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An Elder Musician in His Prime, March 31, 2000
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A simply amazing album recorded by blues scholar and ethnomusicologist David Evan. This is R.L Burnside is with his family band -- not his punk worshipers, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Burnside plays in a style that is distinct from "Delta Blues" - it derives from the fife and drum traditions in the Mississippi Hill Country (see Othar Turner). This music the electric version of the hynotic, droning fife and drum + guitar. Don't let others fool you into thinking this is a less than stellar recording....
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Less than stellar?, December 28, 2008
This review is from: Sound Machine Groove (Audio CD)
This is a collector's item, and more than stellar. It is not Delta 12 bar blues; it is done in North Mississippi hill country fashion, as is all of Burnside's original work.
He did sometimes do Delta blues covers. The one chord boogies, however, are something altogether different from Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters stuff.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Less-than-stellar recording by a great artist., February 23, 1999
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Relatively superficial (and slightly out of tune) effort by an artist who specializes in raw Delta blues. Lacks the intensity and originality of many of of his other CDs. It has a pleasant 'jamming in the living room' atmosphere, but fails to provide the intensity that Burnside supplie on nearly every other one of his albums.
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