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1967-1976: Boogie House Tapes

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According John Lee Hooker and me the best white bluesman ever exists. He is playing on this double CD with the best bluesband ever exists Canned Heat. For ever thanks to the man who found the tapes. Many never released versions of beautiful songs. I can not stop listening to so much warm and splendid performed blues music. I ever hope to get "Canned Heat live on Woodstock'69" or "Canned Heat live on the VPRO-Picnic Festival in Holland'70".

Having followed Canned Heat from the early 60's, I was excited to see new music from their "pinnacle" years. Some tracks=Great! Other tracks= Not too hot. Bob "The Bear" Hite is at his best in the studio banter between songs, but the lack of Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine on too many songs makes this a "made-for-money" compilation. For my money, Living the Blues still stands out as their best effort, along with the live "Live from the Topanga Corral" album, soon to be re-released as "Live from the Kalaidascope" this month (October 2000) True Canned Heat fans will eat this album up, mostly because there is so little Alan Wilson material that has not been released. Worth the low price, though, I have to admit.

The Boogie House Tapes Vol. 1 is a series of live and unreleased recordings spanning the first decade of Canned Heat. From the vaults of Fito de la Parra and "Dr. Boogie", the tracks contained are live versions and alternate takes of many of the classics. The live versions of "Pulling Hair Blues" and "London Blues" show off Alan's wailing harmonica and cracking voice flowing up and down the vocal register. "Human Condition" features a clear recording Alan singing the track live to a reactive audience in Europe 1970. Bob "The Bear" Hite notoriously sets the tone for the evening from the beginning of the first CD, and brings you right into the concert. I reccomend this set to every person who mentions Canned Heat because it captures their unique chemisty and is a great introduction to the band's 35+ year presence for under $13. - www.cannedheatmusic.com. All content Copyright www.maximumink.com

If you are serious about the blues, boogie and rock and roll, buy this NOW! If not, then be sure to buy the new Weezer, Sublime, Kid Rock, or any of the countless other artists of today that are saying "nothing". Canned Heat is REAL. I have been a fan since the early '70s and will remain a fan, regardless of all of this alternative and rap that has taken over the minds and airwaves of today.

I just wanted to let people know that there are 14 tracks (out of 29) that feature the original Canned Heat lineup with Bob Hite and Al Wilson. 13 are live tracks (there's one studio track that can't be found anywhere else of Al Wilson doing a studio version of 'London Blues')of varying sound quality but we can't be picky...this is the original Canned Heat playing on previously unheard recordings. Five stars for these 14 tracks alone!

Great music on most of this cd, but it also gives you and in-depth (musical)look at the most underrated band of the 60's. the "heat" made lots of good good music maybe 150 songs or so but most people only know of 2 or 3.This cd will make you buy others by the "heat"

I AM SO GLAD THEY HAVE RELEASED THESE TRACKS, EVEN THOUGH THE
SOUND IS SOMETIMES UNEVEN....I CONSIDER THE ALAN WILSON PERIOD
TO HAVE BEEN A GOLDEN ERA OF BLUES ROCK......I HAD THE GOOD
FORTUNE TO HAVE SEEN THEM LIVE THREE TIMES, INCLUDING THE DAY
HARVEY MANDEL JOINED THE BAND.......! THAT WAS JULY '69 AT THE
FILLMORE EAST.......THEY WERE HANDING OUT LEAFLETS FOR A CONCERT
IN UPSTATE NEW YORK THE NEXT MONTH WHICH I HAD THE LUCK TO ATTEND..........ANYWAY, THESE RECORDINGS ARE WORTH SEEKING OUT !

MR. DAN

EXCEPCIONAL EDICION DE UNO DE LOS GRUPOS MAS ALUCINANTES QUE SURGIERON DE NORTEAMERICA....BOOGIE CRUDO, BLUES ARROGANTE, FESTIVO, DRAMATICO, SI BIEN EL SONIDO EN ALGUNOS TEMAS NO ES EL MEJOR, BIEN VALE COMO DOCUMENTO E INSTANTANEA DE UNA BANDA PURA TRIPA Y CORAZON....LAS TOMAS EN VIVO LATEN Y TE LLEVAN DIRECTAMENTE A ESE PRECISO MOMENTO DONDE LA MUSICA DERROCHABA SINCERIDAD Y TALENTO...COMO ES COMTUMBRE EN LAS EDICIONES REVISIONISTAS DE CANNED HEAT EL BOOKLET SIGUE SIENDO POBRE, ESTE POR LO MENOS INFORMA LA FORMACION EN CADA TEMA....CUANDO SERA EL MOMENTO QUE SE EDITE UN BOXSET DE ESTE GRUPO, CON UNA PRODUCCION Y UN CUIDADO ACORDE AL LEGADO DE LA BANDA??? CREO QUE EN EL MUNDO SOMOS MUCHOS LOS QUE ESPERAMOS ESE REGALO...ESTA BANDA MERECE UN TRATAMIENTO ESPECIAL Y SUS FANS, INCLUIDOS LOS QUE ESTAMOS EN EL OTRO LADO DEL MUNDO TAMBIEN!!!!!!!!!!

If you like boogie, you'll like this one! I partied with these boys in 1973 and they were as fun as their music. Run, don't walk to your local store and get this!

Boring, bad production, better left in the past. Only sounds good in the state of mind of the 60's-70's.