1 	Life In London 	
2 	Crash And Burn 	
3 	Heat In The Street 	
4 	I've Got News For You 	
5 	Black Betty 	
6 	Josephine 	
7 	Ask Me Baby 	
8 	Black Dog Blues 	
9 	Stevie 	
10 	Red House (DVD only) 	
11 	Death Letter 	
12 	If I had Possession Over Judgement Day 	
13 	Snortin' Whiskey, Drinkin' Cocaine 	
14 	Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) 	
15 	Rock 'N' Roll Susie 
16 	Statesboro Blues 

Sandy Gennaro 	Drums
Kirk McKim 	Guitar, Vocals
Rodney O'Quinn 	Bass, Vocals
Pat Travers 	Guitar, Vocals 

Recorded live at the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth, Florida December 8, 2012

Pat Travers , whats he like,you wait years for albums,then 3 in a year(not forgetting Fidelis from 2010),2012's Blues on Fire was superb,this years 'Can Do' is on its way,and well this is Travers doing what he does best,playin 'live' and rockin' out.

As its live,there's always the occasional bum note,a wobble here and there,and frankly, to be honest Pat's vocals have never been the best,even back in the day,especially live,anyone who's seen him can confim,you go to see Pat playin guitar,his vocals are secondary,rough and ready and thats what you get here.

The audio disc contains 15 tracks while the DVD contains 14,'Red House' being specific to the DVD and 'Rock n Roll Susie/Stateboro' Blues only on the CD.

The CD sounds excellent,the band tight enough to do justice to the early 'rock' material whilst being fluid enough to accomodate Travers on the blues numbers when he feels like stretching out.

Eight of the 16 tracks come from his 'glory' period 1976-1980, no surprises there,tracks such as 'Snortin Whisky.../Life In London/Crash and Burn and a glorious 'Stevie',all show up well .

You want the blues?,well stunning playing on the likes of 'I've Got News For You',Red House'(dvd only),'If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day' and 'Black Dog Blues' should certainly put a smile on your face. ---S Thomas, amazon.com

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01. I Always Run
02. Searching for a Clue
03. Who Can You Turn To
04. Up Is Down
05. Mystery at the Wrecking Yard
06. You Can’t Get Their From Hare
07. I Am Alive
08. I Wanna Be Free
09. Hellbound Train
10. Looking Up (Live)
11. Lead Me Home (Theme From The Walking Dead)

Pat Travers - Guitar, Producer, Vocals
Neil Carpenter - Bass
Jürgen Engler - Guitar
Brian Kinsey - Vocals
Lisa Cameron - Drums
Kevin Ryan - Guitar (Bass)
Sean Shannon - Drums, Mastering, Mixing
Joe Stump - Guitar
Scott Telles - Bass
Amanda Travers - Vocals (Background)
Elijah Travers - Vocals (Background)
Monica Travers - Vocals (Background)

Often unsung Canadian guitar legend Pat Travers returns with a new studio album, Retro Rocket. Basically, his career reached a high point by 1980, and only recently, the last 15 years or so, has Travers had a resurgence. He's still slugs it out with constant touring.

Don't let the title of this album put you off, as it almost did for me. Retro is descriptive, but not the best word to describe this album. It implies that what's within is old and dated. That's far from the case. Pat Travers and collaborators create and play classic melodic hard rock with blues, boogie, and groove. Something that never becomes old or dated. It's fundamental.

And Retro Rocket is a rip snortin' guitar driven missile of rock n roll. The riffs are large and plentiful, the leads abundant and soaring. Underneath, you feel the steady groove of bass and drums propelling Travers and guest guitarists along. Actually, the production is splendid and clear; you can really catch the bass line, even behind the guitar on every song. And the songs are largely solid and entertaining, although I found I Am Alive and I Wanna Be Free a little too laid back, not as lively as the preceding. There's a live track, Looking Up, from the 1996 album of the same name. However, I'm not sure if the recording dates from the same time. The bonus track is an electric blues version of Lead Me Home from the immensely popular American television series The Walking Dead. Yeah, I didn't know they had a song either, and I watch the show. Must have missed that.Craig Hartranft, dangerdog.com

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