10 Rock and Blues tracks you need to download now-JOHN EMMS

Bon Jovi-Into The Echo-Jon and the band get very passionate..Superb, yearning  lead vocal from Bon Jovi with superb lyrics .. Great solo by Richie Sambora who’s coming off his own killer solo cd

Colin James-Sweets Gone Sour-Funky and chunky opening track from the album Fifteen. The stereo mix on this just kills. background vocals jump out at ya!!

Robert Cray-Blues Get Off of My Shoulder-Nice horn arrangement. Nobody writes blues songs as cool as Cray. That’s because he never falls  into the standard 12 bar pattern. From the cd Nothing But Love.

Alvin Lee-Keep On Rockin’ -The late and great Lee rips a wild, fat swingin’ lead guitar and with a pumped up boogie. Think Dave Edmunds on steroids. From the cd The Anthology.

Jack de Keyzer-Mojo Woman-Heavy Duty riffology from De Keyzer and his urgent and supple guitar weaves and glides behind the thump of his great band. From the cd Electric Love.

Eric Clapton-Gotta Get Over-The most electric track on his new cd Old Sock. Killer bk vocals from 10 time Grammy winner Chaka Khan.

David Bowie-I’d Rather Be High-When other artists vocals get worse with age, Bowie’s vocals get better. Superb weaving guitar work from Gerry Leonard. From the cd The Next Day

Aerosmith-Oh Yeah-Leave it to Joe Perry to come up with the goods for this. Vintage, tough, and durable. Download it pronto. From the cd Music From Another Dimension

Bonnie Raitt-  Split Decision-Fueled by Mike Finnigans’ killer B-3, and Raitt’s slinky slide guitar this a knockout. From the cd Slipstream.

Blues Traveller-Devil in the Details-Absolute and vital. ,One of their best songs in recent memory .From the cd Suzie Cracks the Whip.