{"product_id":"buddy-guy-the-blues-is-alive-and-well-2-lp-vinyl-lp","title":"BUDDY GUY - THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL - 2-LP - VINYL LP","description":"The title of Buddy Guy's latest album says it all: The Blues Is Alive and Well. The legendary blues artist's eighteenth solo LP and follow-up to 2015's Born to Play Guitar showcases his raw and unadulterated sound, its fifteen tracks a true pleasure for aficionados and genre newcomers alike. 'I got children and grandchildren who didn't know who I was, but nowadays we can play outdoor concerts and see kids that are eight, nine, twelve years old coming to me and saying, 'I didn't know who you was, but I read what Eric Clapton said about you,'' Guy explains when discussing his mindset around the new record. 'I'm always trying to make an album that someone accidentally plays where some kid hears it, picks up a guitar, and helps keep the blues alive.'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Blues Is Alive and Well began to come together when Tom Hambridge, frequent Guy collaborator and producer, came to the man with a collection of songs he figured would be perfect for a new full-length. 'He's like some of the older guys I used to play with,' Guy enthuses about working with Hambridge. 'When you play with a band for ten or twelve years, they almost know what you're gonna do. He's the type of guy who feels what I'm gonna do. Even in my early Chess Records days, you had Willie Dixon and several other guys affiliated with those hit records, and this kid just has that feel too. He brought the songs in, and hopefully we did a good job.'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd how: The Blues Is Alive and Well's fifteen tracks feature pristine production without losing the signature lived-in grit that Guy's been known for his entire career, from the low-slung riffage of 'Bad Day' to the squealing solos of 'Somebody Up There.' Guy sounds every bit as vital and youthful here as he did dating back to his early collaborations with the late Junior Wells, and it's inspiring to hear a veteran artist laying down the blues with such gusto.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong the contributors to The Blues Is Alive and Well: young gun James Bay, who joins him on the aching 'Blue No More,' as well as Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who contributes to the stomping barroom rambler 'You Did the Crime.' 'Mick made a comment to me when he heard the song: 'Is that my voice? I didn't know it was still that strong,'' Guy states. 'Before the late Junior Wells passed away, we did a whole tour with Mick. They exposed us a lot. I owe a lot of things to those guys, because they put us in places that we hadn't been, and they haven't forgotten that. We got a relationship between us. Whenever they come to town, they stop in the loudest blues club in Chicago and call me, and I'll go in the kitchen and fix us something. We still have a lot of fun.'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd Jagger's not the only Rolling Stone to hop on The Blues Is Alive and Well: Keith Richards contributes to the warm 'Cognac,' as does Jeff Beck. 'Those guys have been my friends before they got famous,' Guy reminisces while discussing his rejoining with old friends. 'I went to England and those guys looked at me while I was playing a Stratocaster and said, 'Don't you know a Stratocaster can't play the blues?' I said, 'What do you mean?' It was a joke, because it was a country\/western instrument before that—it wasn't supposed to play the blues. We all bought Stratocasters after that.'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd even as Guy pushes forward with his astounding career, he's careful not to forget his late contemporaries who inspired him along the way. 'I went to sleep yesterday and woke up and all the great blues players are no longer with us. Muddy, Wolf, B.B.—they're all gone. Before they passed away, when they were in their prime, we used to have a drink and a laugh and talk about how when one of us is gone, the others have to keep it going. I'm trying to do something to keep this music that I love so well alive.' And with The Blues Is Alive and Well, it's clear that the music—and Guy himself—ain't going away anytime soon.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide A:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1) A Few Good Years\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2) Guilty As Charged \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3) Cognac (featuring Jeff Beck \u0026amp; Keith Richards)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4) The Blues Is Alive \u0026amp; Well\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide B:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1) Bad Day\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2) Blue No More (featuring James Bay)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3) Whiskey For Sale \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4) You Did The Crime (featuring Mick Jagger)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide C: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1) Old Fashioned\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2) When My Day Comes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3) Nine Below Zero\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide D:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1) Ooh Daddy\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2) Somebody Up There\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3) End Of The Line\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4) Milking Muther For Ya","brand":"mySite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62998874521971,"sku":"BAV-4711-R","price":22.19,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/5209\/1763\/files\/31EBDE6D-51F1-EB03-01C8-3FA77090DD82.webp?v=1781797030","url":"https:\/\/sahva.shop\/products\/buddy-guy-the-blues-is-alive-and-well-2-lp-vinyl-lp","provider":"ForestMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}