Natural Boogie

Hound Dog Taylor, Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 5, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alligator Records
• ASIN: B0000009XA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,865 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Chicago Blues
  • #75 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Electric Blues Guitar

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hound Dog is Barking, December 28, 1999

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"tinears" (Elm Grove, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Boogie (Audio CD)

Put this cd on and imagine it's Saturday night in a small club on the south side of Chicago. It's noisy, crowded and hot, you've got an ice-cold beer in front of you, and there's this 3 piece blues band on stage hammering out some of the best, no-frills blues you've heard. God's own slide-guitarist is leading the group. The other two guys are trying to hang on for dear life (and doing a darn good job of it). You wouldn't want your younger sister listening to these guys play "Roll Your Moneymaker," but someone else's sister, well, that's another story. This is the real deal.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buster's Boogie, September 27, 2003

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Boogie (Audio CD)

What?!
I couldn't think of a title which made sense.

Anyway, "Natural Boogie" (which should probably have been spelled "natch'l") is Hound Dog Taylor's second album, and it rocks with at least as much fire as its predecessor.
Taylor and his Houserockers, drummer Ted Harvey and gritty second guitarist Brewer Phillips, lay down a superbly groovy rhythm on "See Me In The Evening", one of his very best songs, and they do a fine take on Elmore James' "Shake Your Moneymaker" (retitled "Roll Your Moneymaker" and shamelessly credited to Taylor himself!).

Other highlights include the unusually low-key "Sadie", and a great cover of another Elmore James-tune, James' Chess-single "Talk To My Baby (I can't hold out)".
Not all of the handful of instrumentals on this album manage to keep one interested for very long, and there isn't excactly a lot of musical variation here, but when it all gels, "Natural Boogie" really rocks, and the three-man band dig some deep grooves.
3 3/4 stars. Recommended.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my goodness..., November 28, 2004

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Chris (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Natural Boogie (Audio CD)

I can't tell you how strongly I feel about this album. This is awesome! This is one of the more outstanding examples of the "boogie" blues style. My favorite tracks are "You Can't Sit Down," and "Sadie" although its a little like selecting favorites among your children...ultimately, you love them all very much. This makes a tremendous addition to any blues collection.