Buddy Guy - Slippin' In (1994)
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 408 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 195 Mb
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Silvertone Records / Zomba Recording #01241-41542-2 | US
Modern Electric Blues / Chicago Blues
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 408 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 195 Mb
Full Scans | 00:49:49 | RAR 5% Recovery
Silvertone Records / Zomba Recording #01241-41542-2 | US
Modern Electric Blues / Chicago Blues
Whereas on 1993's Feels Like Rain Buddy Guy flirted with pop and R&B material, on Slippin' In, released one year later, he firmly reasserts his bluesness. From the very first track on, Guy lets his incomparable guitar loose. Throughout the album, he even experiments with Hendrix-esque effects on his guitar (perhaps at the prodding of producer/engineer Eddie Kramer), but the results never seem kitschy or gimmicky. Accompanied on half of the tracks by ex-Stevie Ray Vaughan associates Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton, the groove is deep and swinging. It makes you realize how much of Vaughan's signature sound lay in his rhythm section. There are only two original Guy compositions on Slippin' In, but since he has always been better as an interpreter than a writer, this is a non-complaint.