Dig

Boz Scaggs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00005NIBZ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,667 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Payday

2. Sarah

3. Ms. Riddle

4. I Just Go

5. Get On The Natch

6. Desire

7. Call That Love

8. King Of El Paso

9. Your not

10. Vanishing

11. Thanks To You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boz gets funky, bluesy, September 12, 2001

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William Merrill "eclecticist" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dig (Audio CD)

The sound of Boz Scaggs' new album is the sound of the night, but it's a stylish Uptown evening. Simply called Dig, the CD features nearly an hour's worth of polished tunes that fit comfortably in the region between blues, jazz, pop, and R&B. There are many good songs, but the absolute highlight is "Desire," a juicy soul ballad with Boz's silky-smooth vocals, a snaky rhythm section, subtle electric guitar, and lush keyboards. Boz has always been the master of the ballad - "We're All Alone," "Look What You've Done To Me," etc. - and "Desire" is certain to become one of his most requested songs. Another interesting track is "Get on the Natch," a bluesy, funky track that sounds very much like something Don Henley might have recorded (not surprising since it was co-written with frequent Henley collaborator Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar). On the song, Scaggs mutters a twisted rap against a pounding rhythm and sinewy bass, uttering humorous lines like "Pretty soon you're gonna need a new wardrobe to cover your big new _ss." Besides Kootch's participation, the album features several other notables such as Steve Lukather (from Toto), jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove Jr., and good ol' Steve Jordan.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Dig "Dig" by Boz Scaggs, October 14, 2001

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Mike King "Mike Vegas King" (Taunton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dig (Audio CD)

"Dig" is the best album Boz Scaggs has released in many years. I only rated it 4 stars because of the hip-hop flavored song "Get On The Natch", which sounds out of place on the album. "Payday" starts things off with a nice groove, and Boz's voice has lost none of its bluesy expressiveness. "Miss Riddle" sounds like it could have been an out-take from the album "Silk Degrees." For me, the best song on the album is "Vanishing Point." It's about a traveler on a lonely desert road going to Vegas, who stops to pick up a hitchhiker. The journey serves as a metaphor for all of life's losers who keep trying to hit it big. "I was just another deadbeat loser there the last time. I couldn't even read the signs. But I've got this feeling and there's magic in the cards now. I'm going back to take what's mine." The album closes out with "Thanks To You", a jazzy ballad recalling the glory days of jazz-rock fusion. Thanks to Boz Scaggs for a very good album!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boz is back!!, September 14, 2001

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Robert A. Howell (Surfside Beach, South Carolina United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dig (Audio CD)

Boz Scaggs wrote music that I grew up to. With a smoky smooth voice and an ear for songs that hooked you from the start, Boz never failed to crank out songs that were soulful, jazzy, funky, and just all around great. His reunion on DIG with David Paich of Toto fame has been long overdue, and the fusion of the Toto style and Boz Scaggs vocals blend flawlessly.Silk Degrees and Middle Man are two of my very favorite albums, and after hearing DIG, I now have another. Payday starts the disc off in superb form, Paichs keyboards adding a grand touch. Sarah is a lovely track and stands with the best of the Boz's work. Miss Riddle is a sultry number that is slowly becoming a favorite of mine and Vanishing Point along with Desire are standout tracks as well. Its hard to distinguish between them as to which I like better.The only track I was a little hesitant to embrace is Get on the Natch, most likely because Ive never thought Boz would attempt a rap type song. The beat is catchy and it gets you after a while.Boz is a bit older now and his vocals have deepened a bit, becoming more suitable for the bluesy style he has always favored. His music is still great and anyone who listens to Dig will realize after a few listenings that the Middle Man is still making music that will endure. Play it once, youll like it. Play it twice, youll love it. It only gets better with each listen. Try it and youll really DIG it, man.