This Grammy-winning comeback set brought
Buddy Guy back to prominence after a long studio hiatus. There are too many clichéd cover choices -- "Five Long Years," "Mustang Sally," "Black Night," "There Is Something on Your Mind" -- to earn unreserved recommendation, but
Guy's frenetic guitar histrionics ably cut through the superstar-heavy proceedings (
Eric Clapton,
Jeff Beck, and
Mark Knopfler all turn up) on the snarling title cut and a handful of others. ~ Bill Dahl