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Blues Singer
Buddy Guy
Blues Singer
Genre: Blues
 
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 guts...  more »

     
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All Artists: Buddy Guy
Title: Blues Singer
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony Music UK
Release Date: 9/18/2007
Album Type: Import
Genre: Blues
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 012414184320, 828765346825, 828765346825

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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

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Debbie S. (staffymom) from LYONS, OR
Reviewed on 4/6/2007...
For Buddy Guy fans, this is a 'must have'.

CD Reviews

An Orgasm For The Ears !!!
Billy Ashley | Lynch Station, VA. | 10/06/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is probably the most heart-wrenching, Heartfelt, Soulful, Powerfully Moving albums (I just ran out of adjectives) I have ever heard.....In ANY genere !!!! Total sensory overload.....which is saying a lot considering the "bare bones" feel of the album. This is Buddy stripped Butt Naked.......And he NEVER sounded better. Kudos to you Buddy. You are the master !!! Long may you reign !!!!!"