"The interesting thing about Bonamassa's volume of output is that it has allowed him to internalize blues rock. So even as he expands his songwriting, moving in a more mainstream rock direction, blues rock is still hard-wired into his playing. That's a good thing, because he's a talented blues guitarist. But it's also nice hearing him continuously trying to expand his comfort zone"

"Redemption is not your typical Blues album, it is so much more. As Bonamassa's latest gift to his fans, the cool, smooth tendencies of Redemption blend all things old school and modern Blues mixed up with the alluring traits of Jazz, Soul, and R&B. Three albums in, it will be fun to see if Bonamassa turns out more new music in 2018. As his fans already know, Joe Bonamassa is incapable of writing a bad song, and the proof is in his Redemption"