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Track Listings
1 | Ain't Messin 'Round |
2 | When My Train Pulls In |
3 | Blak and Blu |
4 | Bright Lights |
5 | Travis County |
6 | The Life |
7 | Glitter Ain't Gold (Jumpin' for Nothin') |
8 | Numb |
9 | Please Come Home |
10 | Things Are Changin' |
11 | Third Stone from the Sun / If You Love Me Like You Say |
12 | You Saved Me |
13 | Next Door Neighbor Blues |
Editorial Reviews
In addition to 12 of Clark's original compositions, Blak and Blu also features a 13th song - a blistering cover of Little Johnny Taylor's (popularized by Albert Collins), "If You Love Me Like You Say / Third Stone From The Sun" (Jimi Hendrix) is actually a complete reworking of the song utilizing the Hendrix riff reinterpreted by Clark. The result is an extraordinary hybrid of the two ideas that breathes new fire to an old favorite.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.63 x 5.28 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 ounces
- Manufacturer : Warner Records
- Item model number : 093624948575
- Original Release Date : 2012
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : September 13, 2012
- Label : Warner Records
- ASIN : B0096PAA6E
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #617 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #8 in Blues (CDs & Vinyl)
- #18 in Blues Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #244 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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1. Aint Messin' Around: this song has the feel of a 1960's song, there is no better way I can explain it, staccato guitar, horns, a happy beat, a loud and discordant guitar solo. I feel like some go-go girls should be dancing to this song on Top of the Pops or something. A very audacious way to start an album.
2. When the Train Pulls in: A more traditional blues song, musically reminiscent like B.B. King, except with heavier guitars, the guitar solos remind me of Hendrix a lot. His voice in this song reminds me of Doug Pinnick of King's X.
3. Blak and Blu: This song is more like the New Jack Swing style of the early 90's featuring artists like Maxwell. If you don't remember who Maxwell is, think John Legend. A very smooth jazzy R&B song.
4. Bright Lights: More Blues, heavy fuzzy, Hendrix type guitar work. Very nice phrasing on the guitar solos.
5. Travis County: For a change of pace, this song sounds like Bo Didley, or Chuck Berry, tells the story of a guy being arrested in a small presumably Southern County. A fun song.
6. The Life: This sounds more like a pop single, with a hip hop beat, and John Legend type vocals. Hardly any guitar in this song at all, another style in a surprisingly versatile album.
7.Glitter Aint Gold (Jumping for Nothing): A really heavy grungy start to this song. It really reminds me of heavier songs by Lenny Kravitz.
8. Numb: The guitar riff in this song reminds me of "Come Together" by the Beatles, the heavy distortion in the solo, and the willingness to go out of key reminds me of Hendrix, this song especially reminds me of Red House by Hendrix.
9. Please Come Home: Clark again jumps into the wayback machine and does his best Smokey Robinson falsetto, a style Prince has also appropriated. Very interesting phrasing in the guitar solo.
10. Things Are Changin' Another trip to the 90's, A nice mellow R&B feel.
11. Third Stone From the Sun: Clark finally pays tribute to Hendrix with Third Stone From the Sun, not as good as the original, but what is? Clark changes the song in ways I don't like, for example changing the tempo in the beginning of the song, unlike Hendrix who goes off on an extended solo, Clark changes the whole mood of the song and adds hip hop record scratching to it.
12. If You Love Me Like You Say: A slow R&B jam, with plenty of guitars, interesting chord progression, reminds me of When Doves Cry by Prince, especially when he slips into his falsetto voice.
13: Next Door Neighbor Blues: Going back to early blues guitarists like Robert Johnson, or John Lee Hooker, a really evocative song the way only a blues song can be, about love and loss.
On the whole I love this album, it's not derivative to me, but I can tell where Clark's influences come from and they're pretty much all over the map, and that's a good thing. Grungy Rock, R&B, blues, pop, it's all here. It doesn't hurt that I like all of his influences. It's also obvious that Gary Clark Jr. has a lot of talent and is musically unafraid to take on any style. I like that most of all. Songs that stand out are, Next Door Neighbor Blues, If You Love Me Like You Say, Glitter Aint Gold, and When The Train Pulls in, but there's something here for everyone. Real guitar played by human hands, what a joyful noise it is.
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So I find many of the negative reviews here to be unfair in that they judge the album based on their expectations and personal tastes rather than focus on the artist and what he is trying to communicate. The title cut is R&B. That should communicate something.
So, for the blues fans there is plenty of electric blues with big crunchy chords and also that gem of a delta slide tune at the end. Scattered amongst these are some other great songs that reflect the kind of soul music you just don't get enough of these days.
I won't go through all the songs but here is a list of the possible influences and sounds I heard, in no particular order. See if you hear them too.
Hendrix obviously, but more S.R. Vaughan.
Prince.
D'Angelo absolutely (love his Brown Sugar album). Hear him in the title track and "You Saved Me"
Gordie Johnson from Big Sugar - a brilliant Canadian guitar player who relocated to Gary Clark Jr.'s hometown of Austin, Texas. Would love to see them play together.
Smokey Robinson and/or Curtis Mayfield - take your pick.
Huey "Piano" Smith. His song "Sea Cruise" shows up, though many reviewers hear Chuck Berry. Huey Smith began with Little Richard and was tremendously influential in New Orleans R&B
Sonny Landreth/John Hiatt.
The Beatles - "Oh, Darling"
Tupac. Yes, Tupac.
Son Seals, Son House and the whole damn history of it all.