The Blueprint: Vinyl LP Rod Stewart Decoy features John Scofi­eld on

Decoy features John Scofi­eld on guitar

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The Blueprint: Vinyl LP Rod Stewart Decoy features John Scofi­eld onThe Blueprint may be Jay Z's most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler's superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits ("Izzo," "Girls, Girls, Girls") and better than average mid tempo compositions ("Never Change," "Song Cry"), confirms the Brooklyn