Blues Singer Translucent Red Double Vinyl

The album is all acoustic and dedicated to John Lee Hooker with the line, 34In Memory of John Lee Hooker. You are missed.34Not known for his acoustic work, Buddy Guy unplugs for a rare albumlength excursion into folk blues. The guitarist gets downand dirty with 12 tracks that sound like they were recorded after hours in his living room or on his back porch.Guys stinging leads are still evident as is his emotive voice, but both are less flamboyant in the unplugged setting.Accompanied by spare standup bass and brushed drums, Guy sounds nearly supernatural on covers from Skip James34Hard Time Killing Floor34, Johnny Shines 34Moanin and Groanin34, Son House 34Louise McGhee34, andJohn Lee Hooker 34Sally Mae34 among others. Its a lowkey, lowdown affair made for late nights, rainy days, and the saddest of moods.Buddy Guy is just as convincing here, arguably more so, as on his barnstorming electric albums, making Blues Singer one of the bravest and most poignant albums in his catalogue.Blues Singer is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent red coloured vinyl and includes a 4page booklet.