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Track Listings
| 1. Tore Up |
| 2. Right Place, Wrong Time |
| 3. Easy Go |
| 4. Three Times A Fool |
| 5. Rainy Night In Georgia |
| 6. Natural Ball |
| 7. I Wonder Why |
| 8. Your Turn To Cry |
| 9. Lonely Man |
| 10. Take A Look Behind |
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Essential Blues Recording,
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This review is from: Right Place Wrong Time (Audio CD)
Otis Rush is one of the greatest singers and guitarists in the history of the blues. "Right Place, Wrong Time" is his unmistakeable masterpiece, far surpassing the Cobra recordings, his initial reputation was built on, and setting a standard he unfortunately never quite reached again. Over ten songs (four of which are originals) he conveys a lifetime of sadness, pain and passion through his tasteful guitar playing and soulful singing. His performance of the line "they say there's someone for everybody/ I wonder where in the world is the one for me," on the title track is poetry. Loneliness brought to life. The final song "Take a Look Behind" is one of the most moving songs about the regret over a life badly lived in the annals of the blues. There isn't a dud on here though. Every track is a thing of beauty.I first bought this album on vinyl in the 80s and nearly wore it out. The CD I replaced it with continues to get plenty of air time on my home stereo. No blues collection can be complete without this disk.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A guitarist's guitarist,
By Sui Juris "Dave" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Right Place Wrong Time (Audio CD)
From a fellow guitarist's perspective, this album is a masterpiece. The well-placed silence between mesmerizing, shimmering guitar licks is deafening. Otis is masterful at telling a story or setting a mood with the confluence of his anguished singing, espressive guitar-playing, and impeccable timing. What sets him apart from other, perhaps flashier, guitarists, is the patience he shows while telling a story---i.e., the spaces between guitar playing, the patience in holding a note. His phrasing on the guitar is simply hypnotic. One of his secrets is that he puts on a silky-smooth vibrato while deftly bending the string---a difficult task for many.I wish more current blues musicians played like this---less busy noise going-on,... His other indispensable studio album is "Cold Day in Hell," which has even sparser, intense playing, and perhaps a better, upfront tone. For a great LIVE album of Otis, I would suggest TOPS, or else LIVE IN EUROPE.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
His Best, one of the best blues albums ever,
By LH Thomson (Edmonton, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Right Place Wrong Time (Audio CD)
The instrumental rendition of I wonder why is reason enough to buy this album, Otis Rush's best. The only other work by Rush found on album that compares with the taught intensity of these performances were the studio sessions he did for Sam Charters and the Chicago, The Blues Today! series issued back, I believe, in 1966. Lots of people have covered Ike Turner's stomper, Tore Up, but nobody's started it with the weaving, amazing 10-note lick Rush pulls out. Every song on the disc works; He's had numerous versions of his old classic Three Times a Fool, but with tight horn backing, Right Place, Wrong Time's version is far and away his best. If you want the best of swinging Chicago R&B, match this up with Hideaway: THe best of Freddy King; Buddy's Blues, the complete Buddy Guy Chess Records recordings; and West Side Soul, by Magic Sam. And above all, get the reissued Chicago, The Blues, Today! series for a real schooling in Chicago chops.
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