New Buddy Guy - "Blues Singer"


Anyone else heard this? "Blues Singer", named in tribute to Muddy Water's "Folk Singer" which Buddy played on. This is a fantastic cd. The recording is excellent. I turned it up to a somewhat loud(so says my wife) level, and from the first moment of the first song, "Hard Time Killing Floor", it sounded as if Buddy were in my living room. This album is acoustic with five songs featuring only Buddy on guitar/vocals and Jimbo Mathus on guitar. The second song is John Lee Hooker's "Crawlin' Kingsnake". It has Eric Clapton and BB King as guests. That's right - BB King acoustic. Highly reccomended!
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If you've been a Buddy Guy fan for a long time you have to be aware that his live and recorded performances have ALWAYS been extremely variable. I saw him regularly for a span of almost 20 years starting in the late 70s and can say with confidence that you never knew which Buddy was going to show up; the take no prisoners, nobody's ever played better Buddy, or the I'm mailin' this one in from a couple of states over Buddy. There was a span of a few years in the early 80s that he so desperately sucked that I swore I would never see him again. Then I saw him with Jr. Wells at the Beacon and he was so great that my goose bumps got goose bumps.

I think he is one of the quintessential blues men. His heart is always on his sleeve and if he feels like crap, so goes his playing. Substance abuse may also be a problem as it is with a great many performers. We should support him while he is still with us.