, it gotta be your funeral and my trial
When I and you first got together, 't was on one Friday night
We spent two lovely hours together, and the world knows alright
I'm just beggin' you baby, please cut out that off the wall jive
You know you gotta treat me better, if you don't it gotta be your funeral and my trial
Alright
The good Lord made the world and everything was in it
The way my baby love is some solid sentiment
She can love to heal the sick and she can love to raise the dead
You think I'm jokin' but you better believe what I say
I'm beggin' you baby, cut out that off the wall jive
Yeah, you gotta treat me better, or it gotta be your funeral and my trial


Torn Down

One more cross to bear
One more mind over matter
One more road I ride

One more day alone
One more night in the city
No more living lies

I won’t wait
I won’t be torn down
Wait
Won’t be turned around
Wait
I won’t be torn down

I won’t be torn down
Won’t be torn down
I won’t be torn down
Won’t be torn down
I won’t be torn down
Won’t be torn down, yea

Got my eyes on you
Bringin’ sight to a blind man
One more precious time

Feel the sun risin’
One more day with the rhythm
Just what I have to play

I won’t wait
I won’t be torn down
Wait
Won’t be turned around
Wait
I won’t be torn down

I won’t be torn down
Won’t be torn down
I won’t be torn down
Won’t be torn down
I won’t be torn down
Won’t be torn down, yea

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