Kant Sheck Dees Bluze

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Chicago Tribune	[8]
DownBeat	[12]
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD	[13]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[14]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	[9]
The Press of Atlantic City	[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues	[15]

The Chicago Tribune said that the album "should go a long way toward restoring Dawkins to contemporary prominence."^[8] The Washington Post wrote that "it's the combination of his ripsaw, reverb-heavy tone and his deft phrasing that really stands out, allowing even routine shuffles to transcend the ordinary."^[7] The Chicago Sun-Times stated that it "shows off the guitarist's talented left hand and draws on his storytelling ability as well."^[16] The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "the blistering, dramatic leads ... attest to his speed, and his power and feeling as well."^[17] The Press of Atlantic City compared Dawkins to Freddie King and Peter Green; the paper later listed Kant Sheck Dees Bluze as one of the best blues albums of 1992.^[5][18]

The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD praised the "dirty, distorted lead guitar and a program of intense originals with a crackling contemporary edge."^[13] AllMusic determined that the "dirty, distorted tone won't thrill the purists."^[11]