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Roy Buchanan

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All Time

of 150,057

1,221
Decades
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  199
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  1,188
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  2,757
- 2000s
  
  of 10,573
  
  3,385
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 747
  
  344
- Pop
  
  of 13,671
  
  4,737
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,921
  
  659
- Rock
  
  of 8,173
  
  2,899

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1970s

2.3199

1980s

0.0138

1990s

2.0767

2000s

1.4634

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Roy Buchanan is ranked overall as 2.3676 out of 4 stars

2.3676

Roy Buchanan Album Rankings

Sweet Dreams: The Anthology by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 2.9167 out of 4 stars for Sweet Dreams: The Anthology

Sweet Dreams: The Anthology (2.9167)

This compendium could not be consideredthe final wordon Roy Buchanan (guitar), as it would take more than two CDs just for his contributions as a session stalwart. ...more

15.99

to

28.99

from (4) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 2.6796 out of 4 stars for Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan (2.6796)

The recording and production on this, Roy Buchanan's first record for Polydor, is delightfully bare, sparse in ornamentation, and full of bum notes and aborted ideas that would be deleted on most comm ...more

5.99

to

8.49

from (5) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 2.3436 out of 4 stars for Live Stock

Live Stock (2.3436)

By the time this long-player hit the street, Roy Buchanan (guitar/vocals) had already departed from his oft-acrimonious relationship with Polydor Records. ...more

5.89

to

8.49

from (5) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 2.0898 out of 4 stars for Deluxe Edition

Deluxe Edition (2.0898)

The third non-crossed licensed anthology from the master guitarist focuses on his three-album stint at Chicago's blues-based Alligator Records. ...more

12.14

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.2976 out of 4 stars for Dancing on the Edge

Dancing on the Edge (0.2976)

His second album for the blues label Alligator features a great cross-section of work, including the frantic guitar pyrotechnics of the "Peter Gunn" theme and a trio of guest appearances by honky-ton ...more

13.99

to

19.19

from (5) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for My Babe

My Babe (0.0000)

Buchanan was a terrific guitarist, but My Babe is not the place to hear him in his glory. Too often, the album is dragged down by slick production and Paul Jacobs' overbearing vocals. ...more

That's What I Am Here For by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for That's What I Am Here For

That's What I Am Here For (0.0000)

Roy Buchanan has problems. Playing from a broader stylistic base than most other rock lead guitarists, he has chosen to work with a narrow band just this side of hack barroom competence. ...more

19.98

World's Greatest Unknown Guitarist by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for World's Greatest Unknown Guitarist

World's Greatest Unknown Guitarist (0.0000)

No review available

6.39

World's Greatest Unknown Guitar by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for World's Greatest Unknown Guitar

World's Greatest Unknown Guitar (0.0000)

No review available

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live In Japan

Live In Japan (0.0000)

No review available

11.72

to

21.98

from (2) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Roy's Bluz

Roy's Bluz (0.0000)

No review available

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Second Album

Second Album (0.0000)

Roy Buchanan's Second Album (1974) was recorded less than six months after completing his self-titled major-label debut, Roy Buchanan (1972), and sported a slightly amended version of the Snakestretc ...more

84.99

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for In the Beginning

In the Beginning (0.0000)

Ironically, In the Beginning (1974) was the final studio LP Roy Buchanan (guitar) cut during his four year (1970-1974) tenure on Polydor. ...more

When a Guitar Plays the Blues by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for When a Guitar Plays the Blues

When a Guitar Plays the Blues (0.0000)

The lonesome wail of this record's opening notes sets the stage for Buchanan's first pure, self-supervised blues effort; the result is a masterpiece which arguably marks the best sessions Buch ever l ...more

11.99

to

17.98

from (6) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hot Wires

Hot Wires (0.0000)

No review available

8.19

to

11.98

from (5) sources

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roy Buchanan by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roy Buchanan

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roy Buchanan (0.0000)

No review available

5.69

to

9.98

from (6) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Street Called Straight

Street Called Straight (0.0000)

This has been harder to find since the release of Guitar On Fire , and it's just as well, since most of the best tracks from this session appear on that anthology. ...more

9.97

to

17.98

from (5) sources

American Axe: Live in 1974 by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for American Axe: Live in 1974

American Axe: Live in 1974 (0.0000)

No review available

9.47

to

16.98

from (6) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loading Zone

Loading Zone (0.0000)

Back before the turn of the decade, at some point during Cream's "Farewell Tour" with the last shards of Clapton's lengthy and embittered guitar solipsisms still crawling out of their ears, every majo ...more

7.99

to

17.98

from (6) sources

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Rescue Me

Rescue Me (0.0000)

No review available

11.29

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for You're Not Alone

You're Not Alone (0.0000)

No review available

9.19

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Guitar on Fire: The Atlantic Sessions by Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Guitar on Fire: The Atlantic Sessions

Guitar on Fire: The Atlantic Sessions (0.0000)

The 16-tracks on this compilation are from Roy Buchanan's trio of mid-1970s titles: A Street Called Straight (1976), Loading Zone (1977), and You're Not Alone (1978). ...more