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Stinging urban blues by way of Texas and Memphis distinguish Robert Cray's major-label debut, which followed three strong independent releases. Here he fleshes out his sound with bursts of brassy Southern soul courtesy of the Memphis Horns, but keeps his pungent, steely guitar solos out front in an engaging dialogue with his plaintive vocals. Released in 1986, Strong Persuader signaled that Cray, as a writer--like his contemporary Stevie Ray Vaughan--had something to say about his interior life beyond the usual bluesman's laments, an approach that pays homage to the music's rich traditions while suggesting new areas of inquiry. --David McGee
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1986 breakthrough album featuring 'Smoking Gun','Right Next Door' & 'I Wonder'.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Robert Cray has been, and continues to be, a breath of fresh air to blues music. Cray strongly maintains the use of a story in every song which is traditional to the blues, and he has the great ability to make every song a mini drama of betrayal, or bitterness, hope, or love, or whatever; all moving atmospheric songs which you can actually picture as you listen. This album is outstanding as every track is of the highest quality sung with Cray's usual soulful passionate voice and supported by his sometimes staggered, sometimes flowing, guitar work which is excellent. Listen to 'Smoking Gun', 'I Guess I Showed Her', and 'Right Next Door (Because Of Me)' for starters; every track of this ten track cd is blues at its best. This cd is essential to any blues collection, in fact its essential to any contemporary music collection. Good one, Bob!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I have the first 6 or 7 albums (on vinyl) by Robert Cray and I believe this is the one to buy first. Possibly the best known songs are the title track and 'Smoking Gun' but really they're all great, especially the first five tracks. He can definitely play but it's the singing and the song writing which come to the fore.
Well worth buying for soul and blues fans alike.
Well worth buying for soul and blues fans alike.
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By Andy Millward
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Robert Cray has avoided the worst excesses of modern blues and produced a series of smooth, and stylish albums to showcase his excellent guitar technique and fine voice. Maybe not as soulful as a BB King, but a legend nonetheless.
Strong Persuader is a good starting point for anyone new to Cray, particularly the wonderful Smokin' gun.
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Stonking
Robert Cray and particularly this album are magic! The tracks seem to fit together seamlessly and the performance has in my view rare fluid quality, he can certainly play the... Read more
Published 2 days ago by jrawnsley47
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Lovely cd on of his best
Been meaning to buy cd for ages, got the lp years ago, one of his best albums,
great seection of music, good buy, great price, adds to my collection.
great seection of music, good buy, great price, adds to my collection.
Published 3 months ago by Ian
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Robert Cray Band
The best album released by the band in my opinion.Great lyrics and strong guitar soloes from the maestro.Well worth the money.
Published 5 months ago by flyingcat
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Classic Robert Cray
I bought this album because I remembered me & my dad travelling around in his car in the 80's, (it was a VW Jetta ! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Burnsy
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It persuaded me...
I've owned this album since it was first released, and I still listen to it - there's a freshness and vitality to these songs that I don't think Robert ever really managed to... Read more
Published on 7 April 2010 by L. Hennessy
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Absolutely fabulous
Robert Cray is one of the most controversial artist in the history of music. His unique sound of his voice and guitar has established himself as a blues legend. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2002
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Classic Cray
This CD provides a good starting point for the smooth, slightly jazzy blues sound of Robert Cray. Expect to hear his typical sophisticated sounds with a mixture of mellow and... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2000 by Darryl Godfrey
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