It's a very good album. I picked it up the day it came out and listened to it immediately. What struck me most was EC's voice. At times in the past, particularly on blues outings, his voice struck me as that of an Englishman trying to sound like a bluesman. He was trying too hard. Here his voice is truly convincing--I have no trouble buying him as a true, genuine blues singer. Maybe it's something about the aging process. The older you get, the more you learn and experience, and the more your voice reflects those experiences. The band, as usual, is tighter than a kettledrum, and EC's playing is tasteful without being overly reverent.
