Guitar Shorty - Watch Your Back
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Artist: Guitar ShortyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-04-27
Music Label: Alligator Records
Soundtracks:
- Old School
- Story Of My Life
- I'm Gonna Leave You
- What She Don't Know
- I've Been Working
- Get Busy
- Let My Guitar To The Talking
- It Ain't The Fall That Kills You
- A Little Less Conversation
- Right Tool For The Job
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Free Music Review: Best Guitar Shorty disc by far
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been a Guitar Shorty fan for more than 10 years, having seen him at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ several times. I own all of his previous CDs and this one is definitely a cut above. Shorty has become at least partially "big time" and that's a double-edged sword for me: fewer and fewer appearances at the Rhythm Room, but the best-produced discs he's ever done. I'm happy to know he's made it, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
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Houston-born blues showman Guitar Shorty, who once taught his young brother-in-law Jimi Hendrix a few stage tricks, has been on the scene since 1957, blasting out rocking blues with over-the-top enthusiasm. His recording career, highlighted by a trio of fine Black Top releases in the '90s, has been unfortunately limited, but Watch Your Back might finally put him in the spotlight. Much of the material, except for muscular reworkings of Van Morrison's "I've Been Working" and the recently discofied Elvis hit "A Little Less Conversation," comes from his producer and pianist Jesse Harms, and it effectively showcases Shorty's aggressive approach: a big sound short on subtlety but permeated with passionate vocals and searing guitar work. He simply overpowers the songs with his energy, and you can either go with the flow or get swept aside by its immediacy. The music is uniformly loud and in your face, just as you would expect from such an extroverted entertainer, and, more often than not, its sheer intensity overcomes any musical shortcomings. --Michael PointBlues Music CDs
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