The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker - The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker

The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker
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Artist: John Lee Hooker
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1995-04-25
Music Label: Wea Int'l
Soundtracks:
  1. Boogie Chillen'
  2. Crawlin' King Snake
  3. Hobo Blues
  4. Huckle Up Baby
  5. I'm In The Mood
  6. I Need Some Money
  7. Dimples
  8. Boom Boom
  9. Shake It Baby
  10. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
  11. It Serves You Right To Suffer
  12. You Know, I Know
  13. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
  14. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
  15. Burning Hell
  16. Terraplane Blues

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Music Review: Great blues by a legendary blues singer
Rating: 5 Stars

This is indeed "The very best" of John Lee Hooker. It captures music from different times in his career, from his first "hit," "Boogie Chillen'" to "Boom Boom" to "I'm Bad Like Jesse James" to "Terraplane Blues."

I'll mention just a few to illustrate. "Boogie Chillen'" is noted as his first hit (1949). The guitar playing is extremely simple--but almost hypnotic in its effect. The simple riff is described by Hooker as "just an old funky lick I found." One theme is how boogie woogie is just trying to get out of him!

"Boom Boom" features a good ensemble playing well together. This song became visible after the Animals covered it and reached a wider audience. A nice set of lines well sung:

"She walked that walk and talked that talk;
And whispered in my ear,
And tell me that you love me.
I love that talk
When you talk like that."

His distinctive voice well serves this song.

"I'm Bad like Jesse James" begins with the central tag line for the song: "I'm mad, I'm bad like Jesse James." This is a story-telling song, telling what the singer is planning for someone who fooled around with his wife. And he gets mad (like Jesse James). He describes three guys he knows who will take care of the bad guy. He goes through a few scenarios, warning off the cad. Pretty graphic! The rhythmic drum playing works well, accenting the development of the story. This is classic John Lee Hooker.

This is a nice introduction to the work of one of the legendary blues singers. Those interested in learning more about the blues would be well advised to consider this CD.
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Excellent 16 track Rhino collection covers several labels. Booklet has light wear. Scuff on disc willl not affect play.
A million or so collections, all from different record labels, document this Detroit blues guitarist's influential boogie-woogie career. This 16-song Rhino CD is an excellent starting point, with definitive versions of Hooker's classics "Boom Boom," "Boogie Chillen'," "I'm in the Mood," and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer." It's interesting to hear the singer's voice progress from a deep, growling slur to the more polished later material, such as his collaboration with slide guitarist Roy Rogers on Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues," but he never lost his bottom-line rawness. --Steve Knopper

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