![]() It lives up to that here, too, and ends with Jason Bonham pounding the drums for a short solo. Special guest Gerry O’Connor from The Dubliners joins them for perhaps the standout moment of their recent vintage, “The Last Song For My Resting Place”. He roars like a force of nature, particularly on “The Outsider” while is brilliant bass work is to the fore on “The Crow”. As befits the man who is every inch the king of modern blues, Bonamassa is frequently stunning on guitar, while his vocals are mighty on “Song Of Yesterday” too.īut, no one upstages the Cannock born Hughes – not in his own back yard. It is clear, however, that this is a band with almost two frontmen. It says much for the skill of both that it is a very honourable draw. “Wanderlust” – another of “….IV’s” songs is perhaps the first moment where the ring rust is truly shaken off and knockout blows are landed, after the organ of Sherinian has cut loose, Hughes and Bonamassa – two giants in their own right – almost duel like big beasts looking for supremacy in the herd. “One Last Soul” is a genuinely superb single, while “Save Me” has echoes of Led Zep. Mostly due to their schedules, the band never got the chance to play live all that much back in the day, and appear to be relishing the chance to air these songs. “Sway”, from the new record, doesn’t so much announce itself, as kick down the door and demand your attention, but this is not just about the present, with all their albums represented. All that matters right here, right now is that they are back, the “BCC IV” album is incredible and, on the evidence of this, it’s like they’ve never been away. The history of the band – three wonderful albums in the space of two years before 2012, a reportedly acrimonious split after, ironically, a gig that was due to be played here got pulled – is for another time. They have just released the album of the year. ![]() MV is on the right balcony of the Wolverhampton Civic Hall to watch history made as the same four men play their first show in six years, give or take. They had just released the album of the year.Ģ nd January 2018. MV is on the right balcony of the Wolverhampton Civic Hall to watch history made, as Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian and Jason Bonham play their first show as Black Country Communion in the UK.
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