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]
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]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
Edmonton Journal | [13] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [14] |
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [7] |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | [15] |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [16] |
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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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" |