Sleepin' on a concrete bench.  Can I get a witness?   ~Randall Bramblett (Used To Rule The World)

So begins Bonnie Raitt's album Slipstream with the song Used to Rule the World .  On that note, Bonnie has found a witness in me to testify that this album is utter brilliance, emotional brilliance at that.  Words elude me when it comes to describing this gem. What I am left with is a pain in my throat from holding back the tears because of the way these songs resonate in me; this is especially true when I let my guard down by having a glass of wine or two.

You took a part of me that I really miss.  I keep asking myself how long can it go on like this.  ~ Bob Dylan (Millsion Miles)

None of the songs on Slipstream are of   Bonnie's creation but they certainly are of her thoughtful, if not divine, interpretation. Never is the listener left feeling anything other than that she's singing out of experience.

I can see it in your hair.  But I can't bear to breathe it in somehow.  I'll rise and fall with you.  Cause you can't fail me now.  ~Joseph Lee Henry/Loudon Wainwright III

That voice, that voice ... to emote such   honesty and pain simultaneously is a rare gift that all too many could only hope to have.That music, that music   ... the quality of musicianship on this CD is nothing short of superb. Buy it, and find out all the players.   Know though, that Bill Frisell is a featured artist.