This album is filled with Guy's trademark, stinging electric guitar solos – each packing enough power to peel paint off a house.

Guy's guitar heroics attract so much attention that his vocal prowess has long been underrated, and his voice remains in superb shape, a supple instrument with impressive range.

This excessive length means there's a lot of room for levity, too, including James Bay sitting in for a duet on 'Blue No More', Mick Jagger's wailing harp on 'You Did the Crime', and, best of all, a showdown with Keith Richards and Jeff Beck on 'Cognac'.

On this release, he consistently reaches into the emotional depths, often with bone-chilling intensity, conveying hard-earned lessons on life and the people you meet along the way.

"[8] On Rock and Blues Muse, Dave Resto said, "It was a lifetime ago when the Lettsworth, Louisiana native followed his dreams and moved to Chicago to make his fortune.