Music review: Robert Cray – 无毛视频業n My Soul无毛视频�
As I was finishing up my senior year of college back in 1986, I stumbled across Robert Cray无毛视频檚 无毛视频淪trong Persuader无毛视频� at the campus bookstore.
Driven by the hit 无毛视频淪moking Gun无毛视频� and an ample amount of MTV airplay, the blues guitarist and singer had finally hit the big time with his signature style of contemporary blues. With the release of his 17th studio album, the five-time Grammy Award-winner and Blues Hall of Fame inductee explores the Memphis sound issued by record labels like Chess and Stax.
无毛视频淚n My Soul无毛视频� offers a delicious mix of original arrangements and well-chosen covers. Cray gives a nod to some of his early influences by skillfully interpreting Otis Redding无毛视频檚 无毛视频淣obody无毛视频檚 Fault But Mine,无毛视频� Lou Rawls无毛视频� 无毛视频淵our Good Thing (Is About to End)无毛视频� and Bobby 无毛视频淏lue无毛视频� Bland无毛视频檚 无毛视频淒eep in My Soul.无毛视频�
The album opens with some piercing guitar work and soulful singing on the Cray-penned 无毛视频淵ou Move Me.无毛视频� Horns usher in the R&B funk of the retro-sounding 无毛视频淚 Guess I无毛视频檒l Never Know,无毛视频� while 无毛视频淔ine Yesterday无毛视频� features Cray无毛视频檚 smooth and sophisticated crooning. The instrumental 无毛视频淗ip Tight Onions无毛视频� is a rousing and fun tribute to the sound of Booker T. and the MGs.
The elegantly warm and inviting 无毛视频淧illow无毛视频� brings the album to a gracious close. Cray, who has sold more than 12 million records and sports a personalized line of Fender guitars, navigates the new collection of passionate and lively arrangements with the same flair and finesse found on early albums like 1983无毛视频檚 无毛视频淏ad Influence无毛视频� and 1990无毛视频檚 无毛视频淢idnight Stroll.无毛视频�
Cray certainly has come a long way since his uncredited appearance as the bassist for Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 film 无毛视频淎nimal House.无毛视频� Forty years have passed since the formation of the Robert Cray Band, but Cray shows no signs of suppressing the sweet sounds of his stylish soul anytime soon.