Long Time Coming

Not content to be respected for his talents as an above average blues-rocker, Jonny Lang makes a rather abrupt change on his third album. Unfortunately, it's to a below average, religiously inspired, hard rocking singer/songwriter. Arriving nearly five years after his last release, there is no problem with Lang realigning himself and staking his claim as a more "adult" musician. But between over-the-top vocals that sound like he's straining to zip up his trousers and turgid tunes that lie languid between funk, hard rock, and bluesy R&B, the album lost whatever audience he still had and didn't acquire any newcomers either. Additionally the tracks are fattened up with multiple overdubs and Pro Tools-enhanced sweetening, making the majority of them sound like dated, second-rate Journey-styled arena rock. Some of the blame should be handed to producer/co-songwriter Marti Frederiksen, who seems to think that ladling on strings, drum tracks, and as much extraneous goop as possible will make Lang more "contemporary." It generally fails and one hopes that Lang can bounce back on his next project. Even the comparatively stripped-down "Touch" is obliterated by Lang's uncomfortably strained v…

When was Long Time Coming released?

Long Time Coming was released in 2003.

How many tracks are on Long Time Coming?

Long Time Coming has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 53 minutes.