The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 33:34 minutes | 387 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © J&R Adventures
Guitar master Joe Bonamassa once again hits it out of the park with his new all-instrumental project The Sleep Eazys and the group’s debut album Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell. The record comes out April 10th, 2020 via J&R Adventures and is a bit of a departure from the blues/rock sounds Bonamassa is known for. The record is a musical and spiritual tribute to the late Danny Gatton, an amazing genre-bending roots music picker often considered the world’s greatest unknown guitarist. Joe takes on a Gatton track here and reinvents a slew of other gems from Frank Sinatra, Tony Joe White, Hank Garland, King Curtis, Link Wray, and Jimmy Bryant. The lead single from Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell is Bonamassa’s take on John Barry’s 1969 James Bond theme “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” which will light up 007 fans with its blend of orchestral maneuvers and rock guitar.
Gatton was a friend, mentor, and inspiration to Bonamassa when he was a kid and became a profound influence on the still-germinating young guitarist. “My time hanging out and jamming with Danny as a child shaped my playing and musical pathway more than just about anyone,” Joe says reverently. Gatton was a once-in-a-generation musician who was technically and creatively light years ahead of just about every other player out there and played a blend of blues, jazz, country, and early rock and roll he called Redneck Jazz. It’s hard to imagine a better person to heat up an emerging guitar prodigy such as Joe was at the time and Gatton’s impact on him was so large as to be beyond measure.
Tracklist:
1. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Fun House (05:14)
2. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Move (03:01)
3. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Ace Of Spades (03:16)
4. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Ha So (02:46)
5. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Hawaiian Eye (03:07)
6. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Bond (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) (04:22)
7. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Polk Salad Annie (03:08)
8. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – Blue Nocturne (04:34)
9. The Sleep Eazys, Joe Bonamassa – It Was A Very Good Year (04:03)
