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Music : His Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
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His Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection by: Bo Diddley |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0076732937327 Label: Chess Manufacturer: Chess Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Chess Release Date: April 08, 1997 Studio: Chess Sales Rank: 23092 MPN: 9373 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: "Sounds nice," Bo Diddley tongue-in-cheekily observes of his music in "The Story of Bo Diddley," one of three self-named tunes on this 20-track examination of his classic '50s and '60s Checker Records sides. Not only was the former Ellas McDaniels rhythmically sharp enough to have a beat named after himself; he had a great guitar sound and a seemingly endless supply of shaggy-dog stories, lover-man boasts, silly jokes, and complaints with which to fuse them. His Best boils down the two-CD Chess Box, including signature pieces like "Bo Diddley" and "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" alongside unjustly obscure tunes such as "Pills" (later covered by the New York Dolls) and "Dearest Darling." Great. --Rickey Wright Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - R.I.P. Bo! Another legend was taken from us on June 2, 2008. One of the greatest and most influential bluesmen has left us at the age of 79. The breadth of his influence can hardly be described in a few words. It is best heard in the music he left behind for us to share and in the musicians who were inspired and influenced by it. The first big hit for the Rolling Stones, after all, was a Buddy Holly song revved up with that Bo Diddley beat. The song was "Not Fade Away." The Stones also covered some of Bo's originals like "Crackin' Up" and "Mona" and again, utilized that beat on their own "Please Go Home." George Thorogood has made a career out of "Who Do You Love" and what bar band in the world has not run through "Roadrunner" a half a million times? ... Read More: Rating: - Bo's the man!Elvis had the charisma, Buddy Holly had the pop smarts, and Little Richard had the wildman persona, but Ellas Otha Bates "Bo Diddley" McDaniel had the greatest gift of all: Rhythm. Alongside Chuck Berry (who was simply in a league of his own), Bo was one of the most influential and exciting artists to make music for Chicago's Chess Records, and one of the label's premiere rock 'n' roll performers. And while Chuck excelled at combining blues with elements of pop, country, soul, and sheer genius, Bo's gift to mankind was his mesmerizing and totally unique vision of the Chicago sound. The man was a percussive genius, a musical hypnotist with an intuitive gift for blending African rhythms, lurching blues, tremolo laden guitars, and chant-along vocals ... Read More: Rating:  - Should Have Been Among The First Hall Of Fame InducteesOtha Ellas Bates McDaniels, born December 30, 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, took the stage name Bo Diddley from the name of a one-string African guitar. He only registered eleven R&B hit singles from 1955 to 1967, all for the Checker subsidiary of Chess Records, and just five of those crossed over to the more lucrative Billboard Pop Top/Hot 100 [one more "bubbled under"] - and yet, justifiably so, he was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 1987 - the second year of its existence - and only in 2004 was he so recognized by the Blues Hall Of Fame - some 24 years after they began! The only mystery is why he was not among those honoured in their first first years since, to my mind anyway, he was every bit as influential as any of those who ... Read More: Rating: - Great introduction to Bo DiddleyThis is a nice introduction to the work of Bo Diddley. The liner notes say: ". . .you can't judge a book by its cover, but you can sure tell something about how important a musician is by the artists who do cover versions of his songs." And a lot of musicians covered his songs or were influenced by his work. Some of the songs on this album well exemplify his art: "Bo Diddley": This eponymous work lays out the classic Bo. What a romp! The rhythm is infectious and his guitar work is solid. He shows off a nice blues and rock voice. This is, of course, classic Bo Diddley. And it is one of the great blues/rock songs of the ages. "I'm a Man": The B side to "Bo Diddley" when 45s were the nature of the recording ... Read More: Rating: - Bo Is The Real Boss! Bo is to rock and roll, what Strauss is to the polka. Bo is to rock and roll, what Waylon is to country. Bo is to rock and roll, what BB is to the blues. Bo is without peer! The CD belongs in the library of everybody who has an ear for music. I'll bet you'll open it a second time! |
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