John Lee Hooker - This Is Hip (1992) - 320 kpbs
hn Lee Hooker - This Is Hip (1992
Charly Blues Masterworks, Vol. 7 (UK Import)
Amazon reviewer:
John Lee Hooker gives new meaning to the Muddy Waters phrase "The blues had a baby and they named it Rock and Roll".
There are other Hooker collections available, but Charly was the label
that got the really cool stuff together back when hardly anyone
realized what truly cool music sounded like (it was the age of disco
when 'the most popular music' totally [stunk]). Anyhow, this collection
has a mix of well known and obscure tunes, all of which are classic
rock archetypes.
U2, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and just about
anyone who ever did blues-based rock paid tribute to John Lee Hooker at
some point. Like all great blues, this stuff is really easy to play,
but extremely hard to play really well.
Best cuts: "Dimples", "Solid Sender", and a really spacey but haunting version of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken".
Tracks:
1. Dimples
2. Every Night
3. Little Wheel
4. Maudie
5. I'm In The Mood
6. Boogie Chillun
7. Hobo Blues
8. Crawlin' Kingsnake
9. Solid Sender
10. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
11. Boom Boom
12. This Is Hip
13. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
14. It Serves Me Right To Suffer
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