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John Lee Hooker · Gold
John Lee Hooker: Gold 2007 Hip-O Records 8590
John Lee Hooker never abandoned his raw, gut bucket Mississippi-Delta-comes-to-the-city approach to the blues throughout his fifty-year career, and if he got a tad bit slicker towards the end of that career, it was only a tad and only by degree. There are innumerable Hooker collections on the market, and this two-disc set wouldn't be anything particularly special except that it actually charts through his entire history, beginning with the ageless "Boogie Chillen," which was recorded in 1948 and topped the r&b charts for Modern Records in 1949, through "Tupelo," which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Pointblank LP Chill Out in 1995. In between these two are most of Hooker's essential tracks, including 1949's "Crawlin' King Snake" from Modern, 1962's "Boom Boom" from Vee-Jay Records, 1964's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" from Chess and "The Healer" from 1989's Chameleon Records LP of the same title that paired Hooker with various musical celebrity guests like Bonnie Raitt and Carlos Santana and gave Hooker yet another opportunity to trot out his amazingly durable song catalog. A single-disc of either Hooker's Modern or Vee-Jay sides would probably deliver more quality John Lee bang for the buck, but the historical sweep of this collection, which truly spans Hooker's whole career (which admittedly didn't vary a whole lot), gives it a good deal of added credence. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Disc 1:
1. Boogie Chillen
2. Sally Mae
3. Hobo Blues
4. Crawlin' King Snake
5. Huckle Up Baby
6. John L's House Rent Boogie
7. Louise
8. Leave My Wife Alone
9. I'm In The Mood
10. Baby, Please Don't Go
11. Walkin' The Boogie - (alternate)
12. Sugar Mama
13. Bluebird Blues
14. It's My Own Fault
15. Baby Lee
16. Dimples
17. I Love You Honey
18. I Need Some Money
19. No Shoes
20. Boom Boom
Disc 2:
disk 2
1. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
2. It Serves You Right To Suffer
3. Shake It Baby
4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
5. The Waterfront
6. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
7. The Motor City Is Burning
8. Think Twice Before You Go
9. Back Biters And Syndicators
10. Burning Hell - (featuring Canned Heat)
11. Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive - (featuring Van Morrison)
12. Red House
13. The Healer - (featuring Carlos Santana)
14. I'm In The Mood - (featuring Bonnie Raitt)
15. Tupelo
John Lee Hooker never abandoned his raw, gut bucket Mississippi-Delta-comes-to-the-city approach to the blues throughout his fifty-year career, and if he got a tad bit slicker towards the end of that career, it was only a tad and only by degree. There are innumerable Hooker collections on the market, and this two-disc set wouldn't be anything particularly special except that it actually charts through his entire history, beginning with the ageless "Boogie Chillen," which was recorded in 1948 and topped the r&b charts for Modern Records in 1949, through "Tupelo," which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Pointblank LP Chill Out in 1995. In between these two are most of Hooker's essential tracks, including 1949's "Crawlin' King Snake" from Modern, 1962's "Boom Boom" from Vee-Jay Records, 1964's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" from Chess and "The Healer" from 1989's Chameleon Records LP of the same title that paired Hooker with various musical celebrity guests like Bonnie Raitt and Carlos Santana and gave Hooker yet another opportunity to trot out his amazingly durable song catalog. A single-disc of either Hooker's Modern or Vee-Jay sides would probably deliver more quality John Lee bang for the buck, but the historical sweep of this collection, which truly spans Hooker's whole career (which admittedly didn't vary a whole lot), gives it a good deal of added credence. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Disc 1:
1. Boogie Chillen
2. Sally Mae
3. Hobo Blues
4. Crawlin' King Snake
5. Huckle Up Baby
6. John L's House Rent Boogie
7. Louise
8. Leave My Wife Alone
9. I'm In The Mood
10. Baby, Please Don't Go
11. Walkin' The Boogie - (alternate)
12. Sugar Mama
13. Bluebird Blues
14. It's My Own Fault
15. Baby Lee
16. Dimples
17. I Love You Honey
18. I Need Some Money
19. No Shoes
20. Boom Boom
Disc 2:
disk 2
1. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
2. It Serves You Right To Suffer
3. Shake It Baby
4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
5. The Waterfront
6. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
7. The Motor City Is Burning
8. Think Twice Before You Go
9. Back Biters And Syndicators
10. Burning Hell - (featuring Canned Heat)
11. Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive - (featuring Van Morrison)
12. Red House
13. The Healer - (featuring Carlos Santana)
14. I'm In The Mood - (featuring Bonnie Raitt)
15. Tupelo
Альбомы
 Gold (Disc 1) |  Gold (Disc 2) |
