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Buddy Guy - I Was Walking Through The Woods (1963)

Track listing:
  1. Watch Yourself 4:02
  2. Stone Crazy 7:14
  3. I Found a True Love 6:19
  4. First Time I Met the Blues 2:21
  5. Let Me Love You Baby 2:59
  6. No Lie 2:36
  7. I Got a Strange Feeling 3:10
  8. My Time After a While 3:02
  9. Ten Years Ago 2:41
  10. Broken-hearted Blues 3:20

Notes

This slim yet potent sampler of Guy's excellent early-'60s work for Chess will no doubt please newcomers looking for a bargain introduction to the blues guitarist/vocalist's prime sides. With his guitar tapped for maximum intensity, spiky and tremolo-heavy, and those vocals all pathos-rich screams and in-the-pocket bravado, Guy especially hits bedrock on the blues-personified narrative "The First Time I Met the Blues" and the perennial "My Time After a While"; from lean combo cuts to horn-rich swingers, the remaining tracks never stray too far from this high-quality mark. And ensuring a fine ride throughout, regal blues veterans like Junior Wells, Otis Spann, and Fred Below help provide the tasty accompaniment. A solid shot from one of Chicago blues' second-generation stars.