Hard Road

John Mayall, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B000001F6N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,539 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Greenie is nothing like Clapton, June 27, 2001

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N. Wakabayashi "Nobs" (Jawsey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hard Road (Audio CD)

Saw the review below, & I must say that Peter Green sounds absolutely NOTHING like Clapton. You can say he influenced him, but the way Green uses his tone & dynamics... added with his singing.... you begin to wonder if Peter Green might not be the GREATEST blues guitarist from England. The old saying of "more is less" is the school he came from, & he really makes every note count. I don't think Clapton has/had the restraint that Green had...

This album is somewhat inconsistent in its material, but the devastating track "Supernatural", will make up for any inconsistencies. The use of feedback on this song is totally different from say.... Hendrix, & it's really... "worth the price of admission" as they say. Clapton's Bluesbreaker album is probably more consistent, but the high points on Hard Road eclipses the highpoints on the "beano" album. If you ever wondered where Santana got his style from......

This album NEEDS to be re-mastered!!! Recommended.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Peter Green hitting his stride., June 2, 1999

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This review is from: Hard Road (Audio CD)

This album was the crucial follow up to the landmark Bluesbreaker record with Eric "slowhand" Clapton. On "A Hard Road" we see Peter Green carving his own niche as one of the most influential British blues guitarists. His tone makes the devil melt and on songs like "Someday after a while (you'll be sorry)", you hear some of the most gut wrenching sorrowful solos you could hope to hear. You will also hear Green's achingly poignant blues voice for the first time on recording. A true lost legend, this is Green coming into his own before forming Fleetwood Mac and outselling The Beatles in 1969. Mr. Mayall himself keeps shaking thing up with added instruments that would lead up to his eventual big band leaning ala B.B. King. A must have for Peter Green fans as well as Bluesbreaker fans.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knockout, March 9, 2001

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Bob Davis (Christchurch New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hard Road (Audio CD)

I can still remember the chills that hit me when I heard John Mayall's piano and Peter Green's guitar on the opening track. Paul Butterfield's first album punched me in the gut and John Mayall's 'Hard Road' delivered the uppercut that hit me in the jaw and knocked me out to the blues ever since. I prefer this album over the Eric Clapton beano album (just) because it highlights John Mayall much more, showing how good he on harp, piano, organ and guitar. The other factor is Peter Green! His simplicity of style and playing demonstrates that you do not need to play notes at a million miles an hour. The feeling he gets on many tracks from a single note, particularly the 'supernatural' is unsurpassed. It was a great pleasure to hear Mayall redo 'A Hard Road' on his recent album 'Padlock on the Blues'.