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it's hard not to think that Jimmy Reed's songs were so popular among young white acts like the Stones because they're easier to cover than, say, Howlin' Wolf numbers. He's kind of like the Ramones of blues. Still, this is a delightful track--good call, drew, on mick's harmonica as a standout.
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it's hard not to think that Jimmy Reed's songs were so popular among young white acts like the Stones because they're easier to cover than, say, Howlin' Wolf numbers. He's kind of like the Ramones of blues. Still, this is a delightful track--good call, drew, on mick's harmonica as a standout.
I'm not quite so sure that's true... maybe vocally they're easier, but there's still some fairly tricky guitar bits here & there (at least compared to, say, Bo Diddley songs!).
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it's hard not to think that Jimmy Reed's songs were so popular among young white acts like the Stones because they're easier to cover than, say, Howlin' Wolf numbers. He's kind of like the Ramones of blues. Still, this is a delightful track--good call, drew, on mick's harmonica as a standout.
I'm not quite so sure that's true... maybe vocally they're easier, but there's still some fairly tricky guitar bits here & there (at least compared to, say, Bo Diddley songs!).
really? I've always had more trouble with Diddley songs (not having a tremolo) than Reed, where I can't think of any especially tricky parts. The single note runs are nice but simple. Maybe I'll have another listen...
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I prefer the '95 version over the '64.
The re-recording has a much nicer groove and I love the acoustic guitars.
The original has Charlie's drums all over it, which I find a bit annoying at times.
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a delightful track--good call, drew, on mick's harmonica as a standout.
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They've never done that Chicago style blues better than they did from 64-66. 'Look What You've Done', 'I Can't Be Satisfied', 'Little Red Rooster' are magic. You could no more top that sound than you could the hard rock Mick Taylor years. Maybe the 'weaving' of Wood-Richards is sufficient for rock, but it's never been a great blues duo. Stripped is pretty mediocre. I wouldn't consider that much of a model for a future blues album.
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They've never done that Chicago style blues better than they did from 64-66. 'Look What You've Done', 'I Can't Be Satisfied', 'Little Red Rooster' are magic. You could no more top that sound than you could the hard rock Mick Taylor years.
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The guitars are out of tune
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The guitars are out of tune
This is probably why it sounds so authentic. Nearly all old blues / rhythm 'n' blues records were a little out of tune, particularly at Chess so it seems (an observation, not a complaint!).
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The guitars are out of tune
This is probably why it sounds so authentic. Nearly all old blues / rhythm 'n' blues records were a little out of tune, particularly at Chess so it seems (an observation, not a complaint!).
That's true - check out Bo Diddley's 'Before you accuse me' for one the most wonderfully out of tune guitar parts ever. They clearly didn't even bother listening to the playback. Or they did, but were too drunk to notice by that point.