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Don't Explain

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Hart has a great voice, up there with all the iconic and best female singers you can think of from the 20th Century. She's soulful and moody at times and can let rip whenever she wants to. Bonammasa is probably the best blues and blues/rock guitar player of his generation. Here he hangs back a lot and allows the spot light to shine brightest on Hart. His playing is tasteful and thoughtful as ever and he is obvioulsy trying not make it the focus of attention as it would be on one of his solo albums. Altogether this is a wonderful musical marriage worth every single penny and all 5 stars

This is my first LP purchase of 2012 and I'll have to do my homework and get lucky sometime this year to find another that is as good, if that's possible. Don't think about this one, you will NEVER regret buying it. Still gives me shivers on some songs and I simply HAVE TO turn others up, way up.

Haven't stopped playing it since it arrived. Whether you love Joe or Beth or both of them, together they are awesome. Wish I could give this more than 5 stars.

Track 8, "I'll Take Care of You," is a phenomenal example of the blending voice and guitar when both are stunning. Pay the price of this CD for this one song. While the rest are very, very good - this song on this recording is the absolute best I have ever heard, and I'm an old geezer who has heard plenty. Bonamassa has the ability to get peak performance from others. A completely different yet similar example is his work with Jimmy Barnes ("Too Much Ain't Enough Love.")

I've been following Joe Bonamassa's career for some time now and, never have I felt that he doesn't give the best of myself each time he goes into the studio. Mind you, it doesn't mean that every new album is better than the last, but that his craft and his musical personality are getting finer and finer. And this album is the best example there is of that ongoing evolution. In fact, it's primarily a Beth Hart album. The album could've been a duel of sort between guitar and voice, but it's much more than that. Joe is voluntarily not driving, but in the back seat. He's not there ro steal the show or even share the front-scene. He has the elegance (the musical maturity) to step back, so that Beth Hart can have all the space that she deserves to showcase her tremendous talent and mastery of the blues idiom. These two artists have concocted a fabulous cocktail of songs, some old, some new, with a freshness, a crispness and a gut feeling that will stir your inside for sure. Either that, or you're already dead !...

This cd was recommended to me by a customer at our shop (we are famous for playing Blues), and as soon as I heard it, it became my favorite! Also, I might add, the favorite of many who have now heard it in the shop! Every day, it seems, we are writing down the title for people. I can't be too enthusiastic about recommending this GREAT music! ****

This is not a bad album - in fact, there are some very good tracks. Unfortunately there are a few very predictable, boilerplate type tracks as well. Joe Bonamasa is understated and the perfect sideman.

Each of these two performers are great on their own, but together they make magic. Beth's vocals bring a passion to these songs that is nothing short of amazing. Joe's guitar is perhaps a little understated on this CD but is nonetheless six string gold. This album is easily my favourite release of 2011. I am hoping they plan to release a Blu-ray of their performances sometime in the near future.

Every cut is an absolute gem. I'd like to hear more of this duo. I hope they put out another CD. A live one would be great! Love her voice, and I've always been a fan of his guitar, but together WOW! Just the way they do "I'd Rather Go Blind" is worth the purchase of the CD.

I selected this recording mainly for Joe Bonamassa and while the vocals of Beth Hart are good, I would prefer just the music.