Hard Knocks (album)
Occupation
- Joe Cocker - vocals
Hard Knocks is the 21st studio album by the musician Joe Cocker. It was released in October 2010 by Sony Music. The album reached number one in the German Album Charts.
Formation and style
Hard Knocks was produced by Matt Serletic, who also contributed to the songwriting. Serletic worked with Matchbox Twenty and also oversaw the last album by Carlos Santana. The title song is a pop song influenced by soul and rock, which was lined with brass section and female backing vocals. According to Cockers was the piece " a bit autobiographical ," he brought it with his early years when he played in small clubs, in conjunction. Cocker presented the piece in German-speaking at Wetten, dass. ? and then began his local tour. With I Hope a cover of the Dixie Chicks is included.
Reception
Artur Schulz of Hard Knocks Laut.de described as " well to well above average ", although " not everything shimmers of gold ." The album was " put together harmonious and round ". Unlike in the past had included "complete failure" no. He missed three out of five stars. At t -online.de Flormann Thomas wrote that the album set " to the raspy voice as the most popular brands and the radio application, which is already expected from such a name after more than forty years and 21 studio albums. " He evaluated it positively, that on cover versions is omitted almost entirely, but also criticized the music as " predictable " in swr.de Günter Schneidewind came to the conclusion: " Solid work with some interesting nuances ... ". " No more, no less. " In the Hessischer Rundfunk Hard Knocks was that " a whole lot more poppy than the last album " sounds as " CD of the Week " presents.