Master guitarist Roy Buchanan elevates his already astronomical musical standard on his third Alligator release, HOT WIRES.
With his searing tone, fluid runs, screeching harmonics, dynamics experiments, and grab bag of scratches, wails, and noodles, Buchanan's Fender often sounds less like a guitar than a channel for highly articulate alien intelligence.
As usual, Roy has backed himself with some of the finest blues and rock studio musicians--including guitarist Donald Kinsey (of the Kinsey Report) and vocalists Johnny Sayles ("That Did It") and Kanika Kress (on Otis Redding's "These Arms of Mine").
Though the band provides thunderous, spot-on backing on conventional blues workouts ("Ain't No Business") and rave-up instrumentals ("Country Boogie") alike, the spotlight is on Buch throughout, particularly on his own compositions, the acid surf "High Wire" and the pummeling "Flash Chordin'." HOT WIRES is yet another testament to the skills of this dazzling, unfairly under-recognized musician.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High WireRoy Buchanan, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Roy Buchanan | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | That Did ItD. Clark | Roy Buchanan | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Goose GreaseJohnny Heartsman | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Sunset Over BroadwayRoy Buchanan | Roy Buchanan | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Ain't No BusinessDeadric Malone | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | Flash Chordin'Roy Buchanan | Roy Buchanan | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | 25 MilesBert Berns, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Edwin Starr, Jerry Wexler | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | These Arms Of MineOtis Redding | Roy Buchanan | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Country BoogieJ. Parker | Roy Buchanan | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | The Blues LoverRoy Buchanan | Roy Buchanan | Play | 08:14 | 18 MB | 45 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 252 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Amft | Cover Design |
| 2 | David Axelbaum | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 3 | Bert Berns | Composer |
| 4 | Johnny Bristol | Composer |
| 5 | Roy Buchanan | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 6 | D. Clark | Composer |
| 7 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 8 | Larry Exum | Bass |
| 9 | Harvey Fuqua | Composer |
| 10 | Tim Hale | Mixing |
| 11 | Johnny Heartsman | Composer |
| 12 | Bruce Iglauer | Producer |
| 13 | Mick Jagger | Composer |
| 14 | Morris Jennings | Drums |
| 15 | Donald Kinsey | Associate Producer, Guitar |
| 16 | Kanika Kress | Vocals |
| 17 | Deadric Malone | Composer |
| 18 | Don Marshall | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 19 | Justin Niebank | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 20 | Jay O'Rourke | Digital Remastering |
| 21 | J. Parker | Composer |
| 22 | Brian Poer | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 23 | Otis Redding | Composer |
| 24 | Keith Richards | Composer |
| 25 | Johnny Sayles | Vocals |
| 26 | Dick Shurman | Producer |
| 27 | Edwin Starr | Composer |
| 28 | Stan Szelest | Keyboards |
| 29 | Jerry Wexler | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |