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Boz Scaggs - Dig Audio CD

A fair review of the Boz Scaggs "Dig" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Boz Scaggs reviews here, or go back to the Boz Scaggs tabs.

Boz Scaggs Band: Boz Scaggs
Title: Dig
Rating:
Release Date: 2007-03-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Payday 2: Sarah 3: Miss Riddle 4: I Just Go 5: Desire 6: Call That Love 7: King Of El Paso 8: You're Not 9: Vanishing Point 10: Thanks to You

"NOW DIG THIS"
Well I am going to try this again, I was on my last paragraph . . and the power flickered sending my words into that never never land known as Computer Hell, here goes. . . . .
I bought this CD about six weeks ago, on arrival, I listened to it and thought "Well it's Boz Scaggs, of course it's good, but after I was finished I felt a little flat. The album was ok, but I wanted it to be "great", afterall it was Boz Scaggs, one of my favorites. Had I written this review then, I would have said unkind things about guitarist Danny Korchmer's work being lackluster and ho-hum sounding. I would have commented on the lack of "pizzazz" from a production standpoint and probably given it three stars, saying things like I had hoped for more from Boz.
But then I played it again and found one song that I liked, and with each subsequent play I heard others that I really liked. The next thing I knew I was rapt in this album. I realized, the "pizzazz" is in the laid back tastefulness of this work. Like saying "The Silence is Deafening". There is an intensity to this, like adding a compressor to a lead guitar track, you get strength without volume,a powerful non-dominating sound, more noticeable by it's absence.
The songs are very well written and arranged and each one has it's own unique persona. Korchmer's guitar work teases you with it's being just right, but leaving you wanting a little bit more.
A frustrating thing about this album. . . it was released in 2001, making me wonder, why am I just now hearing it? I have come to the realization that the Atlanta area marketplace is terrible. The radio stations are letting the listeners and potential buyers down. With formats covering "Oldies, Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Country, Country Rock, Rap, Soul, Gospel and Contemporary Christian", you may notice the absence of "Classical, Jazz, Big Band" and a format that would cover new releases by old Rockers. The current Adult Rock stations are so busy playing the old songs they don't make room for any thing new. Combine the poor quality radio with the fact that there are no decent record stores anymore and you see that the music business is in trouble. How do you market a new band or CD.
I'm afraid that the same thing that happened to broadcast television is happening to the music business. When cable and sattelite were just a rumor, instead of fighting for viewers by airing better programs, broadcast TV went down the tubes without a fight, forcing the viewers to look elsewhere and pay for it.
AM/FM radio is doing the same, driving the audience to XM/SIRRIUS to listen to any thing new.
This album is an example of the pending demise of the music industry, it took me 8 years to hear these songs, if we don't figure out a way to fix this problem it will kill the record business.


Missing the best song
Great album. I bought this cd in 2001 in San Francisco. GREAT ALBUM! Best song on the album is "Get on the Natch" where Boz raps about taking care of yourself. Lost that cd among my last 3 or 4 moves. Bought this new one and it's a song short! Don't know what happened, but I'm very disappointed. Rest of the album is great, but The Natch is one of those songs that you tell everyone about and then it comes up missing. .


Dig
"Miss Riddle", which is reason I wanted to just get as a mp3, was not available any where on the net. Very pleased was only interested in one song originally. I purchased the whole album, which now very glad I did, as I enjoy listening to it at work on my mp3 player. It is different than the rest of my jazz selection, with a more rough tones in Boz Scaggs voice. I most likely will purchase some new stuff, knowing it will surprise me. .


Very Nice Voice
Stongly recomment this album for night sessions. I buy two albums at the same time and planing to buy another great album'speak low'
Relaxing and smooth voice of Boz too. Boz Scags is the male version of Jacintha in the vocal jazz wich i like so much. Both of them have a velvety voice given them from god. So lucky them. .


Payday Indeed
Boz Scaggs has always been and continues to be a great singer/songwriter with deep roots in all genres. If your bored with what passes for music these days then by all means buy this CD. Boz is comfortable in pop, soul, blues and rock and this recording proves that age hasn't effected that in the least! "Payday" starts this CD with a techno-blues outing that is full of soul and frustration. Followed up by two great soul singles "Sarah" and "Miss Riddle" this CD flows from one tune to the next. "I Just Go" is a classic Boz tune which celebrates musical minimalism at its best. Every tune displays great thinking and writing but "Call that love" with its James Brown meets Steely Dan influence is a real gem. "Vanishing Point" definitely shows a bit of Dylan's influence as the song reminds me of " All Along Watchtower" with a pop approach. You simply cannot find a better display of a great artist, singer and writer who just gets better with age. .


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