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Shoot That Thang by: Super Chikan List Price: $16.98 Price: $6.94 You Save: $10.04 (59%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0691874264522 Label: Rooster Blues Manufacturer: Rooster Blues Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rooster Blues Release Date: June 12, 2001 Studio: Rooster Blues Sales Rank: 89855 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: James "Super Chikan" Johnson has blossomed from an oddity, a quirky songwriter and struggling singer-guitarist who claims to talk with chickens, to a juke-blues wizard in four years and three albums. On Shoot That Thang, the Clarksdale, Mississippi, resident has retained his ability to spin tales that capture the folksy weirdness and humor of Delta life, but he displays newfound strength as a melodic vocalist with a versatile grasp of the six-string. He bends notes with the rich, stinging guitar tone of Buddy Guy on "Mennonite Blues," spins out a delightful country ode to lovemaking in "Tin Top Shack," gets funky in the nasty-double-entendre-packed "Staingy Wid It" and "Wrong to Sing the Blues," and offers a clinic in wah-wah pedal boogie and hot-shot soloing on the eight-minute title track. He even closes "Shoot That Thang" with a musical ode to his well-known uncle, Big Jack, mimicking the elder Johnson's trademark stabbing vibrato licks. The Thomas brothers, who play bass and drums, offer granitic support to Super Chikan's flights and double as a soulful vocal chorus on two numbers. There's also a bonus: the CD jacket folds out into a beautiful seven-panel comic-strip bio of Johnson by award-winning comic book author and African American music aficionado Harvey Pekar. --Ted Drozdowski Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Blues with a smileOn this release for Rooster (arguably the best blues record label operating) James "Super Chikan" Johnson and the Fighting Cocks release that infectious feeling they deliver live. There is a long history of comic blues (mainly "blue" blues, as in Bo Carter of "Bannana in Your Fruitbasket" fame) but Chikan brings us into the postmodern era as only he could. The humor he is known for is generally subtle, sometimes outrageous, but always effective. Every cut contains what could only be explained as a sly grin from Chikan. The title cut is the best example of that "live" feeling, an 8 1/2 minute jam that is the standout on the album. If you're lucky enough to see him live, this album will remind you of the great time you had; if you haven't, this ... Read More: Rating:  - Super ChikanWell, I'm a sucker for the Blues. When I found this, the artist's name and the title appealed to my wackier side. And after listening to the samples, I had to get it. Now that I have it, and have listened to it a few times, I have to say that it's fun, a bit different. I like that the artist draws from his own life experiences when writing his songs. Not always true Blues, but I'm liking it. Overall, a good addition to my music library. |
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