Audio CD review:
Muddy Waters - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Muddy Waters

Band: Muddy Waters Title: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Muddy Waters Rating: Release Date: 09 September, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Country Blues, Number One 2: Burying Ground Blues 3: I Can't Be Satisfied 4: Rollin' & Tumblin', Part One 5: Rollin' Stone 6: Louisiana Blues 7: Long Distance Call 8: (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 9: I Just Want To Make Love To You 10: Mannish Boy 11: Trouble No More 12: Rock Me 13: Got My Mojo Working 14: You Shook Me 15: You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had 16: The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll

Customer Reviews A good starter It can be a fine starter to Muddy, as you get his earlz one man /duo recordings -acoustic as well as electric featuring Muddy§s excellent raw slide guitar as well as his mid fifties and early sixties track with a gret fullband with Muddy's vocals getting even better and many of the best musicians Chicago blues had to offer. AS far as one disc compilatioh go, this is pretty good. However, this is just a starter, as it does not feature gems like Honey bee, Streamline Women, Blow wind blow,or You need love to name a few and it has nothing from his post Chess recordings, which means you willmiss all material of the three great records made with Johnny Winter, not to talk about live recordings, which Muddy made plenty of also in his Chess days and that aren't represented at all too. Get It. Love It. Kudos to the compilers for including a couple pre-Chess cuts as well as a track from his highly underrated recordings on the Blue Sky label. This is a very well chosen set for a single disc Muddy comp. The thought of a new blues fan picking up this disc and discovering Muddy for the first time quite frankly gives me goosebumps. More low-key than I would've liked This disc covers Muddy's Chess years, sticking to versions of some of his better known, studio-recorded songs. I only had one Muddy Waters album before this (simply called "Muddy Waters In Cocnert") and rather than buy a 2-disc collection, I wanted a real basic primer on his career, something to start off with so I can pick up more discs. I only gave this four-stars because I was hoping for a little more punch when it came towards the end of the disc, but the studio recordings lack in comparison to Muddy Waters live. It covers a lot of ground and there is some great music here, but it seems more tame then what you'd get seeing, hearing it live. . You can see a complete list of all Muddy Waters discography, or go back to the Muddy Waters tabs