A stubborn blues rocker with soulful blood in its genes, that's Gary Clark Jr. (1984) perhaps best described. He played night after night in the same club as blues icon , but just as easily shares the stage with or . After first listening to Blak And Blu you get the idea that you are listening to someone with a split personality. The young singer / guitarist from Texas loves solid rock with
… screeching guitar solos just as much as he loves romantic soul on hip-hop beat. These two different flavors ensure that you never get bored during his debut album. For example, the good R&B pop of The Life in Travis County follows where Clark sounds more like on steroids. Clark's heavily distorted electric guitar sound contrasts beautifully with his soulful voice. Once in a while a man comes along who redefines the rules of the game of a music style, in this case blues rock. Indeed, Gary Clark Jr. seems to be such a musician. (PdK)more
