Never Get Out of These Blues Alive

John Lee Hooker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002PEP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,985 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #64 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Detroit Blues

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Song title "Boogie with the Hook" fairly well sums up this 19~1 San Francisco studio affair that included harmonica player Charlie Musslewhite, guitarists Elvin Bishop and Mel Brown, and rock singer Van Morrison. Take several deep breaths before hearing the Hooker requiem "T.B. Sheets." -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sounds really cool, August 24, 2002

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J.G. Pruis (Wageningen Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (Audio CD)

Yes! This is a forgotten gem. Very nice stuff indeed. Whoever wrote TB-sheets (Van Morrison I still believe), this is a crying time song, thrilling. Also the duet with Van The Man Morrison is breathtakin'. And what about Charlie Musselwhite, just great. It's an old record, and you can tell, but it sounds like a real classic and as fresh as ever. Get it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely one of the best examples of good heavy blues, October 14, 1999

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"steelytrip" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (Audio CD)

This is a very powerful type of blues, with heavy bass lines and of course, John Lee's throaty voice. Very laid back, not so much down in the dumps, but kind of grinning to yourself about your own situation... what I like to call "ballsy blues." Van Morrison and Elvin Bishop both appear on this one- and Mr. Van makes a great duet voice with Mr. Hooker... definitely my personal favorite blues album...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality John Lee Record, October 5, 2006

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Boston Bluesman (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (Audio CD)

This is a great blues album and one of John Lee's better studio albums. Van Man shows on up the title cut, which is great. TB Sheets is one of the saddest songs very recorded. The rest of the album is pretty jumpy boogie style blues. As John Lee says this is a party album...If you can find it, Buy it.