New Bonnie Raitt album announced: Spring 2012!

[mikephxaz]

I love Bonnie. I've loved her music for years. Stevie and Bonnie have similar careers. They have been blessed.

[Jessica]

I really don't think she gets enough credit for her artistic vision, her skills as an arranger of music or the way she continues to stretch herself and trusts her audience to keep up. She certainly works with other producers and musicians, but she's very much her own woman.

[Jessica]

Saw her show tonight. Highly recommended. It's heavy on material from Slipstream, but she absolutely throws it down. Phoning it in? Heck, no! Her voice sounds really good (although she is rather hoarse when speaking to the audience between songs) and her guitar is fascinating. She has a great band and Marc Cohn was a terrific opener.

[Blueletter18]

I love Slipstream- It's in my top three Bonnie albums, along with Sweet Forgiveness and Give it Up. I like how she focused in on the slide guitar parts for this album, they are fabulous, as usual, but less mellow than her most recent efforts.

[Jessica]

There are a few tracks on Slipstream I could take or leave (honestly, and I know it's virtual blasphemy, but I'm not into Bob Dylan at all), but I like a lot of it. Used to Rule the World is my favorite cut (and I'd have made it the single) and it rocks live. Her voice actually sounds better than it does on the record. Her voice is truly an amazing instrument. She can do so much with it.