I know Eli Cook is considered in some ways a blues artist. Sure, there is plenty of blues in the mix here. The thing is, this thing has a lot more hard rock in it. Sure, hard rock and blues have always had a love affair, but it’s kind of hard to see this one landing more in the blues camp. Whatever you call this, though, it’s great stuff. It’s got plenty of modern elements along with a lot of retro sounds. It also includes guests ranging from Vinny Appice to Sonny Landreth and Pat Travers, along with many more notables. If you dig your music hard edged with a killer groove, give this a try. You won’t be disappointed.

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Hard edged bluesy rock is the order of business here. The vocals land this more into hard rocking territory. It seems to have an almost metal edge to it. When it drops back mid-track and then again at the end, it makes me think of Humble Pie quite a bit.

An acoustically driven tune, this has a very old school blues vibe. I love the slide guitar on this thing. It’s like a modern take on Robert Johnson in a lot of ways.