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Music : Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions
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Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions by: Son House List Price: $19.98 CD-Charts Price: $16.99 You Save: $2.99 (15%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0074644886726 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Sony Release Date: June 30, 1992 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 14979 MPN: 48867 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: According to legend, it was Son House's blistering bottleneck guitar that prompted Robert Johnson to pick up a six string. House's potent early recordings from 1930 and 1941 to 1942 showcased his raw, emotionally powerful style, but never received the acclaim of Johnson's. When he was rediscovered during the '60s blues revivalist movement, House's voice still possessed wall-shaking intensity and his idiosyncratic slide guitar still had bite. These 21 recordings (including five alternate takes) offer superior fidelity and significant room for House to stretch out. The first disc features his classic "Preachin' Blues," a stirring a capella "Grinning in Your Face," and a nine-minute "Levee Camp Moan," with Canned Heat's Al Wilson on harp. Disc two (outtakes and alternates) includes an odd homage to President Kennedy and a riveting version of the spiritual "Motherless Children." --Marc Greilsamer Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Father of the Delta BluesI take exception to some of the reviewers and Son. I knew him, and in fact, recorded him in my dorm room in the fall of 1969 in Rochester, NY. Unless you are a real student of the blues, you wouldn't know that Muddy Waters considered him the greatest, and Howlin' Wolf looked up to him like a father. In addition, it was Son House who taught Robert Johnson the slide or bottleneck guitar. While the recording may not be the best, I can tell you when I recorded him the windows in my dorm room rattled from the resonance of his voice and intense passion as he played his National guitar. He was a master...just caught up between that preacher bit and his love for a little taste. Rating: - Son's best collection from the 60's....... I kid you not!!!If you buy one Son House, and I repeat if, then let it be this 1965 double disc session. I wont go over board here with dripping detail as to why you should own this album but if you acquire only one Son House album from his renewal period in the 60's let it be dis a one..... Rating: - The Father of the Delta BluesI`ve written reviews for releases by Charley Patton and Robert Johnson,the importance of those recordings are well understood and that leads us to Edward"Son"House.Although others made their mark no one had more influence over the blues scene in the 30`s than this man.A combination of preacher and bluesman,Son was always in conflict because of his secular upbringing and the freedom and experiences that being a traveling blues singer could and did offer. Although he only recorded a few sides in the early 30`s and then again in the early 40`s,that was it.Soon after he moved up north taking a job as a porter on the railways of the northeast.Fast forward to the early 60`s when he was tracked down and asked to perform,which he did,basically ... Read More: Rating: - Desert Island CD of the first rank!The Blues- either you get it or you don't. If you're one of the ones who does and you don't have this, then you need to stop whatever you're doing and get this. NOW. It's just that damn good. It's just that damn great! This is one of the CDs that gets me through the high times, the low times and all time in-between. For me it ultimately comes down to two guys: Skip James and Son House. The two embody the differing poles of early blues aesthetic: James' eerie falsetto keen, odd/moribund lyrics (I'd rather be the Devil) minor key-tuned guitar and intricate finger work, under-stated and introspective; then you got House's deep and (utterly masculine) hollerin' vocals, his combative slide work on his National Steel resonator, his frenetic ... Read More: Rating: - HoosierDaddyWhen it comes to the delta blues,this is it!Son House(Eddie James House Jr.)These recordings are a major plus for your collection.I'm trying too find the words to express this review but I can't, just buy it and injoy! |
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