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Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Don't Explain (CD) Album
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Don't Explain
- EAN
- 8712725735021
- Edition
- Album
- Release Date
- 26/09/2011
- No Of Discs
- 1
- MPN
- PRD73502
- UPC
- 8712725735021
About this product
Product Identifiers
Producer
Kevin Shirley
Record Label
Provogue
UPC
8712725735021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24050124227
Product Key Features
Release Year
2011
Format
CD
Genre
Blues
Run Time
54 Mins 6 Seconds
Style
Contemporary Blues
Artist
Joe Bonamassa/Beth Hart
Release Title
Don't Explain
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Engineer
Vanessa Parr; Jared Kvitka; James McCullagh; Ghian Wright
Additional information
Personnel: Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitar); Beth Hart (vocals, piano); Blondie Chaplin (guitar); Arlan Scheirbaum (keyboards); Carmine Rojas (bass guitar); Anton Fig (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Kevin Shirley. Liner Note Authors: Laura Grover; Beth Hart. Recording information: Village Recorders, West L.A. Photographer: Mike Prior. Fans of guitar master Joe Bonamassa will be delighted that 2011 was such a prolific year in his career. First came the fine, rootsy Dust Bowl, then 2, the second chapter in his Black Country Communion project's catalog. Don't Explain, a collection of soul, blues, and jazz-oriented covers in collaboration with vocal firebrand Beth Hart marks his third entry this year. The ten-song set of blues and soul is a logical extension of her vocal contribution to "No Love on the Street" from Dust Bowl. Opening is a thoroughly raucous contemporary blues reading of Ray Charles' "Sinner's Prayer," followed by a quirky version of Tom Waits' "Chocolate Jesus," and an unusual cover of contemporary jazz-pop singer/songwriter Melody Gardot's "You Heart Is as Black as Night." On this cut, a string orchestra adds a touch of perversity; it offers the impression of a femme fatale singing a Brecht-Weill number in a smoky cabaret in front of a moody string orchestra, buoyed by a brooding electric blues quintet. "For My Friends," a Bill Withers' tune, is a big, nasty, jagged blues number that keeps the funky groove intact. The title track, a number closely associated with Billie Holiday, falls flat. Hart tries too hard to employ Holiday's phrasing, the string orchestrations are overblown, and Bonamassa's crew is too reverent. This formula also mars the remake of Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" that closes the set. Far better are readings of Etta James' signatories "I'd Rather Go Blind," and "Something's Got a Hold on Me." Hart's emotive, throaty delivery is perfectly suited to both songs, and she resists trying to ape James' phrasing. Since they follow one another directly, the musical difference between them also showcase's Hart's diverse abilities. The former is a soul burner, the latter a gospel blues. Bonamassa and band accent her every phrase with requisite rowdiness, sting, and grit. The pair's only vocal collaboration is a burning read of Delaney & Bonnie's "Well, Well." With Anton Fig's breaks and rim shots underscoring Arlan Scheirbaum's electric piano fills, Bonamassa's burning leads, the chunky, rhythmic foundation from guitarist Blondie Chaplin, and Carmine Rojas' bassline, Hart and the lead guitarist trade whip-smart call and response vocals with enough raw country-soul to bring the song to a new audience. While not a perfect recording, Don't Explain is a good one, whose strengths are numerous enough to warrant a second go round. ~Thom Jurek
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- l***d (33)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseCD came very quick and free postage to Australia
- t***d (59)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat product, good price, tracking almost non existent but I'd certainly buy from them again.
- i***t (970)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAA++ reliable ebay seller
- o***s (52)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI thought it was 25 individual videos and it turned out to be JUST ONE. I think this is a bit pricey for $25.