Sold Date: October 11, 2016
Start Date: September 22, 2016
Final Price: $34.95 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 18628
Buyer Feedback: 45

Record is brand new and has never been played. 
Following quickly on the heels of its companion,  is more a complement to than a continuation of its predecessor.  ditches any of the lingering modern conveniences of  -- there's nary a suggestion of electronics and it's also surprisingly bereft of guitar pyrotechnics -- in favor of a streamlined, even subdued, soul album. Despite its stylistic coherence, throws a few curve balls, tossing in a sly wink to "Kiss" on "Stare" and opening the album with "Baltimore," a Black Lives Matter protest anthem where his outrage is palpable even beneath the slow groove. That said, even the hardest-rocking tracks here -- that would be the glammy "Screwdriver," a track that would've been an outright guitar workout if cut with  -- is more about the rhythm than the riff. Compared to the relative restlessness of , not to mention the similarly rangy , this single-mindedness is initially overwhelming but like any good groove record,  winds up working best over the long haul, providing elegant, supple mood music whose casualness plays in its favor.  isn't showing off, he's settling in, and there are considerable charms in hearing a master not trying so hard. _____________________________________________________ All records are shipped in record-specific boxes with bubble wrap.
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