I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Bring It On Back To Me, from John Brenan and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with Junkyard Blues, John Brennan on vocal, guitar and drums sets his own pace. With a touch of reverb Brennan has the guitar firmly under his fingers and a slide at ready. Singing and playing with real conviction, this is hard not to like. On Elmore James' It Hurts Me Too, Brennan shows a good hand with the slide and his vocals are strong and steady. Very cool. JJ Cale's, Call Me The Breeze gets a hybrid cover somewhere between Cale's own arrangement and that of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Hi vocal has more spunk than Cale's own but less than the swagger of Ronnie Van Zant and his guitar playing is more bluesy than Cale's but not as wound out as King/Collins and Rossington... still a lot of fun. Another great original, Ain't Gonna Cry For You No More is a strong blues rocker with a driving beat and sweet slide under commanding vocals by Brennan. I particularly like Brennan's cover of Robert Johnson's Love In Vain. The arrangement somewhat follows the Stones cover of the track in 1969 but this cover, maintaining it's guitar and vocal only pairing is particularly effective with deft handling of the slide by Brennan. Very nice. Wrapping the release is a rocking version of Muddy Waters' Baby, Please Don't go, featuring Brennan doing call and response on slide before taking command on vocal with authoritative delivery and driving guitar. Strong closer.
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