A few decades ago, when the release of a album was an event for either guitar or vocal enthusiasts, his projects indeed lived up to the album title he employs here. While the new collection probably won't be an essential part of the enthusiast's library, it's fun to see him trying to stay in the post-millennial groove hip with some of the younger generation's top songwriter/producers like (who's produced for , , and ) and . Those who wish he'd remember his prowess as a guitarist have to content themselves with its general background capacity behind pleasant vocal textures and easy grooving shuffle grooves. Fortunately, 's in particularly fine voice, and most of the hooks are catchy from the get go. Conceptually, the best tunes are (which we soon realize is a love song to his six-string) and which postulates the idea that God and our late loved ones are accessible by wireless. There are a few stylistic deviations from the basic formula here, most notably the -tinged and the lush, gently exotic, -flavored tune The hope is that 's collaborations with the hipsters will expose his legendary talents to the kids who might otherwise shy away from the charms of an elder statesman. ~ Jonathan Widran