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John Lee Hooker - The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker Audio CD

A fair review of the John Lee Hooker "The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all John Lee Hooker reviews here, or go back to the John Lee Hooker tabs.

John Lee Hooker Band: John Lee Hooker
Title: The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
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Release Date: 1991-11-05
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Black Snake 2: How Long Blues 3: Wobblin' Baby 4: She's Long, She's Tall (She Weeps Like a Willow Tree) 5: Pea Vine Special 6: Tupelo Blues 7: I'm Prison Bound 8: I Rowed a Little Boat 9: Water Boy 10: Church Bell Tone 11: Bundle Up and Go 12: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 13: Behind the Plow

Decent but not great
His playing obviously is not going to be great seeing as it is country blues but even so there are too many so songs that sound exactly the same. This Album is really a great idea but unfortunately it falls a little short of what it sounds like. This is a good and a bad thing because there are some bad songs and good songs that have a similar counter part. This being addressed, it makes one wonder why there are 13 tracks on this album when there should be only about 9 or 10. When I see the number 12 and above in track numbers it is usually because there are fillers that are sub-par and only there to fill up space, which was evident in some of the songs. Overall it is an ok album but a little too generic even for the blues. John Lee Hooker has much better stuff than this so it is definitely missable unless you are looking to complete your John Lee Hooker collection.


Great Blues Album
A great example of one chord blues structure intermixed with Hookers unique vocal style. This is a great blues album from John Lee Hooker. Leading off with Black Snake, one of Hookers best, the sound quality of the recording makes this album a gem. It was recorded in 1959 and on good stereo it will put JLH right in the room in front of you! If you like Blues done acoustic then this is a must have album.


Great CD!
It's a great addition to your collection!. This is a great CD, you get to hear John Lee play acoustic versions of some songs, which I love.


Back Porch Blues
It was a key change from his earlier recordings, most of which had featured Hooker on an electric guitar with his trademark reverb and stomping foot. In 1959, John Lee Hooker signed a one-off deal with the Riverside label to record an acoustic session of the country blues. Folk purists of the day were delighted with COUNTRY BLUES, believing Hooker had returned to his roots, leaving the "glitzy commercialism" of R&B behind. But some Hooker fans considered COUNTRY BLUES a "betrayal" of his true sound.

The truth is probably somewhere in-between. Remember, John Lee Hooker is always John Lee Hooker, regardless of the format. If you like Hooker, or acoustic blues, buy this album. It is an intimate session featuring standards like "How Long", "Bottle Up and Go", as well as Hooker's first recorded take on "Tupelo", one of his all-time classics.

BTW- The companion album for this would be BURNING HELL; its selections are from the same session. Think of it as THE COUNTRY BLUES OF JOHN LEE HOOKER Vol 2. .


John Lee Hooker's classic blues...
This is a classics. John Lee Hooker's solo. John Lee Hooker's vocal is so deep. His guitar wheeps. This is as moving as Lightnin' Hooker's "Autobiography in Blues" and Lonnie Johnson's "Another Night to Cry". Those are all recommended.


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