Living the Blues [Import, Original recording remastered]

Canned Heat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B0000A2XRN
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Pony Blues

2. My Mistake

3. Sandy's Blues

4. Going Up the Country

5. Walking by Myself

6. Boogie Music

7. One Kind Favor

8. Parthenogenesis: Nebulosity/Rollin' and Tumblin'/Five Owls/Bear Wires

Disc: 2

1. Refried Boogie, Pt. 1

2. Refried Boogie, Pt. 2

Editorial Reviews

2003 reissue of the blues-rock act's third album, originally issued in 1968, features 10 tracks including the smash Top 40 hit 'Going Up The Country', the strange 19 minute 'Parthenogenesis' & a 41 minute live version of 'Refried Boogie' (Parts 1 & 2). Slipcase. BGO.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The one to get, September 20, 2004

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Franz "Franz" (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living the Blues (Audio CD)

Finally a complete and well remastered reissue of this great Canned Heat album. Several companies have put this on the market over the past 10+ years, one as a single CD (good sound, but leaving out Part 2 of Refried Boogie) and another (French) as a proper 2 CD set, beautiful packaging and all - but with flawed sound. BGO got it right with this release: all the tracks, great sound and all the artwork. Apart from this, it's also a fantastic album highlighting top notch Canned Heat in both studio and live settings.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Truly GREAT Blues CD, July 14, 2005

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Music Fan (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living the Blues (Audio CD)

This is Canned Heat's best CD by a long shot. It's like nothing else done by them or by anyone else. If you are turned off by their later weak efforts, you will be amazed at how good this CD is. It has a timeless appeal like Robert Johnson's records that sounds good across the decades of time since it was recorded. There is some really hot guitar work along with some nice harmonica "duets" and lush, full, soulful horns. I bought the record in 1968 and played it until it wore out. It was out of print for years. This CD is the real deal. If you like blues music, you will like this CD.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album of a great band, December 14, 2005

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Edwin352 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living the Blues (Audio CD)

This album reminds me on my youth, it was in the late sixties. I've got this album from a friend but the second part was missing.Fortunately I've got the complete album on cd now. Old times are living again. Canned Heat one of the greatest bluesbands ever on this planet. This is a must have album.