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Gary Clark, Jr. has been hailed by a number of critics as "the New Hendrix," which seems to be the fate of any guitarist who combines blues and rock styles at a considerable volume (particularly if they cover "Third Stone from the Sun"). While that's a blurb that may look good in Clark's press kit, it rather misses the point; Clark isn't a visionary, game-changing artist like Hendrix, but instead he's a canny singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist who has learned from the past and present, fusing them into a style that's distinctive and exciting if not necessarily revolutionary. Warner Bros. is also pitching Blak and Blu as Clark's "groundbreaking debut album," when in fact it's just his major-label debut, with four indie releases preceding it, making the confidence and ambition of this set a bit less remarkable. But if Gary Clark, Jr. isn't likely to change the way we look at rock & roll or rewrite the aesthetic of the electric guitar, he is one of the most interesting talents to come out of the contemporary blues scene in quite some time. On Blak and Blu, most of Clark's tunes are solidly rooted in the blues, but he's also folded in hearty servings of hard rock, funk, retro-soul, and even a dash of hip-hop, and the way he lets the flavors mix is a big part of what makes this album work so well. There's an undertow of Northern Soul on the dance-friendly opener "Ain't Messin' Round," "Travis County" is a no-frills rocker that recalls the Stones in fifth gear, "The Life" finds Clark moving back and forth between singing and rapping in a streetwise tale of drug addiction, "Numb" recalls the punk blues attack of the Black Keys and the White Stripes in its fuzzed-out blast, and the title cut samples both Gil Scott-Heron and Albert King as Clark melds conscious themes with blues backdrops. While the typical modern-day guitar hero goes out of his way to throw his dexterity in your face at every turn, here Clark shows off a tougher and more primal style, and though his chops are certainly good, he keep his solos concise and his attack muscular throughout. And if his songwriting is a bit uneven, he has an inarguable talent with both lyrics and melodies, and he's a good-to-great singer, sounding soulful and honest on every cut. Blak and Blu's production (by Rob Cavallo and Mike Elizondo in collaboration with Clark) is too polished and processed for its own good, but if this album isn't likely to change your life, it will make an hour of it a lot more interesting, and there's no arguing that Gary Clark, Jr. is a talent strong enough to match his record company's hype.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Zac Rae, Keyboards, Organ, Wurlitzer - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Russ Waugh, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Doug McKean, MixingEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Danny T. Levin, Trombone, Trumpet - David Moyer, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Lance Sumner, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Organ - Mike Elizondo, Producer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Rob Cavallo, Producer - Russ Waugh, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Doug McKean, Engineer, MixingEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Lance Sumner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Scott Nelson, Bass Guitar - Zapata!, Guitar
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Gil Scott-Heron, Writer - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Keyboards - Brian Jackson, Writer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - DON ROBEY, Writer - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Programmer, Trumpet, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Rob Cavallo, Producer - Doug McKean, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Gary Clark Jr., Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Russ Waugh, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Doug McKean, MixingEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums, Percussion - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Lance Sumner, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Keyboards, Piano - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar, Programmer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Rob Cavallo, Producer - Russ Waugh, AssistantEngineer - Doug McKean, Engineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Writer - Doyle Bramhall II, Writer - Justin Stanley, Writer - Ali Tamposi, Writer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Russ Waugh, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Doug McKean, MixingEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Writer, Congas, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Lance Sumner, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Organ - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar - Adam Hawkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Keyboards, Vibes - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar, Programmer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Danny T. Levin, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Stevie Black, Strings
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Adam Hawkins, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Rob Cavallo, Producer - Russ Waugh, AssistantEngineer - Doug McKean, Engineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Scott Nelson, Bass Guitar - Zapata!, Guitar
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Keyboards, Organ - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar - Adam Hawkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jimi Hendrix, Writer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Satnam Ramgotra, Percussion, Tabla - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Little Johnny Taylor, Writer - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Zapata!, Guitar
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Adam Hawkins, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - J.J. Johnson, Drums - Satnam Ramgotra, Percussion - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Producer, Percussion - Adam Hawkins, Engineer - Brent Arrowood, AssistantEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Russ Waugh, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Doug McKean, MixingEngineer - Gary Clark Jr., Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Chris Sporleder, AssistantEngineer - Lance Sumner, Assistant Mixing Engineer
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2012 Warner Records Inc.
Approfondimenti
Gary Clark, Jr. has been hailed by a number of critics as "the New Hendrix," which seems to be the fate of any guitarist who combines blues and rock styles at a considerable volume (particularly if they cover "Third Stone from the Sun"). While that's a blurb that may look good in Clark's press kit, it rather misses the point; Clark isn't a visionary, game-changing artist like Hendrix, but instead he's a canny singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist who has learned from the past and present, fusing them into a style that's distinctive and exciting if not necessarily revolutionary. Warner Bros. is also pitching Blak and Blu as Clark's "groundbreaking debut album," when in fact it's just his major-label debut, with four indie releases preceding it, making the confidence and ambition of this set a bit less remarkable. But if Gary Clark, Jr. isn't likely to change the way we look at rock & roll or rewrite the aesthetic of the electric guitar, he is one of the most interesting talents to come out of the contemporary blues scene in quite some time. On Blak and Blu, most of Clark's tunes are solidly rooted in the blues, but he's also folded in hearty servings of hard rock, funk, retro-soul, and even a dash of hip-hop, and the way he lets the flavors mix is a big part of what makes this album work so well. There's an undertow of Northern Soul on the dance-friendly opener "Ain't Messin' Round," "Travis County" is a no-frills rocker that recalls the Stones in fifth gear, "The Life" finds Clark moving back and forth between singing and rapping in a streetwise tale of drug addiction, "Numb" recalls the punk blues attack of the Black Keys and the White Stripes in its fuzzed-out blast, and the title cut samples both Gil Scott-Heron and Albert King as Clark melds conscious themes with blues backdrops. While the typical modern-day guitar hero goes out of his way to throw his dexterity in your face at every turn, here Clark shows off a tougher and more primal style, and though his chops are certainly good, he keep his solos concise and his attack muscular throughout. And if his songwriting is a bit uneven, he has an inarguable talent with both lyrics and melodies, and he's a good-to-great singer, sounding soulful and honest on every cut. Blak and Blu's production (by Rob Cavallo and Mike Elizondo in collaboration with Clark) is too polished and processed for its own good, but if this album isn't likely to change your life, it will make an hour of it a lot more interesting, and there's no arguing that Gary Clark, Jr. is a talent strong enough to match his record company's hype.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 13 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 01:06:43
- Artisti principali: Gary Clark Jr.
- Etichetta: Warner Records
- Genere: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2011, 2012 Warner Records Inc.
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