First listen to RT's new album "Ship To Shore", released (finally !) today.
Despite the slightly dodgy artwork (generic fisherman in high-vis, supposed to look a bit like Richard but doesn't really - mind you, Richard's albums aren't generally bought for their artwork), it's reassuringly business as usual from the great man.
His guitar work is as nimble as ever, his new material is very listenable - if anything, the songs on this album sound slightly more mainstream and commercial than some of his recent work - but that's obviously no bad thing. Looking forward to seeing him play this stuff live next week, the tour's been getting rave reviews.
Exactly the problem for me. It sounds like 'just another RT album'. Of course, it's not awful - very far from it, but you think you've heard every single track on it before, and you sort of have. 6/10 and I'm being generous.
