Even though I quite enjoyed the first 2 albums from Southern Gentlemen, I must agree, to a certain extent, with the album name "The Third Time Is A Charm". It seems it's creator David Chastain has moved the project further away from a genuine blues album to a hard Southern Rockin' project. As far as my personal tastes go, that's fine with me.

Chastain has chosen to bring in a new singer named Eric Johns from a Cincinati based Metal band called Simple Aggression. Not to take anything away from Chastain's vocals on the first 2 albums, but Johns does take the band to another dimension with his powerful voice and range. It's quite amazing how he takes to the music so well.

I consider myself a Metalhead and Rocker and have never been able to really appreciate Blues music. What Chastain and Southern Gentlemen really do well is make Blues more accessible to people like me who don't quite "get it". Chastain's chops are equally as tasty to me as Stevie Ray Vaughn or Kenny Wayne Sheppard. You can still pick out some of his Metal roots in the music as well which is maybe why I still continue to thoroughly enjoy this work. After all, there's no rules that say Blues can't pack a little crunch.