Gone to Hell

John Mooney | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blind Pig
• ASIN: B00004S96U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,673 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 No Frills, Low Down Blues, July 26, 2004

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William Ray (Northern Cali) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gone to Hell (Audio CD)

I only have one other John Mooney recording (Late Last Night), which I like. But I have seen him live in New Orleans. After a smoking set, he shocked me and all in attendance by coming out for his encore without his guitar, and singing acapella, a spiritual hymnall, the Son House style. That element of surprise is heard on Gone To Hell. John achieves his own style on this recording while clearly influenced by some of the greats of the Delta Blues. He has a scaled back sound, with usually only drums and bass backing him, but occassionally keyboards too. The songs are not francy, but original. They have momentum. The only thing fancy is John's slide work which is done appropriately. Johns vocals are gritty, yet soulfull. I think Tom Waits fans would like this artist. I like John Mooney because he is a skilled original artist who honors his roots, and that is reflected in Gone To Hell.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Goin' to Hell Never Sounded so Good!, July 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Gone to Hell (Audio CD)

...Having seen Mooney live the other nite @ the Fleet Bluesfest in Albany, I agree that he needs to be seen live to be fully appreciated (he stole the show from Otis Rush, who was headlining). However, I also have to disagree, in that I really enjoy this CD and think other Mooney/blues fans will too. I put it on for the first time as soon as I got home from hearing him live, and loved it first time through. An added bonus is Dr. John's piano on four of the tracks!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Less Flavor, Less Calories...Mooney Lite, May 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Gone to Hell (Audio CD)

The latest release from John Mooney has given me mixed emotions. The acoustic sides are pure mooney at his firey peak. But the other numbers on the cd, seem to lag. Kind of a mooney lite presentation.

It should have been a live recording, in a live enviornment. This is where he excels. The odd adult contemporary vibe of the first cut left me confused. Is this the same artist that blew my mind at jazzfest in new orleans only days before? Where is all the rumpshaking rythmn he has had in the past?

Place this up against Dealin with the Devil and Against the Wall, two of his best releases, and you will wonder too. The album semi warms up towards the end with Dr John and Uganda chopping it up, but not as exciting as the real thing.

I think John Mooney has alot of promise and he will remain one of my favorite artists, every artist hits a few bumps in the road, and deserves a second chance.

See him live, that is the only way to see and feel the voodoo that he do.