NEW BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION ALBUM TRACKLISTING

from melodicrock.com

Black Country Communion, the Anglo-American classic rock group featuring blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), has announced the track-listing for their highly anticipated second album. Produced by Kevin Shirley, the album, which is simply entitled 2, will be released in the U.K. on June 13th via Mascot Records, and June 14th in the U.S. on the J&R Adventures label.
The album track listing is as follows: 1. The Outsider 2. Man In The Middle 3. I Can See Your Spirit 4. The Battle For Hadrian's Wall 5. Save Me 6. Cold 7. Smokestack Woman 8. Faithless 9. An Ordinary Son 10. Little Secret 11. Crossfire 12. Crawl.
In July, Black Country Communion will embark on a UK tour that will take in concerts at Llandudno Cymru Arena (23rd July), London's High Voltage Festival (24th July), Leeds O2 Academy (26th July), Newcastle O2 Academy (27th July), Glasgow 02 Academy (29th July), and the Manchester Academy (30th July). 24 Hour Ticket Hotline: 0871 230 1101. Book Online: www.seetickets.com, www.thegigcartel.com.
Glenn Hughes will be in London to publicise the forthcoming BCC album on Thursday April 14th and Friday April 15th.

When the band performed in the heart of the Black Country at Wolverhmapton's Civic Hall in front of a 3,000 strong crowd on Dec. 29, 2010, the Birmingham Mail newspaper described the band's performance as “rip-roaring” and “breathtaking, while the Express & Star newspaper said, “From the moment Hughes' thunderous bass riff introduced 'Black Country' it was like a torch had been lit underneath the famous old venue, the ghosts of rock Christmases past roaring into the present!” Black Country Communion released its self-titled debut album in September 2010 to rave reviews. Mojo magazine gave the album four stars and Classic Rock magazine said it's “Possibly, the best hard rock album of 2010.” Music Radar described it as “a potent and stomping collection of riff-heavy rockers that will undoubtedly stun listeners.”
During its first week of release in the UK, the album hit the #1 spot in the Official Top 40 Rock Album Chart, and also hit #13 in the Official Top 40 Album Chart and #2 in the UK's Official Top 40 Indie Album Chart. The album was voted #3 in Classic Rock magazine's “Critics Album of the Year” poll, while Planet Rock radio listeners crowned BCC as the Best New Band of 2010.

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Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on April 19, 2011 at 10:57am

I've been listening to the first album a little bit lately, and I'm liking it more and more. It really sounds like an album from the late 70's or earl 80's. I don't mean it sounds like they tried to sound that way, it sounds like it was recorded back then.

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Permalink Reply by Gordon Williams on April 19, 2011 at 2:13pm

I agree with you, in that it sounds like an older recording. I think the songs are good, the musicianship is outstanding, but the production, strangely enough, just seems a little dry and old, if that makes any sense. I am looking forward to the new release, and the first one is still very new to me, and I "hear and pick up" on new things every time I listen to it.