In The Real World Eric Bibb

• 1 Take The Stage 05:37
• 2 Walk Steady On 03:36
• 3 Everybodys Got A Right 03:20
• 4 Best I Can 03:10
• 5 Make A Change 03:34
• 6 This River (Chains & Free) 04:08
• 7 Stealin' Home 04:15
• 8 If There's Any Rule 03:44
• 9 King of the Castle 02:56
• 10 Neshoba County 03:37
• 11 Dear Mavis 03:13
• 12 Roll On Buddy 03:23
• 13 Judgement Day 02:31
• 14 The Real World 04:00
• 15 Victory Voices 04:01
• Total Runtime 55:05

Info zu In The Real World

In The Real World ist das neueste Album des Blues-Troubadours Eric Bibb und folgt auf sein Grammy-nominiertes 2023er-Album Ridin‘. Aufgenommen in Peter Gabriels legendären Real World Studios, ist dieses Album eine lebendige Darstellung von Bibbs musikalischer und persönlicher Entwicklung. Es bietet einen Einblick in die Welt, die er erlebt hat, und die Hoffnung, die er durch seine Musik weiterhin fördert.

„In The Real World hat eine Ganzheit, die mich zutiefst bewegt“, sinniert Bibb. „Es fühlt sich an, als hätten Glen Scott und ich einen Meilenstein auf unserer gemeinsamen Reise erreicht. Musikalisch fühlt sich das Album wie ein Selbstporträt an, weil es meine Einflüsse wirklich darstellt.“

Mit einer fünf Jahrzehnte umfassenden Karriere, drei Grammy-Nominierungen und zahlreichen Auszeichnungen der Blues Foundation hat Eric Bibb sein Vermächtnis als legendäre Figur des Blues- und Roots-Genres gefestigt. In The Real World ist ein Beweis seiner Entwicklung als Künstler, der tief in der Erzähltradition des Blues verwurzelt ist; „Es sagt mir wirklich, wo ich war, wo ich bin und wohin ich gehe“, erklärt Bibb. „Thematisch geht es um die Du-Ich-Wir-Verbindung. Es geht um die Welt, die wir für uns selbst geschaffen haben und die Welt, nach der wir uns sehnen.“

Die Aufnahmen in den Real World Studios boten die perfekte Kulisse für dieses zutiefst introspektive Album. „Die schiere natürliche Schönheit des Geländes und die fürsorgliche Gastfreundschaft des Personals waren, gelinde gesagt, inspirierend. Wir haben mit einer großartigen Tontechnikerin, Katie May, gearbeitet. Wenn ich die Sessions mit einem Wort beschreiben müsste, wäre es ‚Flow‘“, erzählt Bibb. „Besonders erfreulich für mich beim Anhören dieses Albums ist die Bedeutung meiner Gitarre. Glen Scotts Arrangements und Produktion sind eine Freude anzuhören. Alle beteiligten Musiker haben großartige Beiträge geleistet. Insbesondere Robbie McIntoshs herausragendes Spiel ist ein Genuss. Jeder Track ist ein Favorit und das Duett mit Lily James ist ein Geschenk für meine Seele.“

Eric Bibb, Leadgesang, Akustikgitarre, Banjo, Nylonsaitengitarre
Glen Scott, Schlagzeug, Percussion, Bass, E-Gitarre, Akustikgitarre, Hammondorgel, Wurlitzer, Synthesizer, MiniMoog, Rhodes, Mandoline, Banjo, Streicharrangement, Programmierung, Hintergrundgesang
Robbie McIntosh, E-Gitarre, Akustikgitarre, Slide-Gitarre, Solo-E-Gitarre, Lead-E-Gitarre, Solo-Slide-Gitarre
Chuck Anthony, Solo-E-Gitarre, Wah-E-Gitarre
Paul Robinson, Schlagzeug
Esbjörn Hazelius, Geige, Cister
Lily James, mit Gesang
Shaneeka Simon, Solo-Adlib-Gesang, Hintergrundgesang Gesang
Sepideh Vaziri, Hintergrundgesang, Adlib-Solo Gesang
Arezo Vaziri, Hintergrundgesang
Sara Bergkvist Scott, Hintergrundgesang
Johnathan L Mongi, Hintergrundgesang
Emmanuel Enwokeforo, Hintergrundgesang
Emilia Franklin, Hintergrundgesang
David Davidson, Violine
David Angell, Violine
Monisa Angell, Viola
Carole Rabinowitz, Cello
Michael Jerome Browne, Mundharmonika
Greger Andersson, Mundharmonika

Eric Bibb
Like Josh White, Jr. — son of folk singer Josh White — singer, songwriter, and guitarist Eric Bibb was raised in the folk tradition, the son of folk singer Leon Bibb. Bibb's uncle was the world-famous jazz pianist and composer John Lewis, part of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Bibb was raised in a music-filled household, and family friends in the '50s and '60s included Pete Seeger, Odetta, Bob Dylan, and the late Paul Robeson, who was named Eric's godfather. Bibb got his first steel guitar at age seven, and some advice from Dylan that he never forgot: "keep it simple, forget all that fancy stuff." When he was 13, Bibb entered New York City's High School of Music and Art, where he studied double bass, vocals, classical guitar, and piano. When he was 16, his father asked him to play guitar in the house band for his TV talent show, Someone New.

In 1970, Bibb left New York City for Paris, where he met with guitarist Mickey Baker. There, he began to focus in on blues guitar, and, after moving to Stockholm, he became enamored with pre-war blues. He continued to write his own songs and perform during this time, and returned to New York in 1980 to pursue a career as a folk and blues singer. He moved back to Sweden five years later and continued performing, but also taught music in school. His debut, Spirit and the Blues, showcased the sounds of bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, and a gospel group, inspired by other recordings that married bluesmen like Leadbelly with gospel groups like the Golden Gate Quartet. He performed at the London Blues Festival in 1996, where he shared a set with Corey Harris and Keb' Mo', and he quickly followed up with 1997's Good Stuff. His third album, Me to You, featured performances and collaborations with some of his musical heroes, including Pops & Mavis Staples and Taj Mahal. He followed up the success of the album with tours of the U.K., U.S., Canada, France, Germany, and Sweden. He recorded and released Home to Me in 1999, Roadworks in 2000, Painting Signs and Just Like Love in 2001, and A Family Affair in 2001, which featured duets and solo tunes by Bibb and his father. Bibb joined Robert Cray on two U.S. tours in 2001 and 2002, and opened for Ray Charles in the summer of 2002. Bibb was nominated for a Grammy for "Shakin' a Tailfeather," and he has been nominated for many W.C. Handy Awards in a variety of categories.

Ever the prolific songwriter, forever brimming with new musical ideas and a freshness of appreciation with no dimming in his enthusiasm for performing, Bibb has kept up a hectic schedule of performing and recording since Home to Me and A Family Affair were released in 2001. He recorded Natural Light for Earthbeat in 2003, Roadworks and Sisters and Brothers in 2004, and Friends in 2004. His late-2000s recordings include A Ship Called Love, Diamond Days, and Twelve Gates to the City in 2006, and a collaboration with his father, Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson. Not all of Bibb's releases are available in the U.S., but most can be found via the Internet. He released a live album in 2007, An Evening with Eric Bibb, for the Telarc Blues label. 2008's Get on Board on Telarc Blues features performances by Bonnie Raitt and Ruthie Foster. Bibb describes the sounds and songs on the album best when he says, it's "a further exploration into the place where blues meets gospel and soul." Troubadour Live, recorded at a December 9, 2010 concert in Stockholm, Sweden and featuring guest guitarist Staffan Astner, was released in 2011. Jericho Road, which found Bibb working once again with long-time collaborator, producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Glen Scott, appeared in 2013.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet