Joe Bonamassa - So, It's Like That

An album entirely of original material

Bonamassa shines as he explores modes of playing, textures, and musical ideas!

Upon returning from the road in 2002, blues-rock guitar virtuoso Bonamassa hooked up with producer Clif Magness (Avril Lavigne) to record the muscular and sweeping studio disc So, It's Like That, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart multiple times. With its inspired fusion of classic blues and pop production, So, It's Like That helped expand Bonamassa's already impressive fan base.

This, his sophomore solo effort, includes in his band drummer Kenny Kramme and bassist Eric Czar. Bonamassa shines when he is allowed to stretch out and explore, on songs such as the sonically varied "Pain and Sorrow." There, on a long improvisation, he works through myriad modes of playing, textures, and musical ideas.