20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection

Elvin Bishop | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B00005UMT2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,623 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

After his reputation-building stints with Butterfield and as a solo artist, this guitar star really took off with his '70s Capricorn stuff. These are spicy dishes of hot blues and Southern rock: his hits Travelin' Shoes; Sure Feels Good; Fooled Around and Fell in Love , and Struttin' My Stuff plus Let It Flow; Ground Hog; Juke Joint Jump , and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview!, July 30, 2005

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anonymous (U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

If there's only one Elvin Bishop CD to have, it's this one and it cherry picks the best tracks (imo) Bishop recorded during his tenure at Phil Walden's Capicorn Records (1972-78).

Don't expect a re-hash of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band here. Elvin was into soul, chitlin rock and funk with the occasional ballad thrown in during this period, so forget the twelve-bar white boy blues.

Bishop was his own man and did what he wanted to do. Good for him and this CDs proof of that.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars underrated guitarist!, March 26, 2002

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doug (North Bay, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

Mr bishop, if you are not aware of it, earned his apprenticeship with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. This would lead you to believe that perhaps this is worth the small investment and you would be right. This compilation is from his years with the capricorn label so what you have here is a combination of Blues/Southern Rock and the tunes jump along. A great cd.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINE AS MOONSHINE!, July 16, 2010

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Jukebox Dave (RECORD TOWN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

ELVIN BISHOP-20TH CENTURY MASTERS MILLENNIUM COLLECTION: Folks who know Elvin Bishop solely due to his 1976 Top Ten pop entry FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE (sung by a pre-Starship Mickey Thomas) are missing out on what true fans have long known; the former Paul Butterfield Blues Band axe slinger's real stock in trade is soulful country boy pyrotechnics and a downhome sense of humor. Possessing a homelier set of vocal chords than the ultra-slick Thomas is just a part of Pigboy Crabshaw's earthy charm on cuts like the aptly titled SURE FEELS GOOD. Semi hits include the funk-filled fun of STRUTTIN' MY STUFF and the lively gospel rock of TRAVELIN' SHOES on this overdue career review of his southern rock daze. If you crave more of this fine-as-moonshine performer, check out Elvin's series of bone rattlin' blooze-groover discs on the Alligator and Blind Pig labels. To quote the man his own self, it's all more fun than STEALIN' WATERMELONS!

RATING: FIVE YEEHAWS