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How I review the Blues Master Sampler CD, Sep 30 2001
This review is from: Blues Masters Sampler (Ltd.ed) (Audio CD)
By just reading the title of this CD, you can see that you are picking up a somewhat eclectic compilation of the Blues Master collection being put out by Rhino Records. And after listening to this CD, I can say that Rhino has really picked out a great selection to show what this collection has to offer. As you start the album you are hit with high-flying sound of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, one of he leading blues revivalist of the early 1960's. After being set in the mood, the CD throws a strong set of songs from the fiery electricity of Muddy Water's "You Need Love" to the magnificent finger-styled blues of Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man". Though Rhino could have just stayed intent on the guitar-driven stylings of the aforementioned bluesmen, the collection also shines a light on the jazz elements that always seems to intertwine within the blues. A track has been added for each of the jazz singers Ruth Brown ("Wild Wild Young Men") and Billie Holiday ("Stormy Blues") to show that blues aren't the only ones that feel the blues. And after all the guitars have played and the bands have toned down, you find yourself listening at the sheer roots of the blues as you listen to "Go Down Old Hannah" sung by a chain gang in a Texas Prison Camp. All in all, this collection blues grabs the attention of the listener and makes them want to buy more of this magnificent collection from Rhino and thats why I give this collection 5 stars. Dom Flemons
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How I review the Blues Master Sampler CD, Sep 30 2001
This review is from: Blues Masters Sampler (Ltd.ed) (Audio CD)
By just reading the title of this CD, you can see that you are picking up a somewhat eclectic compilation of the Blues Master collection being put out by Rhino Records. And after listening to this CD, I can say that Rhino has really picked out a great selection to show what this collection has to offer. As you start the album you are hit with high-flying sound of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, one of he leading blues revivalist of the early 1960's. After being set in the mood, the CD throws a strong set of songs from the fiery electricity of Muddy Water's "You Need Love" to the magnificent finger-styled blues of Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man". Though Rhino could have just stayed intent on the guitar-driven stylings of the aforementioned bluesmen, the collection also shines a light on the jazz elements that always seems to intertwine within the blues. A track has been added for each of the jazz singers Ruth Brown ("Wild Wild Young Men") and Billie Holiday ("Stormy Blues") to show that blues aren't the only ones that feel the blues. And after all the guitars have played and the bands have toned down, you find yourself listening at the sheer roots of the blues as you listen to "Go Down Old Hannah" sung by a chain gang in a Texas Prison Camp. All in all, this collection blues grabs the attention of the listener and makes them want to buy more of this magnificent collection from Rhino and thats why I give this collection 5 stars. Dom Flemons
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How I review the Blues Master Sampler CD, Oct 1 2001
By Dom Flemons - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blues Masters Sampler (Ltd.ed) (Audio CD)
By just reading the title of this CD, you can see that you are picking up a somewhat eclectic compilation of the Blues Master collection being put out by Rhino Records. And after listening to this CD, I can say that Rhino has really picked out a great selection to show what this collection has to offer. As you start the album you are hit with high-flying sound of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, one of he leading blues revivalist of the early 1960's. After being set in the mood, the CD throws a strong set of songs from the fiery electricity of Muddy Water's "You Need Love" to the magnificent finger-styled blues of Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man". Though Rhino could have just stayed intent on the guitar-driven stylings of the aforementioned bluesmen, the collection also shines a light on the jazz elements that always seems to intertwine within the blues. A track has been added for each of the jazz singers Ruth Brown ("Wild Wild Young Men") and Billie Holiday ("Stormy Blues") to show that blues aren't the only ones that feel the blues. And after all the guitars have played and the bands have toned down, you find yourself listening at the sheer roots of the blues as you listen to "Go Down Old Hannah" sung by a chain gang in a Texas Prison Camp. All in all, this collection blues grabs the attention of the listener and makes them want to buy more of this magnificent collection from Rhino and thats why I give this collection 5 stars. Dom Flemons
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How I review the Blues Master Sampler CD, Oct 1 2001
By Dom Flemons - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blues Masters Sampler (Ltd.ed) (Audio CD)
By just reading the title of this CD, you can see that you are picking up a somewhat eclectic compilation of the Blues Master collection being put out by Rhino Records. And after listening to this CD, I can say that Rhino has really picked out a great selection to show what this collection has to offer. As you start the album you are hit with high-flying sound of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, one of he leading blues revivalist of the early 1960's. After being set in the mood, the CD throws a strong set of songs from the fiery electricity of Muddy Water's "You Need Love" to the magnificent finger-styled blues of Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man". Though Rhino could have just stayed intent on the guitar-driven stylings of the aforementioned bluesmen, the collection also shines a light on the jazz elements that always seems to intertwine within the blues. A track has been added for each of the jazz singers Ruth Brown ("Wild Wild Young Men") and Billie Holiday ("Stormy Blues") to show that blues aren't the only ones that feel the blues. And after all the guitars have played and the bands have toned down, you find yourself listening at the sheer roots of the blues as you listen to "Go Down Old Hannah" sung by a chain gang in a Texas Prison Camp. All in all, this collection blues grabs the attention of the listener and makes them want to buy more of this magnificent collection from Rhino and thats why I give this collection 5 stars. Dom Flemons
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