Sealed 2008 2LP Gatefold Original. "Touted As His First Album Of Original Material, Skin Deep Does Work As An Effective Showcase For Buddy's Most Original Voice: His Wild, Gnarly Guitar. The Production May Be Crisp And Clean But Buddy Refuses To Play Polite, Messing Up The Pristine Surfaces With Big, Nasty, Ugly Smears Of Guitar. Even When The Record Gleams Too Brightly — As It Does Just A Little Bit Too Often — Guy Sounds Like He's Trying To Tear Things Apart From The Inside, Which Lends Vigor And Energy To Numbers That Are Performed With Just A Shade Too Much Preciseness. Thankfully, Not All Of Skin Deep Is So Clean, As The Record Opens Up With A Pair Of Dynamite Collaborations With Robert Randolph — The Stripped-Down, Swampy Delta Blues "Out In The Woods" And The Muscular "That's My Home." Guy Also Gets In A Couple Of Good Numbers With Susan Tedeschi And Derek Trucks — There's Also A Duet With Eric Clapton On "Every Time I Sing The Blues," Which Slides Into A Too-Comfortable Slow Groove — And These Are The Moments When Skin Deep Really Clicks, As The Songs Spark And The Band Truly Cooks. Elsewhere, The Music Slips Toward The Conventional, But At Least It Sounds Like Guy Is Trying To Reel It Back In With That Monstrous Guitar, Which Can Still Sound Wondrous. It's Kind Of Fun To Hear The Accidental Tension Between Guy's Guitar And The Slick Surfaces, But When He's Paired With A Band Or Production That Matches His Grit, Skin Deep Is So Good That It's Hard Not To Wish The Whole Record Sounded Just Like That.” – Stephen Thomas Erlewine