Skin Deep is the 2008 release by Buddy Guy. The album features The Memphis Horns, Willie Mitchell,Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph and Quinn Sullivan.
It's erroneous to characterize this 2008 Buddy Guy release, his first in three years, as a comeback, since he's never been gone. But between a spotlight stealing performance in Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert flick Shine a Light in the same year and the appearance of Skin Deep, Guy has returned to the crossover arena as the magnetic and dynamic blues journeyman he has always been. Drop the laser anywhere on these dozen tunes, all but five authored or co-penned by the Chicago guitarist, and it's like a blast of hot wind in the face. Even with drummer Tom Hambrige's somewhat slick production, Guy is in your face, spitting out words with strutting swagger and peeling off molten licks that leave smoldering scars. Guests such as Derek Trucks and Eric Clapton seem like an afterthought, yet the former's sensitive slide work on the titular ballad brings a crying gospel quality to the song. Trucks' wife, Susan Tedeschi, makes a vibrant vocal foil on the mid-tempo "Too Many Tears," an obvious single. Roots guitar fans will thrill at the six-string intensity of the ferocious slow blues "Out in the Woods" where Guy unleashes torrents of raw sound that make this disc so consistently riveting and a highlight in the legend's extensive catalog. --Hal Horowitz
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Awesome Skin Deep:
Just like fine wine, Buddy Guy keeps getting better and better. The new Skin Deep, which all the songs were written by Buddy is awesome. If you're a blues fan, this CD is for you.
Buddy Digs Deep:
Five-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy's latest album is titled Skin Deep. Checkout the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who has created a disc of twelve tracks and enlisted fellow guitar contemporaries Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi, and Derek Trucks on his tenth studio release on the Silvertone/Zomba label. But luminaries aside, drill down and checkout the top-notch supporting session players here, including Willie Mitchell's horn arrangements on the opening track; the extremely talented... more info
Buddy always amazes:
Buddy Guy plays with a wide-open huge smile which you can hear thru his CD. His licks are right on, his collaborators are up to speed, his own song-writing is compelling, & I hope he can keep this up. His generation of blues players is thinning, & EC, eg, doesn't work as hard, & hasn't.
This is an excellent blues guitar player playing really well!
This is Buddy's Best:
This new CD from Buddy Guy is outstanding. Not only his talent but the people he uses to complete the selection of songs is worth every penney!
Tracks:
Best Damn Fool - Buddy Guy, Guy, Buddy
Too Many Tears - Buddy Guy, Hambridge, T.
Lyin' Like a Dog - Buddy Guy, Hambridge, T.
Show Me the Money - Buddy Guy, Guy, Buddy
Every Time I Sing the Blues - Buddy Guy, Hambridge, T.
Out in the Woods - Buddy Guy, Guy, Buddy
Hammer and a Nail - Buddy Guy, Guy, Buddy
That's My Home - Buddy Guy, Hambridge, T.
Skin Deep - Buddy Guy, Guy, Buddy
Who's Gonna Fill Those Shoes - Buddy Guy, Hambridge, T.
