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Feb 25, 2013His guitar and voice are at their best on the likes of opening Stax stomper Ain't Messin' 'Round and the heavy soul of When My Train Pulls In, Numb, and the funky Bright Lights--his guitar crunchy and full in a way you only get with good amps and pedals.
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Feb 22, 2013Large parts of Blak and Blu are spent crooning falsetto soul numbers or cranking out chunky rockers in the vein of the Stones and Bob Seger.
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Feb 12, 2013What remains is an adequate compilation of nostalgic sounds, largely void of Clarkâs unique voice. Greater consistency would have worked wonders.
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Q MagazineFeb 12, 2013Gary Clark, Jr merges smooth vocals with economical guitar wizardry and makes it all sound less wearyingly pub-rock by embracing the 21st century. [Mar 2013, p.95]
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MojoFeb 6, 2013Producers Mike Elizondo and Rob Cavallo smooth away many of the rough edges, and it's the tracks that escape the industry sander that are great. [Mar 2013, p.87]
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Nov 1, 2012By trying to please all demographics here, Clark gives little sense of who he is.
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Oct 26, 2012In a perfect world, he'd have everything necessary to run the blues flag worldwide; for now, we'll have to settle for something merely enjoyable.
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Oct 23, 2012As is, our appetite has only been whetted and not satiated.
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Oct 23, 2012Clark's talent is undeniable, but only when he's not flogging it half to death.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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Nov 14, 2013
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Dec 6, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012