Transition Album

Following on from the Beano album, A Hard Road was the next release from John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. Eric Clapton had left the band by this stage and been replaced by Peter Green. The album has a more rushed feel, probably released before the band's live set had really settled down. Green was also in the process of becoming fully developed as a player. A very uneven record, the Peter Green instrumental The Supernatural is an obvious standout and an early indication of how he would on occasions move away from a strict blues base. Another track that grabs hold strongly with a blistering guitar solo is Another Kind Of Love. Some of the tracks that are based more around Mayall are distinctly average and the record also contains what must be the worst ever recording of Dust My Broom. A transition album for Mayall and a work in progress for Green.