![]() The members of Black Country Communion don’t dress extravagantly or look so outlandish they have a meat-and-potatoes image. ![]() ![]() That’s my assessment in a nutshell, but I’ll elaborate, anyway. It’s an accurate label, too, because it could have easily been Disc 2 of the first record. That’s the record that releases today in the UK and tomorrow in the States, modestly called Black Country Communion 2. Evidently, the vibes felt good for the boys in the band, too, because before their first album hit the streets, they were already back in the studio making their second one. This band provided the right vibes for anyone who loves the classic hard rock sound of the 70s, from Boston and Led Zeppelin to Hughes’ old bands Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Unlike most supergroups that fall short of mighty expectations, Black Country Communion delivered on the promise, easily making the Mainstream Best of 2010 list as the only hard rock entry. When we last visited them, it was only September of 2010 guitarist Joe Bonanmassa, bassist Glenn Hughes, keyboard player Derek Sherinian and drummer Jason Bonham released a debut album of all-new material mere months after announcing the formation of this supergroup. And when you could count on a fresh new batch of music every year, and yet it didn’t sound like rush jobs.īlack Country Communion reminds me of those times like no other rock band has in the last thirty odd years. When listening to them lifted you up, not brought you down. When the music meant more than the image. I can still remember a time when hard rock bands played music that had a lot of soul, meaning and depth.
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