Bad Axe | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Alligator Records | |||
Producer | Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer | |||
Son Seals chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Bad Axe is a studio album by Son Seals, released through Alligator Records in 1984.[6][7] It won the 1985 W.C. Handy Award for best contemporary blues album.[8]
The album was produced by Son Seals and Bruce Iglauer. It was recorded at Streeterville Studios, in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed]
Robert Christgau wrote that Seals "doesn't stand still—this time he's singing tenderly enough to bring off the self-servingly sentimental 'I Can Count on My Blues'."[3] The Globe and Mail thought that "Seals' marvellously sure-fingered lead runs and warm voice are in fine shape."[9]