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Definitive Collection [Original recording remastered]

Howlin' WolfAudio CD
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The blues has been a wellspring for rivers of pop, rock and R&B and there's nothing quite like returning to the source. In the mid-'60s, Chess Records released a series of legendary "best of" albums for Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson and Howlin' Wolf. Under each artist's name, The Real Folk Blues was issued in 1966 and a More Real Folk Blues ... Read more in Amazon's Howlin' Wolf Store

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  • Audio CD (April 17, 2007)
  • Original Release Date: 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Geffen Records
  • ASIN: B000O5905M
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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If you are a blues officianado, you must have this collection! Roslyn Kynard  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
Nice cleaned up CD with a great selection of songs. Jack Miller  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Unsurpassed! January 12, 2008
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This is really just MCA/Chess' Howlin' Wolf-compilation "His Best" in new guise, but that's not a bad thing. "His Best" was by far the greatest single-disc Wolf-compilation on the market, and now this one is simply taking its place.

But do you know what you are getting into here? Even people who like Muddy Waters are sometimes turned off by the "sound of heavy machinery operating on a gravel road" that was Howlin' Wolf's voice.
Chester Arthur Burnett, the Howlin' Wolf, stood about 6'4" and weighed close to three hundred pounds in his prime, and his raw, throat-shredding vocals sound positively frightening on early cuts like "Moanin' At Midnight" and the clanging, piano-driven boogie of "How Many More Years", his first R&B hit, and the one which allowed him to proudly state that "I'm the onliest one drove out of the South like a gentleman!"

This is electric blues of the highest order, rough and tough and extraordinarily powerful. The songwriting credits are shared about equally by the omnipresent Willie Dixon, who plays bass on most of these cuts, and the Wolf himself, and while few of these songs are as well-known as Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man" or Elmore James' "Dust My Broom", they are quite as magnificent.
Wolf's tough "Who's Been Talkin'" is an incredibly gritty tour de force set to a thumping rhumba beat, and Dixon's horn-driven rave-up "Hidden Charms" features perhaps the greatest guitar solo ever comitted to tape, courtesy of Jimmy Page's and Eric Clapton's hero (as stated by themselves), the extraordinary Hubert Sumlin.

Other highlights include "Forty-Four", the eerie "Smokestack Lightnin'", the slide guitar-driven "Little Red Rooster" and the phenomenal "Killing Floor", written by Howlin' Wolf, shamelessly stolen by Led Zeppelin and covered by several others, but never surpassed, and featured here in the ultimate version, propelled by an incredibly catchy guitar riff by Hubert Sumlin, and with Buddy Guy on acoustic rhythm guitar.

Almost every song is a highlight, actually. This CD is a corner stone in any serious blues collection...hard-rocking, bone-crunching electric blues, burning with the sheer ferocity of Chester Burnett's incredible voice.
There was never anyone quite like the Wolf, and it doesn't seem likely that there will be.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best blues that money can buy December 25, 2007
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With his demonic charisma and bone-chilling voice, Howlin' Wolf was one of the towering figures of the blues, a performer whose greatest moments served as electric counterparts to the incantations of Robert Johnson. As this 20 track compilation proves, the Wolf was one of the Chicago blues' most distinctive and darkly brilliant figures; his performances (and those of his superb backing bands) were pure atmosphere, full of late-night swagger and claustrophobic paranoia, with distorted guitars sneaking their way through gin soaked piano lines and uneasy rhythms. It was a raw, cathartic sound, characterized y manic joy and barely subdued fear. The result is one of the greatest bodies of work in the history of blues music.

These 20 tracks can attest to that- the apocalyptic "Moanin' At Midnight" kicks off the proceedings wonderfully, setting the stage for the furious surrealism of "Smokestack Lightnin''" and the hulking sexuality of "Back Door Man." "Wang Dang Doodle" is as divinely deranged as any rockabilly track, and "Spoonful" is an absolutely spine-shredding slow burner, with a vocal performance that drips sexual innuendo. "Killing Floor" is a slinky, rhythmic strut, and "Evil" is as menacing as its title. This is a classic blues disc, and an essential purchase for anyone who doesn't already have these songs.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless... but April 15, 2008
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There is absolutely no way to fault the material on this collection of masterpieces but... if you are a blues fan, you will want the box set or even more. There is just no one like the Wolf. I love a broad range of blues, from the earliest country blues pickers to the West Side soul crew, but not a one of them can stand up to the Wolf. The primal energy in these tracks has never been matched by any other artist and never will be. The band is almost supernatural in how well they play together and read each other, and, as if having the best songs to choose from (many of them written by legendary Willie Dixon) weren't enough, the icing on the cake is one of the most influential, inimitable, nastiest, just indescribably awesome guitar players of all-time HUBERT SUMLIN!!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid music
Great music,good to listen to while just kickin back. I like the songs and the lyrics, just good tunes for relaxing
Published 3 days ago by Lisa L
5.0 out of 5 stars Howlin Wolf delivers
we recently went to Rock and Roll Hall and Fame and my husband loved this music...if you like raw blues, this is for you.
Published 4 months ago by chookie
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing... a classic!
All music is a form of art. For all of you who appreciate the art of music in all its various forms, you will find this album refreshing for the heart, body and soul. Do enjoy.
Published 4 months ago by Sam's-Review
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect and fast
what can you say about the wolf you can almost see him stalking the stage, harp in hand and wailing the blues
Published 5 months ago by Guggi
5.0 out of 5 stars Howlin Wolf
This is a really good CD especially for those of us who love blues...even the older blues. Thanks - I really am enjoying it.
Published 5 months ago by Martha Grimes
5.0 out of 5 stars The real McCoy.
Howlin' Wolf AKA Chester Burnett was one of the greatest blues singers ever. He was a real gut bucket howler. What a powerful voice!!!!! Read more
Published 11 months ago by L. Bachrach
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Of course we love "Howling Wolf" but this cd sounded very grainy. When they redid it apparently they did not clean it up like many old time records are done. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Schlinger
3.0 out of 5 stars So authentic it's false
Frat-boy, roadhouse blues. Rare instances of real feeling. Principally interesting historically. Doubt that I'll listen to this very often. Read more
Published 16 months ago by swimjay
5.0 out of 5 stars Howlin Wolf
I am very satisfied with the musical selections. The recordings are done quite well. When ready, I will again purchase my music through Amazon.com
Published 16 months ago by Harp
5.0 out of 5 stars Howlin' Wolf Definitive Collection
Nice cleaned up CD with a great selection of songs. The booklet gives credit where all the credit is due to the musicians who backed "The Wolf". Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jack Miller
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