Buddy Guy - Breaking Out

It was 1980. Buddy Guy was still out there in the career doldrums. Not starving, certainly, but not accorded his due either by the mainstream music business. The previous year he had recorded the 'Live At The Checkerboard' album a classic, seminal affair full of deep, deep blues and the most incredible performances you could possibly want.This one was recorded at Chicago's Sound Studios and is a true one-off - an album that confused everyone at the time but now makes perfect sense. It was a 'dry run' for stuff he would do when he got the (next) big break and was making records for a big, rock orientated, audience again. But those later sets never had this intensity - this hunger, this danger - this sheer cry of frustrated pain. And some bonus tracks are here from brother Phil Guy. Why has this man never been taken up by an American label, never had the exposure that he deserves. One listen to these tracks from a session cut in 1981 with Buddy guesting will show that this is a musician of power, talent, depth and wide experience.