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Buddy Guy is alive and well ! C'est plutôt une bonne nouvelle de retrouver le dernier des géants du blues encore sur pied, guitare à pois assortie avec la chemise, qui plus est sur la longueur d'un double album. Celui-ci, dernier-né d'une discographie démarrée en 1967 (soit une dizaine d'années après ses débuts en club), porte fièrement le titre de Rhythm & Blues : non pas un genre par face mais un mélange de blues accéléré et de morceaux plus proche des racines qui l'ont vu grandir de la Louisiane à Chicago.
Tout juste à l'aube de ses 77 ans, George « Buddy » Guy s'offre un beau gâteau partagé en compagnie de Kid Rock, Beth Hart, Keith Urban et de son disciple Gary Clark Jr., sans oublier les trois piliers d'Aerosmith que sont Steven Tyler, Joe Perry et Brad Whitford. Un premier extrait, « Meet Me in Chicago », dévoile les intentions du guitariste qui tire de son instrument élans de virtuosité et riffs incendiaires. Ce nouveau morceau de bravoure qui ouvre la deuxième partie augure d'une promenade de santé réjouissante entre les soli dévastateurs de « Too Damn Bad » et « Evil Twin » (beuglé par le chef du trio sus-cité), les déclarations de foi acoustiques (« I Could Die Happy ») ou teintées d'orgue et de cuivres (« All That Makes Me Happy Is the Blues ») et les douze mesures chargées d'alcool (les bien-nommés « Never Gonna Change » et « I Came Up Hard »). Un « Poison Ivy » final n'est pas de trop pour se remettre de « Blues Don't Care » ou le passage de relais à son héritier, mêlant sa voix et sa six-cordes flambée à celles du maître.
Pour en arriver à cette démonstration de blues moderne et incandescent, il aura fallu passer par une première partie rapide et tout autant électrique, enchaînant pirouettes funky (« Best in Town »), boogie salé (« Messin' with the Kid » avec le remuant Kid Rock) et blues de (com)plaisance (« One Day Away »), aussitôt rattrapé par une série de feulements affolants, avec Miss Beth Hart (qui pour l'occasion délaisse Joe Bonamassa) sur « What You Gonna Do About Me » ou seul, livré à lui-même et son blues teigneux, en légendaire survivant et légataire universel d'un art séculaire.
©Copyright Music Story 2015
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Buddy Guy, Composer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Lyricist - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Reese Wynans, Organ - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Michael Rhodes, Bass - The Muscle Shoals Horns, Horn - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Composer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Lyricist - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Reese Wynans, Organ - David Grissom, Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - Wendy Moten, Background Vocal - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - Reese Wynans, Organ - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Guitar - Regina McCrary, Background Vocal - Ann McCrary, Background Vocal - Freda McCrary, Background Vocal - Chris Carmichael, Strings - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy featuring Kid Rock, Performer - Mel London, Composer - Mel London, Lyricist - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Kid Rock, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Background Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Rob McNelley, Guitar - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Kevin McKendree, Organ - Jessica Wagner-Cowan, Background Vocal - Herschel Boone, Background Vocal - Shannon Curfman, Background Vocal - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Reese Wynans, Organ - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Guitar - The Muscle Shoals Horns, Horn - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy feat. Keith Urban, Performer - Tom Hambridge, Background Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Keith Urban, Guitar - Keith Urban, Vocal - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Rob McNelley, Guitar - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Kevin McKendree, Organ
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Eddie Jones, Composer - Eddie Jones, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Rob McNelley, Guitar - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Kevin McKendree, Piano - Jim Hoke, Horn - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy feat. Beth Hart, Performer - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - Beth Hart, Vocal - Lee Roy Parnell, Composer - Lee Roy Parnell, Lyricist - Reese Wynans, Organ - David Grissom, Guitar - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - The Muscle Shoals Horns, Horn - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Composer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Lyricist - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Tom Hambridge, Percussion - Tom Hambridge, Tambourine - Rob McNelley, Guitar - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Kevin McKendree, Organ - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Wendy Moten, Background Vocal
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Background Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Tom Hambridge, Percussion - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Kevin McKendree, Organ - Wendy Moten, Background Vocal
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Composer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Lyricist - Buddy Guy, Performer - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Guitar
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
DISQUE 2
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Robert Randolph, Composer - Robert Randolph, Lyricist - Reese Wynans, Organ - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Guitar - Regina McCrary, Background Vocal - Ann McCrary, Background Vocal - Freda McCrary, Background Vocal - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Reese Wynans, Organ - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Guitar
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy featuring Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Brad Whitford, Performer - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Brad Whitford, Guitar - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Reese Wynans, Organ - Michael Rhodes, Bass - David Grissom, Guitar
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Reese Wynans, Organ - David Grissom, Guitar - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - David Gogo, Composer - David Gogo, Lyricist - Rob McNelly, Slide Guitar - Kevin McKendree, Piano - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Tom Hambridge, Tambourine - Gary Nicholson, Composer - Gary Nicholson, Lyricist - Reese Wynans, Organ - David Grissom, Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - The Muscle Shoals Horns, Horn
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Reese Wynans, Organ - Reese Wynans, Piano - David Grissom, Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy feat. Gary Clark, Jr., Performer - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Gary Clark, Jr., Guitar - Gary Clark, Jr., Vocal - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Rob McNelly, Slide Guitar - Kevin McKendree, Piano - Tommy MacDonald, Bass
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Composer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Lyricist - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Tom Hambridge, Composer - Tom Hambridge, Drums - Tom Hambridge, Lyricist - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Richard Fleming, Composer - Richard Fleming, Lyricist - Tommy MacDonald, Bass - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer - Reese Wynans, Organ - David Grissom, Guitar
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Guy, Performer - Mel London, Composer - Mel London, Lyricist - Ducky Carlisle, Mixing Engineer - Ducky Carlisle, Recording Engineer - Tom Hambridge, Mixing Engineer - Lowell Reynolds, Assistant Engineer - Sean R. Badum, Assistant Engineer - Kam Luchterhand, Assistant Engineer - Joe Visciano, Assistant Engineer - Jon Zacks, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Shipley, Engineer - Ben Baptie, Engineer - John Shipp, Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Engineer - Justin Francis, Engineer - Nick Autry, Engineer - John McBride, Engineer - Casey Wood, Engineer - Scott Baggett, Engineer - Mat Lejeune, Engineer
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Chronique
Buddy Guy is alive and well ! C'est plutôt une bonne nouvelle de retrouver le dernier des géants du blues encore sur pied, guitare à pois assortie avec la chemise, qui plus est sur la longueur d'un double album. Celui-ci, dernier-né d'une discographie démarrée en 1967 (soit une dizaine d'années après ses débuts en club), porte fièrement le titre de Rhythm & Blues : non pas un genre par face mais un mélange de blues accéléré et de morceaux plus proche des racines qui l'ont vu grandir de la Louisiane à Chicago.
Tout juste à l'aube de ses 77 ans, George « Buddy » Guy s'offre un beau gâteau partagé en compagnie de Kid Rock, Beth Hart, Keith Urban et de son disciple Gary Clark Jr., sans oublier les trois piliers d'Aerosmith que sont Steven Tyler, Joe Perry et Brad Whitford. Un premier extrait, « Meet Me in Chicago », dévoile les intentions du guitariste qui tire de son instrument élans de virtuosité et riffs incendiaires. Ce nouveau morceau de bravoure qui ouvre la deuxième partie augure d'une promenade de santé réjouissante entre les soli dévastateurs de « Too Damn Bad » et « Evil Twin » (beuglé par le chef du trio sus-cité), les déclarations de foi acoustiques (« I Could Die Happy ») ou teintées d'orgue et de cuivres (« All That Makes Me Happy Is the Blues ») et les douze mesures chargées d'alcool (les bien-nommés « Never Gonna Change » et « I Came Up Hard »). Un « Poison Ivy » final n'est pas de trop pour se remettre de « Blues Don't Care » ou le passage de relais à son héritier, mêlant sa voix et sa six-cordes flambée à celles du maître.
Pour en arriver à cette démonstration de blues moderne et incandescent, il aura fallu passer par une première partie rapide et tout autant électrique, enchaînant pirouettes funky (« Best in Town »), boogie salé (« Messin' with the Kid » avec le remuant Kid Rock) et blues de (com)plaisance (« One Day Away »), aussitôt rattrapé par une série de feulements affolants, avec Miss Beth Hart (qui pour l'occasion délaisse Joe Bonamassa) sur « What You Gonna Do About Me » ou seul, livré à lui-même et son blues teigneux, en légendaire survivant et légataire universel d'un art séculaire.
©Copyright Music Story 2015
À propos
- 2 disque(s) - 21 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:20:16
- Artistes principaux : Buddy Guy
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : RCA Records Label
- Genre : Blues/Country/Folk Blues
(P) 2013 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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