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Blues Singer

Buddy Guy

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Arriving after the unexpected blast of raw energy that was 2001's Sweet Tea, 2003's Blues Singer could idealistically be seen as the acoustic flip side of that high-voltage, raw electric blues. Like Sweet Tea, Blues Singer is supposed to exist deep down within the Delta blues tradition, only finding Buddy Guy armed with an acoustic guitar and the occasional minimal accompaniment; it's even recorded at the same Mississippi studio that gave its name to the 2001 platter and is helmed by the same producer, Dennis Herring. If only it were that simple! Instead of being an extension or a mirror image of its predecessor, this record is a sleepy comedown from an exhilarating peak. Where Sweet Tea was filled with unpredictable song choices, this plays it safe, hauling out such familiar items as "Hard Time Killing Floor," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "I Love the Life I Live," and "Sally Mae." And while this retains Jimbo Mathus on guitar, when other musicians pop up, it's not the lively Fat Possum crew, it's studio pros like Jim Keltner, or guest shots by superstars Eric Clapton and B.B. King. While this does afford listeners the rare opportunity to hear B.B. on acoustic, it gives the affair the audience-pleasing veneer that weighed down his mid-'90s efforts. Plus, when it comes right down to it, Guy simply is off on this record, with lazy, mannered vocals and by the book guitar. Despite a few good acoustic duet sessions with Junior Wells, acoustic blues is not really Guy's forte, and the highly disappointing Blues Singer illustrates exactly why.

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1
Hard Time Killing Floor
00:02:47

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Nehemiah (Skip) James, Composer, Lyricist - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

2
Crawlin' Kingsnake
00:05:17

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - John Lee Hooker, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Besman, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Keltner, Drums - Tony Garnier, Bass - Eric Clapton, Guitar - B.B. King, Guitar - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - The Perrys, Percussion

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

3
Lucy Mae Blues
00:03:32

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Frankie Lee Sims, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Keltner, Drums - Tony Garnier, Bass - Eric Clapton, Guitar - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

4
Can't See Baby
00:04:03

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Jack Owens, Composer, Lyricist

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

5
I Love the Life I Live
00:02:46

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Tony Garnier, Bass - The Perrys, Percussion - Willie Dixon, Composer, Lyricist

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

6
Louise McGhee
00:05:22

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Son House, Composer, Lyricist - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

7
Moanin' And Groanin'
00:03:27

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Johnny Shines, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

8
Black Cat Blues
00:04:27

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - John Lee Hooker, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Besman, Composer, Lyricist

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

9
Bad Life Blues
00:03:44

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Andrew Hogg, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Joe Josea, Composer, Lyricist

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

10
Sally Mae
00:04:25

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - John Lee Hooker, Composer, Lyricist - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

11
Anna Lee
00:04:13

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Robert McCullum, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

12
Lonesome Home Blues
00:05:00

Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Willie Borum, Composer, Lyricist

(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited

Album review

Arriving after the unexpected blast of raw energy that was 2001's Sweet Tea, 2003's Blues Singer could idealistically be seen as the acoustic flip side of that high-voltage, raw electric blues. Like Sweet Tea, Blues Singer is supposed to exist deep down within the Delta blues tradition, only finding Buddy Guy armed with an acoustic guitar and the occasional minimal accompaniment; it's even recorded at the same Mississippi studio that gave its name to the 2001 platter and is helmed by the same producer, Dennis Herring. If only it were that simple! Instead of being an extension or a mirror image of its predecessor, this record is a sleepy comedown from an exhilarating peak. Where Sweet Tea was filled with unpredictable song choices, this plays it safe, hauling out such familiar items as "Hard Time Killing Floor," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "I Love the Life I Live," and "Sally Mae." And while this retains Jimbo Mathus on guitar, when other musicians pop up, it's not the lively Fat Possum crew, it's studio pros like Jim Keltner, or guest shots by superstars Eric Clapton and B.B. King. While this does afford listeners the rare opportunity to hear B.B. on acoustic, it gives the affair the audience-pleasing veneer that weighed down his mid-'90s efforts. Plus, when it comes right down to it, Guy simply is off on this record, with lazy, mannered vocals and by the book guitar. Despite a few good acoustic duet sessions with Junior Wells, acoustic blues is not really Guy's forte, and the highly disappointing Blues Singer illustrates exactly why.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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