Eric Bibb
Blues People
ABC Music / Universal
The blues has been
kind to Eric Bibb – fifty years, dozens of albums, worldwide acclaim; Bibb has
the music running through his veins. With his latest studio record then, he’s
given back, Blues People being a tribute
to the original creators of the music, a homage to their struggles and
triumphs.
Along with such
luminaries as Taj Mahal, the Blind Boys of Alabama and Guy Davis, Bibb explores
a variety of styles that tell these stories, and while the style change,
song-to-song, sometimes grates, it’s when he gets back to basics – simple
fingerpicked acoustic blues, his gentle yet strong voice flowing over the top –
that he truly shines. Not his best cut, but still flashes of brilliance from
this unsung hero of the blues.
3/5
Samuel J. Fell
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