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 | Title : Blues Singer
Author : Guy, Buddy
Release Date : 20030603
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Not known for his acoustic work, Buddy Guy unplugs for a rare album-length excursion into folk blues. Continuing the rootsy, bare-bones approach that made 2001’s electric Sweet Tea (also produced by Dennis Herring) so gutsy and memorable, the guitarist gets down and dirty with 12 tracks that sound like they were recorded after hours in his living room or on his back porch. Guy’s stinging leads are still evident as is his emotive voice, but both are less flamboyant in the unplugged setting. Accompanied by spare stand-up bass and brushed drums, Guy sounds nearly possessed on covers from Skip James ('Hard Time Killing Floor'), Johnny Shines ('Moanin’ and Groanin’'), Son House ('Louise McGhee'), and John Lee Hooker ('Sally Mae') among others. It’s a low-key, low-down affair made for late nights, rainy days, and the saddest of moods. Guy is just as convincing here--arguably more so--as on his barnstorming electric albums, making Blues Singer one of the bravest and most poignant albums in his catalog. --Hal Horowitz
Buyer Reviews :
I really like Buddy Guy and have most all of his recordings and have seen him live countless times. He truly is one of the all time greats. This album, though, marks a bottom in his career. Just like Muddy Waters Folk Singer a few decades ago, this is an record made for marketing, not artistic reasons. Echo that for Sweet Tea. In this reviewers book, Buddy Guy invented electric Chicago blues. Why, now, at this point in his career, is he doing Mississipi hill country blues and this acoustic combo blues is beyond me. I guess its to sell records. If you really want to listen to Buddy in an acoustic setting, get Alone and Acoustic, with him and Junior Wells. That has a true 'back porch' feel to it and is far superior to this effort. In an electric setting, start with 'Damn Right I Got the Blues' and work backward through the catalog. Hopefully, someone will do for Buddy what Johnny Winter did for Muddy Waters; get him back to his real roots and make a few more great recordings while this great American talent is still around.
(by Otis Burbridge)
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