Roy Buchanan - Deluxe Edition
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Artist: Roy BuchananBrand: Buchanan
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-01-30
Music Label: Alligator Records
Soundtracks:
- Peter Gunn
- That Did It - Roy Buchanan, Johnny Sayles
- Chicago Smokeshop
- Mrs. Pressure
- Ain't No Business
- Blues for Jimmy Nolen [#]
- Nickel and a Nail - Roy Buchanan, Otis Clay
- Matthew
- You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover - Roy Buchanan, Delbert McClinton
- Beer Drinking Woman
- Flash Chordin'
- These Arms of Mine - Roy Buchanan, Kanika Kress
- Whiplash
- When a Guitar Plays the Blues
- Hawaiian Punch
- Last Word [#]
Music reviews of Deluxe Edition
Music Review: Am I missing something?
Rating: 1 Stars
I first looked into Roy after I read about him teaching/tutoring Robbie Robertson on guitar. I knew they both played Teles, and after reading about Roy's assertion on his biological makeup (that he's "half-werewolf"), I figured this was going to rock. I was expecting some hot rockabilly-infused blues rock. So, does it rock?
Nope. It doesn't. As one other reviewer wrote, Roy basically plays as many notes as possible in each bar, to fast, loud beats that don't vary. There's no building on a riff because each song starts at 60 mph right out of the gate, and stays there. No build whatsoever. And the entire band plays at full volume, so there's no subtlety to any of it. This isn't music; this is what frat boys in the 80s would have popped into their cassette decks to hear a "guitar god at work." It just sounds like fake, white blues played stodgily, loudly, and with every bit of effort to take it past the point of SRV self-indulgence. I like SRV, don't get me wrong. But in the world of "guitar for guitar's sake" music, this is king. And that ain't good in my book. Roy's no doubt an amazing guitarist, but it's hard to appreciate the notes he's playing without the rests he ISN'T. I may still check out a different album of his before passing judgment.
Description of Deluxe Edition
Culled from several mid-1980s albums--Dancing on the Edge, Hot Wires, and When a Guitar Plays the Blues--this deluxe edition of guitarist Roy Buchanan's work highlights his formidable skills and wide stylistic range. Melding blues, rock, country, R&B, and even Hawaiian influences, Buchanan plays with a showman's flamboyance, combining lightning-quick fingering with controlled feedback to give his sound a fiery edge and an unmistakable "cry." His pyrotechnical displays on "Flash Chordin," "Whiplash," "Mrs. Pressure," and "When a Guitar Plays the Blues" offer ample evidence of his blues prowess, while his slide work on "Hawaiian Punch," complete with bent tones and skittering harmonics, rocks out with technical bravura. Though Buchanan remained relatively obscure to the public, his skills were widely known among blues aficionados and musicians. Let's hope this well-chosen compilation will spread the word, introducing his distinctive sound and technical wizardry to a new crop of admirers. --Wally ShoupGeneral CDs
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