By Thomas Stanley Orwat Jr.

I got an advance of the new Joe Perry Cd and all I can say is WOW! Some great tracks on here and four of them feature a new vocalist named Hagen. This kid sounds just like Steven Tyler at times.  I really think that some of the songs that Hagen sings on would of been great Aerosmith songs especially the first track "We've got a Long Way to Go.," and "Do You Wonder." Hagen and Perry seem to have a natural chemistry. If for some reason,Aerosmith can't continue, Perry should continue working with Hagen in the Joe Perry Project full time.

Now on the tracks that Perry sings lead vocals, while they are quite different stylistically, they do not sacrificing the continuity of the CD. If anything they make for an interesting musical journey.I don't know if it's just Perry's monotone vocals, but tracks such as "Slingshot,"  "Heaven and Hell" and "No Surprise" take a few listens to sink in, but once they do you can't forget them.

But the main reason anyone buys a Joe Perry Cd is for the guitar work and on this CD, Joe is playing like the guitar hero he truly is. Perry throws it all at this one, slide guitar, talk box, lightening fast riffs,acoustic blues it's all here. Check out the instrumental track "Wooden Ships" to hear Perry at his all time best. Perry may be getting older, but he's also getting even better at his craft.

"Have Guitar, Will Travel" is an excellent effort from one of the most influential guitarist of the last 35 years. It deserves your attention,I prefer this release much more than Joe Perry's 2005 solo release. And that one was nominated for a Grammy.

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