Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
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Artist: Howlin' WolfEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-04-08
Music Label: Chess
Soundtracks:
- Moanin' at Midnight
- How Many More Years
- Evil
- Forty-Four
- Smokestack Lightning
- I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
- Who's Been Talking?
- Sitting on Top of the World
- Howlin' for My Darlin'
- Wang Dang Doodle
- Back Door Man
- Spoonful
- Shake for Me
- Red Rooster
- I Ain't Superstitious
- Goin' Down Slow
- Three Hundred Pounds of Joy
- Hidden Charms
- Built for Comfort
- Killing Floor
Music reviews of Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
Music Review: It was worth each star!
Rating: 5 Stars
I have been waiting to review this CD, which says a great deal about the quality of the music. This was my introduction to Wolf's music, and it was a most memorable introduction!
I was hoping that someone would pick up on the fact that Howlin' Wolf's vocals sound like they were just about to overload the microphone. It says a lot about the power and ferocity of Wolf's vocal delivery. I have heard stories about people being scared stiff after, having seen him in concert; although I never had the pleasure, I don't think they were exaggerating. The man was physically very intimidating, without trying to be and his music carries that, too.
There is a lot of fire and passion in his music. The songs here are incredible. I enjoyed this CD from start, to finish. And I have listened to it many times. It is just fantastic! I have rarely been so excited to write a review. Please, buy it for yourself, if you don't believe me. The Wolf was a fantastic harp player, as well; he plays it on many songs here.
Nothing is half-hearted on this CD. Everything is 100 per cent energy! Well worth the money.
Description of Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.Chester Burnett's ferocious growl was a staple of Chicago's electric-blues heyday. This 20-song compilation ranges from his 1951 debut "Moanin' at Midnight" with Willie Johnson on guitar to 1964's "Killing Floor" with Buddy Guy on guitar. His scratchy, sawed-off vocal approach and his energetic harmonica grace original classics such as "How Many More Years" and "Smokestack Lightnin'." By 1960, he became, along with Muddy Waters, the foremost interpreter of Willie Dixon's songs, lending his coarse voice to legendary Dixon cuts such as "Wang Dang Doodle," "Back Door Man," "Spoonful," "The Red Rooster," and "I Ain't Superstitious." Wolf's style was based on primal raw power, and he ranks among the genre's most distinctive performers. --Marc Greilsamer
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