This record isn't bad - but I saw his stage show in New Orleans and thought it was pretty lame - amateurish - which is what you'd expect from someone his age. There is a lot of hype about "the next Hendrix or Stevie Ray" Having seen both of these greats lots of times, I have to say that this guy is no Hendrix, no SRV. As with Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the playing is strictly cerebral, thought out, preplanned, not from the heart - not from the soul. I have only seen one player reach the level of Jimi and Stevie Ray, and that it Mato Nanji of Indigenous. Of all coinciedences, I saw him at the same New Orleans show aforementioned - Jake was opening for Indigenous. Nanji is the only living guitarist who plays with that spirit and soul, and can honestly be classified amongst the greats - I hope him a long life, watching him play, summoning the spirit, is truely spellbinding and awe inspiring.