Fire Down Under the Hill

James Cotton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00004SCD6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,694 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars still can play that harp, July 2, 2000

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howard lee teitel (GLENDALE, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Down Under the Hill (Audio CD)

if you enjoy blues with just guitars and harmonicas this cd id for you. james cotton can still play the harp,but his years of singing are behind him. the best two songs are its alright and boot knockin boogie with darrell nulisch on vocals.still muscially its a gem

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No, not Anymore, November 6, 2000

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richard_t "richard_t" (Overseas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fire Down Under the Hill (Audio CD)

James Cotton is a blazing bluesman with a hot harp, but his voice has deteriorated so badly that this disc is basically unlistenable, except the cuts where Darrell Nullisch does the vocals. Cotton still plays great, but he shouldn't try to sing anymore. Just listen to the song samples to hear it for yourself.

3.0 out of 5 stars Mean Harmonica, Ravaged Voice, July 6, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fire Down Under the Hill (Audio CD)

Veteran blues harmonica man James Cotton is accompanied on this well-recorded Telarc recording by Rico McFarland on guitar and David Maxwell on piano. Cotton also sings on several tracks, and unfortunately, his voice is really weak; however, vocalist Darrell Nullisch also sings a couple of the songs, and he does a better job. So far, my description of this recording does not sound very promising, but what redeems this set is that the instrumental portions are really pretty good. Cotton plays a mean harmonica, and the guitar and piano are both attacked with plenty of upbeat energy, making for a pleasant listening experience if you can get around Cotton's vocal contributions.