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Salami · 03-19-2013, 11:05 AM

Robert Cray -- Live at the Bridgewater, Manchester 15th March 2013

I was fortunate enough to attend this concert, which I'll say right now was absolutely fantastic. I've never been crazy on blues, but I feel Robert Cray is exempt from this rather broad generalisation. He has had a fine career, including three decades, twelve studio albums and has won a Grammy five times. Among other aspects I find his guitar work exceptional, despite using a quite ordinary stratocaster, he likes to get quite a harsh sound on records and in live performances, yet plays some very sensitive and soulful blues.

I was particularly impressed by "Time Makes Two", which I think was better in the live performance than on record, but either way remains a fantastic piece of blues. "I Shiver", "Smoking Gun" and "Forecast (Calls For Pain)" are all great listening, the latter was particularly memorable live.

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Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	Robert Cray -- Live at the Bridgewater, Manchester 15th March 2013 I was fortunate enough to attend this concert, which I'll say right now was absolutely fantastic. I've never been crazy on blues, but I feel Robert Cray is exempt from this rather broad generalisation. He has had a fine career, including three decades, twelve studio albums and has won a Grammy five times. Among other aspects I find his guitar work exceptional, despite using a quite ordinary stratocaster, he likes to get quite a harsh sound on records and in live performances, yet plays some very sensitive and soulful blues. I was particularly impressed by "Time Makes Two", which I think was better in the live performance than on record, but either way remains a fantastic piece of blues. "I Shiver", "Smoking Gun" and "Forecast (Calls For Pain)" are all great listening, the latter was particularly memorable live.