Living in the Danger Zone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Alligator Records | |||
Producer | Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer | |||
Son Seals chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | B+ [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Living in the Danger Zone is a studio album by the blues musician Son Seals, released via Alligator Records in 1991. [6] [7]
The album was produced by Seals and Bruce Iglauer. [8] It was made using Seals regulars and studio musicians, and marked a reconciliation between Seals and Iglauer. [9]
The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "emphasizes uptempo funky blues, with the occasional classic Chicago shuffle and mid-tempo, minor-key tune for variety." [9] The Washington Post called the album "impressive," writing that Seals "powerfully recites a litany of sorrows against a backdrop of jackhammer drums, organ and occasional horns, playing blistering guitar lines to express what the lyrics can't." [10] The New York Times wrote that "Seals tears into ... the losing-streak lament 'I Can't Lose the Blues' and 'Tell It to Another Fool', a bitter declaration of independence from heartache, with convincing autobiographical zeal, singing with gruff exuberance and unleashing steely outbursts of impassioned, stabbing guitar." [11]
AllMusic wrote that "the self-pitying ballad closer 'My Life' is the worst thing Seals has ever put on tape for Alligator." [1]
Living in the Danger Zone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Alligator Records | |||
Producer | Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer | |||
Son Seals chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | B+ [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Living in the Danger Zone is a studio album by the blues musician Son Seals, released via Alligator Records in 1991. [6] [7]
The album was produced by Seals and Bruce Iglauer. [8] It was made using Seals regulars and studio musicians, and marked a reconciliation between Seals and Iglauer. [9]
The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "emphasizes uptempo funky blues, with the occasional classic Chicago shuffle and mid-tempo, minor-key tune for variety." [9] The Washington Post called the album "impressive," writing that Seals "powerfully recites a litany of sorrows against a backdrop of jackhammer drums, organ and occasional horns, playing blistering guitar lines to express what the lyrics can't." [10] The New York Times wrote that "Seals tears into ... the losing-streak lament 'I Can't Lose the Blues' and 'Tell It to Another Fool', a bitter declaration of independence from heartache, with convincing autobiographical zeal, singing with gruff exuberance and unleashing steely outbursts of impassioned, stabbing guitar." [11]
AllMusic wrote that "the self-pitying ballad closer 'My Life' is the worst thing Seals has ever put on tape for Alligator." [1]