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From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
Peter Guralnick, who co-produced this 1971 Boston concert recording, writes in the notes that no one "displays greater vocal virtuosity than Johnny Shines." No exaggeration. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly a blues master,
By "Ian Herrick" "PapaIan" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (Audio CD)
There are so many excellent bluesman that do not get the recognition they deserve. Johnny Shines is certainly one of them. This album showcases Johnny's amazing talents -- the stomping bass runs, the spidery treble counterpoints, the keening slide guitar... Johnny was both subtle and explosive: listen to the seemingly simple accompaniment on "Mean Mistreater" and then the mind-boggling playing on "Milk Cow" or "Going to the River." And I have said nothing his singing talents. He raises his voice to a full-throated wail and drops to a ear-carressing whisper in the same tune -- and his playing on the guitar perfectly accompanies these with appropriate changes in pitch (listen to "I will Be Kind" for some truly astounding changes in volume).
This is possibly my favorite Shines album, featuring his own compositions like "Delta Pines" and "I had a Good Home," blues standards like "Mean Mistreater" (a Leroy Carr tune) and compositions by his old running-mate Robert Johnson, like his version of "Terraplane." This last is as good, if not better, than the original recording by Johnson himself. This is amazing music.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Haunting,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (Audio CD)
I was lucky enough to be there at a Harvard concert in 1971sponsored by the Boston Blues Society. I first heard Johnny Shines in person that Sunday afternoon. This album is a compilation of recordings in the Boston area at that time. If you want to hear undiluted '30s Delta blues , this is it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Johnny Shines is The Man!,
By political idiot (california) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (Audio CD)
Johnny is so under-rated it brings a tear to my eye. As Robert Johnson's traveling companion for several years, he picked up a ton of Johnson's traits while developing a technique all his own. On this CD he does a lot of Johnson covers almost as chilling as the originals.
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