Can't Quit The Blues
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The Byrd of Paradise
Reviewed 2006-11-23
Reviewed 2006-11-23
A 50-year retrospective of one of the architects of modern electric blues guitar. Stingin' guitar solos, screaming blues vocals. The toughest backup band in the blues.
1. Laidback, lowdown moanin' harp
2. Cryin' horns & voice
3. BB King style walk
4. Swingin' - jumpin' instr.
5. Classic screamin' Buddy Guy
6. Lowdown & laidback - moanin' harp
7. Marchin' midtempo - tuff horns
8. Serious finger work - screamin' vocals
9. Stinging guitar - moanin' organ
10. Buddy backing JR Wells
11. JR sings - low & slow - hauntin'
12. Foot stompin' boogaloo - tuff horns
13. Lowdown - slow & haunting
14. Swingin' T-Bone Walker classic
15. Live slow blues with JR.
16. Buddy "Fast Fingers" Guy - lowdown
17. Foot stompin' electric slide
18. Slow BB-style blues
CD 2:
1. Fuzz tone guitar - lowdown walk, Buddy scrams
2. Loud, big band cover of rock classic
3. Serious slow blues - nice guitar work
4. Ray Charles Mambo to shuffle
5. Buddy sing with wailin' harp
6. Lowdown haunting slow blues
7. Sweet, soulful duet with Bonnie Raitt
8. BB-style slow blues
9. Screamin' vocals - moanin' guitar
10. Stompin' drivin' live R & B classic
11. Lowdow & stinging guitar
12. Driving - midtempo w/breaks
13. Rocked out duet w/Johnny Lang
14. Buddy cuts loose - instr.
CD 3:
1. Modern Buddy - great lyrics over marchin', bluesy drive
2. Droaning bass, hypnotic march
3. Just Buddy and his guitar - cool
4. Midtempo march - Buddy wails
5. Screamin' over-drivin' guitar
6. Buddy plays acoustic and sings
7. More of the same - cool stuff
8. Lowdown acoustic blues -- ooohhh!!
9. Buddy shufflin' live - acoustic
10. Classic live electric blues
11. Buddy covers soul classic with some cheesy synth...
12. Haunting, slow acoustic & electric blues
13. Buddy does Al Green to the Stones
14. Buddy wah wah - tuff walk
15. Deep soul stroll
1. Laidback, lowdown moanin' harp
2. Cryin' horns & voice
3. BB King style walk
4. Swingin' - jumpin' instr.
5. Classic screamin' Buddy Guy
6. Lowdown & laidback - moanin' harp
7. Marchin' midtempo - tuff horns
8. Serious finger work - screamin' vocals
9. Stinging guitar - moanin' organ
10. Buddy backing JR Wells
11. JR sings - low & slow - hauntin'
12. Foot stompin' boogaloo - tuff horns
13. Lowdown - slow & haunting
14. Swingin' T-Bone Walker classic
15. Live slow blues with JR.
16. Buddy "Fast Fingers" Guy - lowdown
17. Foot stompin' electric slide
18. Slow BB-style blues
CD 2:
1. Fuzz tone guitar - lowdown walk, Buddy scrams
2. Loud, big band cover of rock classic
3. Serious slow blues - nice guitar work
4. Ray Charles Mambo to shuffle
5. Buddy sing with wailin' harp
6. Lowdown haunting slow blues
7. Sweet, soulful duet with Bonnie Raitt
8. BB-style slow blues
9. Screamin' vocals - moanin' guitar
10. Stompin' drivin' live R & B classic
11. Lowdow & stinging guitar
12. Driving - midtempo w/breaks
13. Rocked out duet w/Johnny Lang
14. Buddy cuts loose - instr.
CD 3:
1. Modern Buddy - great lyrics over marchin', bluesy drive
2. Droaning bass, hypnotic march
3. Just Buddy and his guitar - cool
4. Midtempo march - Buddy wails
5. Screamin' over-drivin' guitar
6. Buddy plays acoustic and sings
7. More of the same - cool stuff
8. Lowdown acoustic blues -- ooohhh!!
9. Buddy shufflin' live - acoustic
10. Classic live electric blues
11. Buddy covers soul classic with some cheesy synth...
12. Haunting, slow acoustic & electric blues
13. Buddy does Al Green to the Stones
14. Buddy wah wah - tuff walk
15. Deep soul stroll
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Charting
2006-11-19 — 2007-01-21
Blues
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 21 | 5 |
| Jan 14 | 1 |
| Jan 7 | 2 |
| Dec 31 | 2 |
| Dec 24 | 3 |
| Dec 17 | 2 |
| Dec 10 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Way You Been Treating Me | ||
| 2. | Sit And Cry | ||
| 3. | This Is The End | ||
| 4. | Untitled Instr | ||
| 5. | First Time I Met The Blues | ||
| 6. | Ten Years Ago | ||
| 7. | Let Me Love You Baby | ||
| 8. | Stone Crazy | ||
| 9. | When My Left Eye Jumps | ||
| 10. | Hoodoo Man Blues | ||
| 11. | In The Wee Hours | ||
| 12. | I Can't Quit The Blues | ||
| 13. | One Room Country Shack | ||
| 14. | T-Bone Shuffle | ||
| 15. | When You See The Tears From My Eyes | ||
| 16. | I Smell A Rat | ||
| 17. | She Suits Me To A T | ||
| 18. | Dj Play My Blues | ||
| 19. | Damn, Right I've Got The Blues | ||
| 20. | Mustang Sally | ||
| 21. | Five Long Years | ||
| 22. | Mary Ann | ||
| 23. | She's Nineteen Years Old | ||
| 24. | Miss Ida B | ||
| 25. | Feels Like Rain | ||
| 26. | 7-11 | ||
| 27. | I Smell Trouble | ||
| 28. | Someone Else Is Steppin' In | ||
| 29. | My Time After While | ||
| 30. | Your Mind Is On Vacation | ||
| 31. | Midnight Train | ||
| 32. | Totally Out Of Control # | ||
| 33. | Nobody Understands Me But My Guitar | ||
| 34. | Baby Please Don't Leave Me | ||
| 35. | Done Got Old | ||
| 36. | Honey Bee | ||
| 37. | Tramp | ||
| 38. | Crawlin' Kingsnake | ||
| 39. | Moanin' And Groanin' | ||
| 40. | Bad Life Blues | ||
| 41. | I Can't Be Satisfied | ||
| 42. | First Time I Met The Blues | ||
| 43. | I'd Rather Be Blind Crippled And Crazy | ||
| 44. | Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed | ||
| 45. | I Miss You | ||
| 46. | Cut You Loose | ||
| 47. | The Price You Gotta Pay |