In his initial solo recordings, tried for a more eclectic pop approach than the Southern blues-rock of his day job with . His later solo work, done during breaks in ' career, was much closer to the traditional sound. On his first solo album since ' re-formation in 1989, he again makes what is essentially an record without the other members, except new guitarist , whose / -style slide work is all over the disc. signals the same-but-different approach by opening the album with an "unplugged" version of ' signature song, "Whipping Post," and though he adds horns to some tracks for a more R&B feel, the rest of the album finds him growling through standard-issue blues-rock, some of the songs originals, some covers, among them an excellent version of "Dark End of the Street" and an arrangement of 's "Memphis in the Meantime" that makes it sound like a country-rocker. Recovering from personnel changes, didn't release an album in 1997; this record should help tide their fans over. ~ William Ruhlmann