This new album from guitar hero Gary Hoey, as the title suggests, is a bluesy one. Not everything here is set in the blues, but most of it is. There are some guests on some of the tunes, trading riffs with the main man himself. There is a good balance between instrumentals and vocal tracks and modern and old-school flavors. Personally, I think it is just a little inconsistent, but it's quite strong nonetheless.

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A smoking hot blues rocker, this is a great way to start the set in style. It's a modern version of the blues and has some incendiary guitar soloing later on in the track. I love how the guitar soloing alternates between guitar-god styled stuff and more traditional blues styles.

Here we get a much more old-school, traditional blues jam. The guitar soloing on this focuses more tightly around the classic blues styles. That said, it still gets into some powerhouse stuff.

The old school blues meets modern edge on this is so cool. Ian Hoey (Gary Hoey's 17-year-old son) trades riffs with his dad on this number.

The closing instrumental track is a bit mellower. It has classic blues at its heart in some ways, along with some hints of country. That said, the overall vibe is sort of a dreamy mellow psychedelic rock one. It's a cool tune, but I'm not sure the wisdom of ending the set with it.