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Artist: Roy BuchananEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Polydor / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- Sweet Dreams
- I Am A Lonesome Fugitive
- Cajun
- John's Blues
- Haunted House
- Pete's Blue
- The Messiah Will Come Again
- Hey, Good Lookin'
Free Music Notes for Roy Buchanan
Free Music Review: Roy's First
Hit: 5 Stars
A friend of mine had a couple of Roy Buchanan's albums but I hardly gave them a second thought. So when I spotted a cassette of this album in a local record stores free bin I took it and now having listened to it I am happily surprise.Roy Buchacan has the great versitility on his guitar that many of the 60's greats such as Hendrix has,but production wise Roy leaves it to the bare bones-so all you can hear is his great tone on his instrument and (for better or worse) his monotone,egoless vocal stylings.Although I often hear Buchanan listed as a blues guitarist this particular recording is very musically diverse-covering rock,pop,country and even zydeco along with his blues influences.The two zydeco rhythm tunes hear "Cajun" and "Haunted House" are two of the best songs hear with their peppy tempo and equally peppy riffing.The album starts off with two lightweight sounding (but only deceptively so) poppish tunes in the gentle "Sweet Dreams" and the cathy "I Am A Lonesome Fugitive",which has a strong country-rock flavor.As far as the blues goes "John's Blues" has the unusual destinction of adding a very Eastern/Arabic sounding modality into Roy's bluesy guitar solos.On "Pete's Blues" Roy brightens up his blues with a lot of tasty melodic surprises and playful "fluttering" riffs that totally transend the rather stereotypcial blues-rock backing. "The Messiah Will Come Again" is and almost gospelish narrative spoken by Roy in almost a whisper and is a very surprising song to have on an album like this.And yes-Roy has thought you you country swing lovers too with a cover of the Hank Williams classic "Hey Good Lookin" and,if you listen closley even that has a little zydeco/cajun rhythm in it too!During an era when Bob Dylan,The Band and others were really going for a way to try to draw the rootsiness from rock n' roll Roy Buchanan really just showed us how many different American roots oriented music's rocked pretty hard on their own.And by giving the album an unadorned but modern production everyone seems to have gotton the point and really enjoy this music.
Roy Buchanan Poster
Roy Buchanan was something of an enigma to fans and friends alike, but this album reveals all sides of his musical personality while providing an entertaining illustration of his genius. Along with Roy s own performances there are recordings of other artists featuring stunning solos and backups from the man himself. Lovingly annotated by Ellwood Brown, a long-time associate and close friend of Roy Buchanan. Includes his earliest and last recordings.Blues Music CDs
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