BLUES OF DESPERA(LP) 8/27/2002 VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) SIDE

VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) SIDE B 1

Holland (05/30/1970)

Heavily bootlegged and sometimes excerpted on previous entries in the Bootleg Series

Teddy Pendergrass (vocals)

BLUES OF DESPERA(LP) 8/27/2002 VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) SIDEDespite its hardscrabble title a sentiment mirrored by the deeply etched black & white cover art 2016's Blues of Desperation is very much a continuation of the bright, varied blues rock heard on Different Shades of Blue. On that 2014 album, Joe Bonamassa made a conscious decision to pair with a bunch of Nashville songsmiths to help sharpen his original material, and he brings most of them back for Blues of Desperation, too. The tenor of the tunes is