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The Complete Recordings by: Robert Johnson List Price: $24.98 CD-Charts Price: $22.99 You Save: $1.99 ( 8%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0074644622225 Format: Box set Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Sony Release Date: August 20, 1990 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 4328 MPN: 46222 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Cross Road Blues," and "Walkin' Blues," making it perhaps the most influential single session in blues history. --Marc Greilsamer Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - It's the only Robert Johnson album you'll ever need.The story of Robert Johnson is that he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the talent at playing blues. I personally don't believe the story because he really put his soul into the music, and it's very obvious. Maybe his deal with the devil was that the devil would take his soul when he died. Whether the story is true or not, he believed it, and he left with only 29 songs, 12 additional takes, 2 still photographs, and 1 incredible legacy. I personally believe that every musician must own at least one actual blues album, no matter how far their music is from the blues, because the blues is probably the most soulful of all genres of music. This might explain why most classical musicians focus only on the technical part ... Read More: Rating: - A Deeper Look At Robert Johnson Is NeededA deeper look at Robert Johnson is needed. He was obviously an extremely talented guitar player and had a real way with words; his lyrics were often quite beautiful, as in "From Four Til Late", "Hellhound On My Trail" and "Stones In My Passway". He is the most influential man in Blues history in terms of the proliferation of the "walking bass" sound. He died at just 27 years of age, which enhances his legend. However, now is the appropriate time to take a deeper look at Robert Johnson. The "walking bass" line he's forever associated with was originally used by the lesser-known and less-talented Johnnie Temple a few years before Robert recorded it. The songs which most white Blues fans associated with Robert- the ones about the Devil and hellhounds ... Read More: Rating: - For the serious, a "must have"This collection is NOT for dilettantes. This is not something you play in the background as you're working. The 2CD's and the book are designed for serious study. If you want just some Robert Johnson music for listening or background, get something else. The book that comes with the box set is a long read. It's not worth reading unless you're serious about the subject. The discs contain many alternate takes. This removes the set from the 'background music' category. It is not what you play in the background for a party with your friends to show you're 'down' with the Blues. This is a serious collection for serious students of the Blues. I've read a couple of the Johnson biographies, and I found things in the book ... Read More: Rating: - Elijah Wald & I Have Something to Add to the Johnson LegendWhat else can I add that hasn't already been said about Robert Johnson? Actually, there is a lot of information and observations that have long been ignored by the Blues community and magazines and newspapers like Rolling Stone and The New York Times. He was a lyrical and musical genius who, as Elijah Wald has pointed out in "Escaping the Delta", perfectly crafted his songs. In other words, his songs were intended to reach mass audiences and were not necessarily expressions of his torment as a black man living in Mississippi. At any rate, "Crossroads Blues", "Stones In My Passway", "Love In Vain" and "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil" are masterful. There is one important thing to keep in mind, though. It is something that so-called Blues fans often ... Read More: Rating: - Brilliant Music, Mysterious Story and Unending ImpactI first encountered Robert Johnson's story as did many people in the movie "Crossroads" with Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca (ironically one of the Larks who recorded Sonny Boy Williamson II's "Eyesight To The Blind"), Jami Gertz (what a fox!), Steve Vai (master guitarist) and Ry Cooder (offscreen). That is where the story came together. You see the story about selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads was told by Tommy Johnson and even before him. Robert Johnson's songs which mentioned the Devil, Hellhounds, Crossroads, etc. made it very tempting to tie the two stories together. Jim O'Neill co-founder of Living Blues magazine once told me that he was talking with his fellow blueshounds trying to figure out exactly when the stories came together. With ... Read More: |
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