Product description NEW Combo BLUWAVS CD and FLAC FILE .com Singer, guitarist, and harp man Guy Davis's sixth album is a study in restlessness. He leaps from style to style--string band, solo folk blues, stone country blues, bouncy John Hurt storytelling, Appalachian jigs, lush contemporary soul--as often as the characters in these 14 songs ride the rails. What's surprising is how well Davis does it all. The organ and weeping single-note guitar runs of "Set a Place for Me" establish the mood for its murderous protagonist's hard reckoning with God. And Davis turns the children's play song "Shortnin' Bread" into a clog-stepper's romp. Alongside plenty of originals, Davis visits the catalogs of John Lee Hooker, Ishman Bracey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Charles Brown with easy conviction. The link through all of these songs and styles, besides their ties to African-American tradition, is Davis's old worn boot of a voice. It's full of creases and cracks, but his gruff delivery resonates with a sense of experience that makes everything he tackles sound honest, comfortable, and inviting. --Ted Drozdowski
W**S
This is a classic blues album.
I have a substantial electric and acoustic blues collection. Guy Davis’s chocolate to the bone remains an all time favorite start to finish.
D**W
A Modern Blues Classic!
This is Guy Davis' 6th release for Red House records and his finest release to date. Whether Davis is picking out tunes on his 6 string, his 12 string, his banjo, his dobro or just playing his harp or tambourine, he does it all masterfully. As on previous releases, Davis brings a rather large band that seems largely transparent throughout the disc while adding subtle compliments to Davis' compositions and vocals. As indicated in the Amazon review above, there is a mixture of styles which keeps the release interesting throughout. It is an inviting disc and one that deserves your attention.
P**Y
The Real Thing
With so much streamlined and otherwise over-produced commercial cereal out there, it's refreshing to hear some real music. In this case, real blues. Guy Davis plays and sings with heart, and his compositions soulfully blend a modern master's vision with a reverant nod to his heritage. Great playing by accomplished bluesmen all around.
A**W
Having discovered GD via Juba Dance I selected this pretty much at random
Having discovered GD via Juba Dance I selected this pretty much at random. Perhaps a little less quirky than JD but still a very good album, worth a listen just for a very different version of Back Door Man. I think I'm also beginning to understand the difference between delta and Chicago blues, Davis seems to slip effortlessly across and along the border between these styles - not that I would claim to know exactly where that is.
P**E
Pour le vrai amateur de pure blues
Vous aimez le blues acoustique traditionnel, écorché, black, authentique façon 1920-1940? Guy Davis est LE meilleur. Point. J'ai plusieurs de ses albums et je les cote tous à 5 étoiles.
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