Music Review

Dirt Floor (1998)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Chris Whitley; Genre: Blues

Whitley has stripped down his music to the basics — voice and guitar — and the results are a perfect example of addition by subtraction. Infused with a craggy grace and intensity, Dirt Floor has the honesty and power to withstand comparisons to the music of Whitley's obvious influences — Son House and Robert Johnson. A-

Originally posted Apr 03, 1998 Published in issue #425 Apr 03, 1998 Order article reprints

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