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Music CD - Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2
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Music CD: King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2
Artist: Robert Johnson
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $4.38
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
2. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
3. Sweet Home Chicago
4. Ramblin' On My Mind
5. Phonograph Blues
6. They're Red Hot
7. Dead Shrimp Blues
8. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
9. I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
10. From Four Until Late
11. Little Queen Of Spades
12. Malted Milk
13. Drunken Hearted Man
14. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
15. Honeymoon Blues
16. Love In Vain
17. Ramblin' On My Mind (Take 2)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0827969257920
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2004-08-10
Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: "THERE AIN'T BUT THE ONE THING MAKES MISTER JOHNSON DRINK"
Comment:
I fell in love with the music of ROBERT JOHNSON in the late 1970s, and played it frequently during the early 1980s while hanging out with THE LEAGUE OF SOUL CRUSADERS in my "Liquidated Youth" (some people have a "drinking buddy" but I had a "drinking gang.") I owned both of the KING OF THE DELTA SINGERS albums, and though Vol. 1 has his most revered Blues masterpieces, including his great "devil" tunes, I always preferred Vol. 2 because I felt it contained more sonic variety. (Even my Ma loved "They're Red Hot" because of all the changes in pitch that Johnson's voice assumes in that cut.) I played the hell out of Robert Johnson in those days, and the other Soul Crusaders became infected with the Blues as a result. (They eventually learned the words to "Love In Vain" and we'd sing it while driving to the next watering hole.)
By now, everyone's heard that Johnson sold his soul to the devil for his prodigious musical talent. (What're ya tryin' to cast doubt on one of the great stories in the history of American music? Why ya blasted commie, I oughta --- a-Woo-Woo-Woo!) And hopefully you know that Led Zeppelin ripped off Johnson (and Wolf and Muddy) shamelessly with their first two albums. (Remember that line from Led Zepp II, where Plant sings, "You can squeeze my lemon 'til the juice runs down my leg"? Stole it directly from R.J. But R.J. wasn't always so crude with his "seckshual" references; he could also be funny. In "From Four Until Late" he sings, "A woman is like a dresser; some man's always rambling through its drawers.")
I have myriad Robert Johnson/Booze 'N' Blues memories intertwined throughout my personal history to keep me company in my sober, old age. When we League Of Soul Crusaders were in an energetic drinkin' mood we'd often play Springsteen's BORN TO RUN; MORRISON HOTEL by The Doors; or TOO-RYE-AY by Dexy's Midnight Runners. When I was in a more mellow, contemplative mood, I'd drink to Van Morrison's ASTRAL WEEKS; PIRATES by Rickie Lee Jones; or SMALL CHANGE by Tom Waits. (Of course, when we were in a Country-Western frame of mind there was just no substitute for the album, MY BABY BUSTED MY HEART BUT I'M CRYIN' 'CAUSE I SLICED AN ONION by Yoey O'Dogherty And His Corn Liquor Boys.)
But at 3:30 AM, when all the other Soul Crusaders were passed out, me 'n' Twinkie would head for his bedroom. I know what you're thinkin', and it wasn't like that at all! Despite his nickname, Twinkie and I were both manly men - like lumberjacks, OK? And we were just going into his bedroom to listen to Robert Johnson. One night, we experienced a Liquidated Magical Moment: we simultaneously heard an R.J. lick that was literally "IMPOSSIBLE" for a single guitarist to play. Our heads snapped, and we looked to each other, both of us slack-jawed. We never could find that exact same spot on the album again when in a sober state, so it was just one more of those mysterious "thangs" that happen when Boys 'N' Booze meet (you rummies know what I'm talkin' about).
Twinkie's real surname was "Johnson", and borrowing the lyric from "Kind Hearted Woman Blues", we used to sing out "Now there ain't but the one thing makes Mister Johnson drink" everytime he was having female troubles. (And he was ALWAYS having female troubles, so he did a lot of drinking. I only drank when I didn't have a woman to give me trouble, meaning this lonesome boy also did a lot of drinking.) And Robert Johnson even inspired me to write my own Blues song, "Devil On My Coattail Blues." I'd sing it for ya, but I like ya too much to do that.
The best performance of R.J.'s "Love In Vain" that the Soul Crusaders ever gave was the night an angry Napoleon, my brother (The League's 5' 6" "enforcer"), decided to stumble home from The Music Machine dance club when a smart woman declined his request for a dance. It would have been about a 12 mile walk, so we went looking for him shortly after he stormed out. Meanwhile, Napoleon had entered a bar to buy a cigar for the walk home, when some big, fat feller with some artificial hair started some cr@p with Nappy just because he was only 5' 6". Well, Nappy - never one to take any cr@p - reciprocated with some lip of his own and then left the bar with his cigar.
Fat Feller, figuring he would show his bar buddies how tough he was, went out after little Nappy and took a swing at him. (Ooooh, big boo-boo, Fat Feller! Ya just don't antagonize "Little Mad Guy") With freakish quickness, Nappy flicked a left jab to set Fat Feller up, and immediately followed that with the right cross. Now ordinarily, Nappy's right cross is enough to send ANY man to the next lunar cycle, if not to the moon itself. But in this case, being in the "100 proof condition" that he was, Nappy's punch merely succeeded in putting Fat Feller's head into the full speed Linda Blair Exorcist-Spin Cycle. By the time the headlights of our van flashed upon the two combatants squared off with each other in the street, Fat Feller's head was just coming to a stop, his toupee was lying in the dirt in the next county, and all of the fight had gone out of him (who knows where it went, but it was later reported that something with its tail between its legs was seen yelping Westbound on Pico Boulevard, moving with great haste toward the Pacific Ocean).
We hustled Napoleon into the van while apologizing to Fat Feller (Nappy was involved, so naturally we had just "assumed"), but undoubtedly Fat Feller couldn't hear the apology because of the ringing in his ears. And we drove off singing, "Ooooh-Ooooh, all my love's in vain!"
When I converted my Robert Johnson albums to compact disc, I bought 'The Complete Recordings' but the thing gave me the blues because I didn't like the fact that all of the alternate takes were placed back-to-back with their released versions, so that unless I wanted to take time to program the player first, I was hearing many of the songs twice in a row. So I later sold that set and acquired KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS Volume 1 and 2 separately, and I'm much happier now.
Whether you need a soundtrack for drinkin', fightin', or cryin', -- or need great Blues just for listenin' to 'cause that's the kinda guy or gal ya are -- KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS is the real deal, the genuine article, true Blues for the true you! Buy it today and start creating your own intoxicated Robert Johnson memories. This is Five-Star stuff (that I only gave Four Stars to because R.J. is dead, and I never give Five Stars to dead people - just a little idiosyncrasy of mine).
But whatever you do, don't listen to KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS while in public, especially while you're driving, or you'll have M.A.R.J. (Mothers Against Robert Johnson) madd at ya, and that's even worse than having Napoleon madd at ya!
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Summary: Red Hot
Comment: Yeah, volume one has CrossRoad Blues. But this compilation has "They're Red Hot." Johnson at his most upbeat.
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Summary: Amazing remastered sound!!
Comment: I am really pleased that this second volume has come out at last, as I remember getting both volumes when they came out first time round as LPs with their beautiful artwork, which has been faithfully reproduced. But what has really amazed me is the quality of the remastered sound, even better than that on the first volume which was very good. Every nuance of Johnson's voice and guitar work has been reproduced, so you really feel you are there in that San Antonio hotel room. Included on both volumes are alternative versions of songs which are fascinating to hear, as they are quite different in parts and (to me) show that Johnson was very prone to improvise, which is contrary to the view expressed in the sleeve notes.
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Summary: Go for the complete set
Comment: When you are talking about Robert Johnson, alternate takes are not just alternate takes. This is a genious of the highest order, that was barely captured on disc, in a world then ruled by Jim Crow. Therefore, you want to listen to every single note he put on record eventually. Besides, many of the alternate takes are completely different than the released versions, sometimes different rythms, different words, and some alternates are even better than the released versions. I dont see the point in these King of the Delta Blues CDs when you can go for the Complete 2 CD box set.
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Summary: Johnson has never sounded better
Comment: This is some of the best delta blues ever recorded, but enough has been written about that. The reason to get this compilation and its companion "King of the Delta Blues Singers [vol. 1]" is for the wonderful remastering. The sound on these two issues is far better than the 1990 "Complete" box set (and better even than the remastered 1997 version of that set). Both volumes of "King of the Delta Blues" employ minimal noise reduction. While this leaves some high end hiss and low end rumble, it makes the recordings clearer, more full bodied and natural sounding than any versions of Johnson's recordings that I have ever heard. His voice and guitar do not sound as thin as they do on previous issues. I also prefer the sequencing on this CD over the "Complete" set, which has back to back alternate takes. The only thing you miss out on with "King of the Delta Blues" volumes 1 and 2 are a handful of alternate takes which appear only on the "Complete" box set. Highly recommended!
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