Time Clocks

by Joe Bonamassa

Overview

Time Clocks slowly comes into focus after the short atmospheric instrumental "Pilgrimage" sets the stage for a moody, cinematic record. In its brief minute, Joe Bonamassa plays a fat, melodic phrase that sounds uncannily like David Gilmour, a tone and aesthetic he'll return to throughout Time Clocks. Other blues and classic rock greats are alluded to on the album -- the winding riff propelling "Notches" harkens back to Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac, Clapton is always lurking around the corner -- but at this stage of his career Bonamassa is a stylist, tying together recognizable influences into something distinctively his own. Here, he's leaning toward somber introspection, filtering his musings on life and society through a Pink Floyd prism. Listen to the title track, where the stately tempo, backing vocals and stair-stepping minor-key riff all recall Floyd, yet he adds flourishes in his arrangements and solos that steer these astral sounds right down to earth. Much of Time Clocks rambles -- six of its ten songs are over six minutes, with another coming close to that mark -- but the blustering "Questions and Answers" shows that this wandering provides for a more interesting listen than when Bonamassa keeps things on the straight and narrow. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2021
Label:	J&R Adventures
UPC:	0711574920723
Rank:	45220

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Bonamassa   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Lachy Doley   Organ,Piano
Steve Mackey   Bass
Bobby Summerfield   Keyboards,Percussion
Greg Morrow   Percussion
Kevin Shirley   Piano,Percussion
Jeff Bova   Orchestra
Rob McNelley   Guitar
Anton Fig   Drums,Bongos,Percussion
Bunna Lawrie   Didjeridu
Juanita Tippins   Vocals (Background)
Mahalia Barnes   Vocals (Background)
Prinnie Stevens   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Charlie Starr   Composer
Sal Dimartino   Booking
Andrew Yanchyshyn   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Hamburg   Music Coordinator
Bernie Marsden   Composer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Bobby Summerfield   Composer
Joe Bonamassa   Composer
James House   Composer
Hugh Syme   Art Direction,Illustrations
Tom Hambridge   Composer
Alyssa Bonagura   Composer
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Kevin Shirley   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Nick Jones   Assistant Engineer
Roy Weisman   Executive Producer
Rachael Iverson   Release Production
Jason Staniulis   Engineer