Damon Johnson & The Get Ready – Battle Lessons (2021)
Our boy hits a home run, supported by his stellar Get Ready bandmates Jarred Pope and Robbie Harrington, and producer Nick Raskulinecz pushing all involved to reach heights they all dreamed of as teenage rockers. Just a stellar batch of songs, most written with trusted collaborator Jim “Johnny Blade” Troglen, and one of Damon’s greatest vocal melodies since the Brother Cane days: ‘Brace For Impact’ written with Milton Davis. Classic Rock Magazine says “Journeyman guitarist Johnson shoots for the stadiums. Rock history is strewn with the twitching corpses of sidemen who thought they could go it alone, but Damon Johnson’s decision to tear up his meal ticket in Black Star Riders looks less insane with every solo release. The opening tracks in particular are drive-by dynamite, with ‘Can’t Clap Any Louder’ living up to the billing.”
1. Battle Lessons
2. Can’t Clap Any Louder
3. Talk Yourself Into Anything
4. Shadow Country
5. Let The Healing Begin
6. Brace For Impact
7. Lightning Bolt (Everything Will Be Alright)
8. Love Is All You Left Behind
9. Casual Beast