Live: The Real Deal
| Live: The Real Deal | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Venue | Buddy Guy's Legends, Irving Plaza | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Silvertone | |||
| Producer | Buddy Guy, Eddie Kramer | |||
| Buddy Guy chronology | ||||
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Live: The Real Deal is a live album by the American musician Buddy Guy, released in 1996.[1][2] It peaked at No. 4 on the UK's Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.[3] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category.[4]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Guy and Eddie Kramer.[5] It was recorded over four shows at Buddy Guy's Legends and Irving Plaza.[6][7] Guy was backed by G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band, including the horn section.[8][9] Johnnie Johnson played piano on the album.[10] Guy regretted that the band had not rehearsed more.[11]
Critical reception[edit]
The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that "Guy's guitar and vocals pierce and scintillate, and no one better understands the tension between supercharged guitar runs and a primal blues beat."[17] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted that "there's a run about halfway through his classic 13-minute version of 'I've Got News for You' where his guitar approaches the point of spontaneous combustion."[15] The Wall Street Journal determined that "the backing group ... is a more than competent unit, but, as cues are missed and cliches abound, it's clear they hadn't had much opportunity to rehearse with Guy."[18] The Edmonton Journal stated that "this take of 'Sweet Black Angel' has some genuine tenderness."[13] The Independent opined that, "unlike some bluesmen, he never forgets that he is playing for an audience, not just for himself."[19]
AllMusic wrote: "No outrageous rock-based solos or Cream/Hendrix/Stevie Ray homages; this is the Buddy Guy album that purists have salivated for the last quarter century or so."[12] MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide panned the "pompous" G. E. Smith.[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I've Got My Eyes on You" | |
| 2. | "Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues)" | |
| 3. | "Talk to Me Baby" | |
| 4. | "My Time After Awhile" | |
| 5. | "I've Got News for You" | |
| 6. | "Damn Right I've Got the Blues" | |
| 7. | "First Time I Met the Blues" | |
| 8. | "Ain't That Lovin' You" | |
| 9. | "Let Me Love You Baby" |
References[edit]
- ^ "Music Sets Sail on 'Livin' Blues Cruise'". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. 5 Apr 1996. p. 9.
- ^ Kot, Greg (11 Apr 1996). "Blues Brothers". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
- ^ "Buddy Guy". Official Charts. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Guy". Recording Academy. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ a b c MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 338.
- ^ Johnson, Steven C. (19 May 1996). "Blues". Books & Music. The Record. Bergen County. p. 13.
- ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 235.
- ^ "Guitar artists featured this week". Florida/Metro. The Tampa Tribune. 16 Apr 1996. p. 3.
- ^ Smith, Andy (10 May 1996). "Fiery guitar ignites explosive blues". Providence Journal-Bulletin. p. E1.
- ^ Morris, Chris (Mar 16, 1996). "Buddy Guy Gets 'Live!' on Silvertone". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 11. p. 107.
- ^ Sculley, Alan (8 Aug 1996). "Guy, Wired?". Get Out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 8.
- ^ a b "Live: The Real Deal Review by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ a b Levesque, Roger (18 May 1996). "More life in Guy's live disc than he's shown in a while". Edmonton Journal. p. C3.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
- ^ a b "Recording Review". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 5 May 1996. p. F9.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 352.
- ^ Kinsman, Michael (18 Apr 1996). "Blues". Night & Day. The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Fusili, Jim (16 May 1996). "From Hootie to the Beatles, Subdudes to Buddy Guy". The Wall Street Journal. p. A12.
- ^ Barber, Nicholas (2 June 1996). "Rock". Real Life. The Independent. p. 8.