Fear No Evil (Robert Ward album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Chicago Tribune	[12]
Robert Christgau	A−[14]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide	[11]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[15]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[6]

USA Today called Ward "an overlooked virtuoso."^[16] OffBeat considered Fear No Evil "one of the great soul discs of recent years."^[17] The Chicago Tribune wrote that it "crackles with funky, Memphis soul arrangements, gospel-blues vocals ... and, most of all, Ward's distinctive guitar playing."^[12] Robert Christgau considered Ward to be "a better-than-average writer, a hooky arranger, and a sneaky soloist you remember for the wobbly sound of his Magnatone amp alone."^[14]

The New York Times determined that "the percussive urgency of '60s soul and '70s funk ... fuels Robert Ward's superb Fear No Evil."^[9] The Commercial Appeal praised the "jovial quips" and "explosive solos."^[18] The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph listed Fear No Evil among the 10 best albums of 1991.^[19]

AllMusic deemed Fear No Evil "one of the classic blues/soul albums of the '90s."^[13]