John Lee Hooker - 1948-1954: The Legendary Recordings (1993) скачать бесплатно

Label: Modern
Жанр: Blues / electric, acoustic, Delta, Detroit
Дата выпуска Audio CD: 26 April 1993
Формат: mp3
Битрейт аудио: 192 kbps
Размер: 100 Mb

Tracks:

1. Boogie Chillen
2. Sally Mae
3. Hoogie Boogie
4. Hobo Blues
5. Weeping Willow Boogie
6. Drifting From Door To Door
7. Crawling Kingsnake
8. Women In My Life
9. Howlin' Wolf
10. Playing The Races
11. Let Your Daddy Ride
12. Queen Bee
13. Wednesday Evening
14. I'm In The Mood
15. Tease Me Baby
16. Turn Over A New Leaf
17. Rock House Boogie
18. Too Much Boogie
19. Need Somebody
20. Gotta Boogie
21. Jump Me One More Time
22. Down Child
23. Bad Boy
24. Please Take Me Back

Amazon:
Here's proof that one man can rock a house. These 24 songs are stone simple: built upon Hooker singing to his boogying guitar and stomping foot. But their energetic performances and irresistible grooves remain a model of blues perfection. They include the hits that made Hooker a star around Chicago and Detroit: "Boogie Chillen," "Crawling Kingsnake," and "I'm in the Mood." More than a ticket out of his factory job, these singles became the foundation of a career that spanned half a century. They were also quite daring for their day. Producer Bernie Besman used techniques like doubling and tripling Hooker's voice on tape, and occasionally (on "I'm in the Mood," for example) had Detroit blues guitarist Eddie Kirkland duplicate Hooker's lines as he sang and played them. For Hooker fans, this is ground zero in all its fiery glory.

One problem with prolific journeyman blues artists like John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins is the sheer volume of their catalogue. Where do you start? Well, one can always begin at the beginning, which, in Hooker's case, represents someof his best work, including "Boogie Chillen", "Crawling King Snake" and the magnificent "I'm In The Mood". Hooker's rhythmically insistent boogie, his foot-tapping "primitive" style, came seemingly ready-made the very first time he stepped inside a recording studio.

Satisfying as it is, Hooker's simplicity can be deceptive however. These early Modern solo performances were, in fact, a shrewd collaboration betweenthe savvy singer-guitarist and producer Bernard Besman. Many of them feature double- or triple-tracked vocals and guitar, as well as Hooker's trademark foot-tapping on an echo-miked plank of wood. This homespun wall-of-sound effectively created a hypnotic atmosphere of dread, just one of a few sleights-of-hand which have served this very modern blueman well throughout his long career.