CD Review
Eric Bibb
Natural Light
(Earthbeat)
by Tony Engelhart
Review date: December 2003
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Eric Bibb has always been an eclectic recording artist. To label him as a blues singer, would be too limiting as he flirts with many different styles which cover the musical spectrum. While Natural Light is chock-full of the acoustic country inspired blues that Bibb has become well known for, he incorporates elements of funk, jazz, and even a bit of folk. The disc opens with some Delbert-esque Austin funk, complete with a fat horn section on ‘Too Much Stuff’. Old school blues-jazz manifests on two occasions with a smooth and elegant sound ‘Home Lovin’ Man’ and ‘Gratefully Blue‘ which harken back to the days of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. With a Tom Waits approach to songwriting ‘Circles’ tells the poignant story of a man who has lost his way. Eric reworks the Rita Coolidge hit ‘Higher and Higher’ incorporating shades of gospel and zydeco. Natural Light is a well rounded recording on which Eric Bibb demonstrates his ability to unite different styles of music and come out with something completely fresh and original.
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