Rattlesnake Guitar: Music of Peter Green

Various Artists - Rock, Mick Abrahams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lightyear
• ASIN: B000003TQC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,940 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of The Tribute CD's!, March 30, 2001

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deepbluereview "deepbluereview" (SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rattlesnake Guitar: Music of Peter Green (Audio CD)

I don't usually buy tribute CD's but have made an occassional exception or two. Until I obtained this CD, the best tribute CD in my collection was "You're Gonna Miss Me When I am Dead and Gone" the tribute to Muddy Waters by the Muddy Waters Band.

This CD has now moved ahead of the pack and given the diversity of musicians on this CD, that was no easy feat. Unlike the Muddy tribute which features one band doing all of the songs, this CD features as many as 40 different musicians playing their own version of some of these great songs without simply attempting to copy Green's style. I think its safe to say, that having 40 plus musicians participating on one tribute CD could be a receipe for disaster. However, in this case it worked.

There are 29 songs on this double CD and it is not easy to pick one over the others. However, in my opinion, Clas Yngstrom's interpretation of "The Supernatural" is nothing short of fantastic. Also, as a big Rory Gallagher fan, I was particularly pleased with his two songs "Leaving Town Blues" and "Showbiz Blues" which are not going to be found anywhere else.

All in all, there is more than enough on this CD to please even the most jaded fan. If this CD doesn't do it for you, check your pulse, you may well be dead!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Peter Green gets his due, August 28, 1998

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This review is from: Rattlesnake Guitar: Music of Peter Green (Audio CD)

Released in 1995, twelve years after the last Peter Green recording of any kind, this was a welcome surprise and a little prophetic: Green was feeling his way back into guitar playing the same year and would accomplish a stunning comeback in 1996. It's a mixed bag but contains some terrific takes on Green originals, including:

the late Rory Gallagher performing 'Leaving Town' and 'Show-biz Blues'

Larry McCray's superheated 'Black Magic Woman'

Mick Abrahams' subtly delicious 'The Same Way'

Naked Blue's rearrangement of 'Closing my Eyes'

Ian Anderson's delicate version of 'Man of the World'

Harvey Mandel's takes on 'Ramblin Pony' and 'Long Grey Mare'

Paul Jones and others jazzy recasting of 'Albatross'

It's mostly a fitting tribute produced by former Jack Bruce songwriting partner Pete Brown.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful Compilation, December 2, 2000

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rattlesnake Guitar: Music of Peter Green (Audio CD)

Too many "tribute" albums turn out to be disappointments because "name" musicians are often hastily assembled and pressed to crank out material with which they have little or no experience and expertise. On Rattlesnake Guitar, there is a wide array of musicians from across the musical spectrum, but these play the songs as if they'd been together for years. Different musicians offer their own interpetations of Green's music rather than trying to replicate it. And some tremendous interpretations there are here! Though I generally like the whole album, I think the standout is "Love That Burns", a wailing, bluesy rendition of a great song that will have you hitting the repeat button again and again. Other outstanding covers are Black Magic Woman, I Loved Another Woman, Oh Well, A Fool No More, and If You'll Be My Baby. Ian Anderson does a great job with a poignant rendition of Man of the World. I had heard all these songs before and it took me a few listens to warm to some of these versions, but if you like Peter Green as much as these guys apparently do, you will find this a powerful compilation of some of his best and one that is well worth owning.