JASON RICCI & NEW BLOOD "DONE WITH THE DEVIL" Source: Best o fWNY.com Date: 05/2009 Writer: Bob Silvestri

I wouldn't equate Jason Ricci and New Blood to be a blues band per se. Yeah, they can ride a solid blues groove but on their newest release Done with the Devil they have more in common with the blues rock giants Steppenwolf, Foghat and Deep Purple than B.B. King or Buddy Guy. There are still some keepers here and Ricci is a great harp player throughout along with some hot guitar from Shawn Starski. Check out the Tom Waits like "Broken Toy", the slow blues moan of "As Long As I Have You", the meandering "Afro Blues" and "Keep the Wolf from My Door".