Release Date: 25 June, 1996
Audio CD
Tracks
- Goin' Down South
- Boogie Chillen
- Poor Boy
- 2 Brothers
- Snake Drive
- Shake 'Em on Down
- Criminal Inside Me
- Walking Blues
- Tojo Told Hitler
- Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
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Rating 4.0
Hendrix without the guitarAlthough I liked the traditional blues rhythm and the singing, with the heavy sound calls for a better lead man. If you can't do better yourself, you have no business critiquing music, but any serious guitarist with a year's experience and a fuzz box could do better. Don't waste your money.Why don't More people my age listen to this stuff?First of all I'm only 15 and I am a huge blues fan (talk about Weird) and I Just can't under stand why more people me age arn't into this stuff (Especially Burnside, and this album). Especially since this album isn't really a true blues album (it is catagorized under Rock). Plus it has all the searring guitar tones crued lyrics and raw energy that makes this perfect for kids my age. The're all stuck on the System of a Down and Metallica crap, they just say I must not Know what rock is or something. But really, this is every bit as raw and nasty as the music they listen to. And much, much, much more intresting than all that power cord crap. This album puts bands like System of a Down and Metallica to utter shame!! SO PLEASE, IF YOU ARE MY AGE AND YOU LIKE ROCK GET THIS ALBUM YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!R.L. Got Soul!I'm a fan of R.L. Burnside. I'm a fan of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. I will admit that Jon can be over the top sometimes. Heck, over the top and around the next bend. I don't know if his "pants on fire" blues shouter persona would appeal to everyone. Personally, I just think he's a lot of fun. One thing's for sure, JSBE add some firepower to the down and dirty style of perhaps the greatest living Mississippi hill country blues musician. R.L. will drink your liquor, mess with your wife and point a gun at your head. All in the same evening. This album will having you movin and groovin before your brain even knows what hit you. If it doesn't, check your pulse! |
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