Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: What a blues CD ought to be

This CD was a very pleasant surprise. Honestly, it makes me think of John Mayall's Blues Breakers featuring Eric Clapton. It's got a similar sort of hungry young blues band sound. Costello sings well without imitating an old black guy (can't stand it when they do that), plays with a rare balance of flash and taste, and presents good tunes, several of which are originals. Blues is a varied and rich tradition that's about much more than three-chord progressions for guitar solos; Costello seems to understand this.