Title: Songwriting Skills Not on Par with Guitar Virtuosity
Product review: I bought this album after seeing the band's electrifying performance on the Clapton 2010 Crossroads video and then, being unfamiliar with the band, went through the reviews here to try to find the "best album." I don't agree that this is 4 or 5 star material or performances. The songs, except for the mostly instrumental ones, are rather ordinary and even those don't sizzle (like the live performances on Crossroads.) And the production quality is not great either--you can't really hear him matching his voice to the guitar when he does that. After two run-throughs, this will go in the heap of CD's that I had great hope for but never listen to. Great player, but mediocre songwriter: probably explains lack of more widespread popularity and playing at smaller venues.
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