Title: Guitar Tone to Die For
Product review: I've followed Robben off-and-on for years, and didn't expect much from this latest offering except more of his signature jazz-inflected blues licks. What a surprise package! The first five cuts are nice -mainly remakes in his own fashion- but tracks 6 & 7 just jump out of the speakers, and from there on the album takes a phenomenal leap forward with some of the most amazing guitar tones ever heard on CD. Track 6's "Cannonball Shuffle" is a lot like Clapton's "Hideaway" from The Bluesbreakers album, and #7, "Lifetime Thing", reminds me of the old Ray Charles's "Night Time is the Right Time" with just some burning guitar tones. Robben can't sing like Ray, tho', and that's the only drawback to an otherwise outstanding offer by this guitar master. Nonetheless, Robben finally proves he deserves a place alongside Clapton, Beck and Page, as this CD will show. If you want to hear great tone, it's all in there. This one should be a classic.
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