Glenn Hughes and Black Country Communion is back with a live album entitled "Live Over Europe". For those of you who don't know who Black Country Communion is please see my blog post on their first 2 albums and my band review of them.
Black Country Communion have come to rock and rock hard! After only 2 albums they release a live dvd to showcase their live shows. In a recent interview with 69 Faces Of Rock, regarding the future of Black Country Communion Glenn Hughes said, “I don’t really know too much of what’s gonna happen in the future. There are rumors that we will make an album this summer. But I’m not too sure. For me, all I wanna do is play live. To all the fans that read this, they need to know that If I had my way we’d be doing mass touring!” And after watching the live dvd you can easily see why Glenn Hughes just wants to play live and tour. You can't really capture the essence and awesomeness that is Black Country Communion on a studio album. It must be seen live in concert! Every song on this live album is a gem and if you have heard the first two albums, you may have thought some of the songs are too slow or don't rock enough. But after listening and watching this live concert, you will definitely be singing a different tune.
For me as a bass player, Black Country Communion has given me a spark of interest in Glenn Hughes and his amazing bass playing. Before BCC, I had no clue who Glenn Hughes was. Glenn Hughes is formerly from the MKIII version of Deep Purple. This live dvd certifies him as one of the best bass players out there today! It also showcases Jason Bonham's amazing drum skills of which he inherited from his dad, the late and greatest drummer of all time, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. It also showcases Joe Bonamassa's incredible guitar playing skills and put's him right up there with some of the greatest guitarists of all time. It also showcases to a lesser extent, Derek Sherinian, formerly of Dream Theater, and his amazing keyboard playing.
If you get a chance to see this band live by all means go see them. You will be blown away as this dvd shows! It's just a shame that Black Country Communion hasn't received more attention and airplay. This band really puts on a good show doing what they do best which is playing live music.
