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3.0 out of 5 stars
Warm Tuna, July 1, 2001
This review is from: Live (Audio CD)
I hadn't heard anything from Jorma Kaukonen or his old band Hot Tuna in years, so when I saw this on special I snapped it up. Do you know what? His distinctive, bluesy voice is eerily as it was on Hot Tuna's first album thirty-some years ago and ditto for his picking style. The best songs on this album are those written by others: True Religion, How Long Blues, Death Don't Have No Mercy, and I Know You Rider. Three of those were on the first Hot Tuna album but better done there. The best Kaukonen-penned tune is I See The Light. The album closes with a lame rendition of the Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil. Jerry Garcia is spinning in his grave! Overall, I like this CD but if you already own Hot Tuna's first album, there is no real reason to own this one. The arrangements here, though enjoyable, don't really measure up to the originals. Maybe he should rename this album Warm Tuna.
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