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Some Rainy Morning

by Robert Cray

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 6/2/95, p.56

"...his measured vocals and stinging guitar licks add an aura of menace to love-gone-wrong songs....the band's single-minded dedication to each tune's groove makes for mesmerizing listening..." - Rating: A-

Q - 6/95, p.120

3 Stars - Good - "...a quartet album with all the extra feel and group dialogue that live studio recordings allow..."

Down Beat - 9/95, p.47

3 Stars - Good - "...Fans more fond of grit than grace will still find Cray has much to offer....Cray's musical strengths transcend the basic blues structure."

Vibe - 6/95, p.129

"...finally finds a happy medium between pop music and the blues. Eschewing the horn section that has often buried his immaculate guitar artistry, Cray has more room to showcase his ice-cold tone....Like all great bluesmen, Cray knows that it's not the notes you play, it's the ones you leave out."

Musician - 7/95, p.109

"...he's never really made it a point of showing off his vocal skills--until now....As always, the guitar playing is great...but it's just icing this time."

Living Blues - 9-10/95, pp.59-60

"...Cray is one of the most innovative and adventurous guitarists playing blues today. Eschewing common rock and blues affectations, he is a bluesman for the future....And Cray's voice has finally matured into an instrument suited to his material..."