Named after the early Jethro Tull classic, which he expertly covers here in a jaw-dropping performance, A New Day Yesterday is a fine debut by guitar ace Joe Bonamassa.
And though his record company tried to ride the coattails of teenage guitar prodigies like Kenny Wayne Shepard and Jonny Lang and position him (misguidedly and much too late) as a straight-up prodigal blues kid, Bonamassa is really much more than a traditional bluesman.
Rather, as best exemplified by the Jethro Tull number cited above, his bluesy take on Free's "Walk in My Shadows," or his hard boogie romp through Al Kooper's "Nuthin' I Wouldn't Do (For a Woman Like You)," this excellent debut places the guitarist's influences as much in classic '70s hard rock as in the blues.
Along with his deceptively age-wearied vocals (he was only 22 at the time of this recording), this unusual combination translates into the aggressive, soulful crunch heard on Bonamassa's many original compositions.
Among these, the jolting double whammy of "Miss You, Hate You" and "Colour and the Shape" (note the Anglicized spelling) are the most obvious standouts, but the guitarist also makes the Warren Haynes-penned "If Heartaches Were Nickels" his own with a tense, riveting performance.
All in all, a promising debut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle RockRory Gallagher | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Walk in My Shadows | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | A New Day YesterdayJ. Anderson | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | I Know Where I BelongJoe Bonamassa | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 5 | Nuthin' I Wouldn't Do (For a Woman Like You)Al Kooper | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | Colour and ShapeJoe Bonamassa | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Headaches to HeartbreaksJoe Bonamassa | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Trouble WaitingJoe Bonamassa, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | If Heartaches Were NickelsW. Hayes | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 07:51 | 17 MB | 52 MB |
| 10 | Current SituationJoe Bonamassa | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Don't Burn Down That Bridge | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | Miss You, Hate You (Rock Radio Remix) | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Miss You, Hate You (Original Full-Lenght Version - Bonus Track) | Joe Bonamassa | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 427 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregg Allman | Guest Artist, Organ, Vocals |
| 2 | J. Anderson | Composer |
| 3 | Jason Arnold | Engineer |
| 4 | Joe Bonamassa | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Len Bonamassa | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 6 | David Borden | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 7 | Annie Burns | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Jeannie Burns | Guest Artist |
| 9 | Jeannie Burns | Vocals |
| 10 | Steve Byram | Artwork, Design |
| 11 | Michael Caplan | A&R |
| 12 | Tony Cintron | Cymbals, Drums, Percussion, Zildjian |
| 13 | Rick Derringer | Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals |
| 14 | Tom Dowd | Arranger, Producer |
| 15 | Rory Gallagher | Composer |
| 16 | W. Hayes | Composer |
| 17 | Bob Held | Remixing |
| 18 | Scott Hull | Mastering |
| 19 | Al Kooper | Composer |
| 20 | Julia Kuskin | Photography |
| 21 | Creamo Lisa | Bass |
| 22 | Vladimir Meller | Mastering |
| 23 | Alex Perialas | Assistant Producer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 24 | Stephanie Tyrell | Composer |
| 25 | Steve Tyrell | Composer |
| 26 | Leslie West | Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |