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John Hammond Jr. - Ready for Love Audio CD

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John Hammond Jr. Band: John Hammond Jr.
Title: Ready for Love
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Release Date: 2003-02-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Slick Crown Vic 2: No Chance 3: Easy Lovin' 4: Gin Soaked Boy 5: Spider and the Fly 6: Can't Remember to Forget 7: Color of the Blues 8: Same Thing 9: I Brought the Rain 10: Comes Love 11: Low Side of the Road 12: Money Honey 13: Just One More

A few surprises here
"Ready for Love" kicked off with a surprise for Hammond fans. . the title track is his song!

Hammond had said around the time the CD came out that he'd not been pleased with early attempts at writing, but I certainly had not problem with this one. Kind of a Hooker-ish guitar line, and that deep, drawling tone of voice, quite alright with me.

John did pick some interesting covers: Freddie Hart's "Easy Lovin'" got a very different workout, somewhere between country and blues, Tom Waits' "Gin Soaked Boy" and a couple of George Jones tunes, "Color of the Blues" and "Just One More. "

Augie Meyers and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) figured in the recording and it's really a good recording. Some unusual tracks, some different takes and some definite work put in to make this album stand out from others.

This CD gets regular play by me, that should say something.


BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER!
This artist is unbelievable! I have never witnessed a more talented musician in my entire life! You can not even imagine the emotions this man inspires. I recently became a blues fan and I had the opportunity to attend John Hammond's concert in Conroe, Texas. He made the sound come alive. I can not put into words how truly talented and unbelievable this man is. I will attend any concert he plays and it appears I will be flying to do so as Texas is not a state he travels much. I witnessed his performance with Odetta & Ruthie Foster. Ruthie & John stole the show. IF YOU LIKE BLUES/FOLK YOU MUST OWN THIS CD! END OF STORY! I don't work for or get anything from promoting this album! GET IT! I have a signed copy and listen to it all the time! SLICK CROWN VIC, WOW! Hope this helps!.


Great CD
Buy the CD and catch him live if you can because the tunes are even more amazing. This is a great CD.


Still in the Waits groove, but wait...there's more
I was one of the former, never having connected with Hammond's take on traditional blues. It seems everyone who bought Wicked Grin wsa either a Waits fan or a Hammond fan. Even on Wicked Grin, I thought he sounded a little like a lounge lizard at times, even while I was sort of irresistably drawn to the album.
So I wasn't really looking out for John Hammond's new album. I saw it on a Border's listening station and tried it out from idle curiosity. The first tune "Slick Crown Vic," had me thinking this wasn't bad--still making the same general kind of noise he made with Waits. "Easy Lovin'" had me grinning at the choice of such a song. But "Spider and the Fly" sealed the deal. The rhythm guitar and the sly, growly vocals, along with an insistent, sinuous groove, just made me believe a song and its master had finally met. The Stones did it well, even at their young age at the time, but that song was made for this treatment.
That to me is the highlight of the album, but it doesn't slide far from that level. The two Waits songs are right in keeping with the previous album. The two George Jones songs are just the durnedest thang to hear a cover of anywhere, but guaranteed make you smile with glee. The only song I think could have been traded for something elsse is his take on "Money Honey. " Not that it's bad--the world just doesn't need another cover of that song.
I wouldn't put this album in the blues box--or any other box for that matter. It's not for guitar freaks or crooners or any other "interest group. " It's for anyone who's ever lived and been tempted by the seedy, sensuous, side of life. If you've ever "said 'Hi' like the spider to a fly," this album is for you. If you ever got real happy just by hearing a song done just right, this one has some real happy in store for you.
I didn't plan to buy it, but once I heard it, I couldn't live without it. I second the other writer's nomination for "Best of the Year. " It's just cool.


from vanguard to victoria
I bought my first double wax Hammond way back --Vanguard's "Best of. You've gotta go through John Hammond to get to the blues. . . " (Or was it 'The Essential John. . . ) and i STILL love that music. I met John before one of his outdoor shows just after the Tom Waits record and mentioned that ol' double album with John on a motorcycle. . . he laughed and said, "That's some ancient history, man!"

So now he's drivin' an Olds Victoria. I've had this CD in my truck for a month now. It's simply great! Thanks, John!.


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