Matriarch of the Blues [Import]

Etta James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 12, 2000)
• Original Release Date: December 12, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Bmg Europe
• ASIN: B00004W4LW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,906 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > Imports > Blues
  • #21 in Music > Imports > R&B
  • #27 in Music > Blues > Vocal Blues

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars She IS the queen, December 22, 2000

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Truthseeker (New London, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matriarch of the Blues (Audio CD)

Etta albums can be uneven affairs, and this one is no exception. But overall this album will be tough to take out of the Discman. Not only does she belt out some classic blues, but she covers a few unlikely songs in the most interesting ways. Check out her cover of Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" and the Stones' "Miss You." She also does something wonderful with "Hound Dog." For those who love the straight-ahead blues, your life will never be complete until you've heard Etta belt out Otis Redding's "Hawg for Ya." Not every song on this disc is a gem, but most of them are. So pick it up and get down with Etta, who is truly the matriarch of the blues.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars powerful good, May 10, 2001

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jamie anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matriarch of the Blues (Audio CD)

Until buying this CD I rated Live in San Francisco as easily her best but this, Praise the Lord!!, is a total mindf*#k. This is righteous powerful stuff: funk in overdrive--turbocharged blues--funkified rock!!

The sound alone grabs you and slams you against your living room feature wall if you play it loud which I believe you must. It's clean and strong and goes right through you. (Even on my little NHT superzero speakers which aren't supposed to have any bass response - so where did all that incredibly powerful tight bass come from ??) It sounds more live than a "live" album.

Etta puts all of her personality into each song expressing more power and authority than I've ever heard from her. Fantastic!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep in the Blues, February 7, 2001

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louis medina (pueblo colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matriarch of the Blues (Audio CD)

At the House of Blues,the legendary diva of soul Etta James introduces for the first time her cover of the Stones ''Miss You '' to a capacity crowd! This is the way it should be sung and so is the other cover tunes that Miss James interpets in this stunning collection of song!Ranging from the bawdy ''Hawg for You'' snorting and carrying on like the Queen herself, to the broken hearted tear jerker ''Baby come Back''. Etta reigns supreme in her torch scorching, blues in the basement,come hither style that sends chills through your spine!No other female or male singer of this new century can come close to the vocal intensity and raw power that is Etta James.Her rendition of ''Hound Dog''has made Big Mama Thornton dancing in the heavens and proud to do her song justice!With the help of her sons Sametto and Donto, producing and playing along side there Mother,the legacy continues and only gets better!