Easily his best work since ages, Guy’s Sweet Tea is a controversial record. Shaping the sound on the immense poetry of the last Mississippi Blues masters, Guy betrays his once crystal-clear Chicago approach for a dark Blues, plenty of tension and sorrow, obviously difficult to reproduce in its peculiar essence. In doing that, Guy may appease his chronic lack of ideas and revive his declining status of bluesman. All in all, a missed opportunity for Guy whose supporters may feel a certain discomfort looking back to ancient masterpieces. For the sake of truth, something good remains, especially CeDell Davis’ “She got the devil in her”, a great song in itself, and Spam’s drumming throughout the record.

Luca Lupoli