JOHN LEE HOOKER - That's My Story

Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Blues/Bluesrock | Heft: Jahrgang 2013, eclipsed Nr. 152 / 7-8-2013 | VÖ-Jahr: 2013 | Wertung: 8/10 | Label: Soul Jam | Autor: AT


The John Lee Hooker double pack also contains a 16-page booklet with lots of information and two emotionally remastered albums. However, not all tracks sound optimal, since the analog tapes actually served as a model here, which explains some distortions. House Of Blues (1959) originally appeared on Chess and was still more in the context of country blues, although Hooker also used his trademark here - the "foot percussion" extensively. Tracks like "Ramblin' By Myself", "Sugar Mama" or the "Ground Hog Blues" create pure goose bumps. That's My Story (1960) began with the insightful "I Need Some Money" (anthem of all bluesers who had been heavily tricked in the fifties). Especially well done: "I Want To Talk With You", the quiet "One Of These Days" and the title track, which stand for the classic hooker feeling. Intense!

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