Customer Reviews

Super Super Blues Band

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I question some of these reviewers musical tastes. I previously had not gotten this CD because the CD packaging looks shoddy and I thought the CD itself must be shoddy- boy was I wrong. I think the performances are utterly wonderful on these tracks, Bo is Bo, Muddy is Muddy, Wolf is Wolf, not some polite watered down versions of themselves which almost always happens when superstars collaborate.
I can't say enough about this album. To me this is rocking blues the way its suppose to be played, a fun go for it attitude! The people who are giving this a bad review probably think that the only true blues is that to be played in the cotton fields by a bunch of poor black people not the Chicago electric elite! I lucked out and got this album used for close to nothing. Buy this album. You'll love it!

This album is a follow up to the previously released album Super Blues. The first album had Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and Little Walter. This album substitutes Howlin' Wolf for Little Walter. The album features a jam session featuring the three stars, with legendary bluesmen Otis Spann, Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Guy and Clifton James lending support. They run through some of their best known songs. The performances are long and sloppy, but kind of fun. These songs aren't nearly as good as the original versions, but it's fun hearing these legends work together (and make fun of each other). This is by no means an essential blues album, but fans of these guys may want to get it anyway.

Despite what some of the reviewers state, this album is a real treat for fans of Muddy, Wolf and Bo. It's just alot of fun to listen to . I am a huge fan of Muddy and Wolf and to hear them interact and have fun with Bo Diddley is worth the price of admission. Any Blues fan should buy this album.

I first heard this record when a friend checked it our from the library many years ago-about 1974. I thought it was a lot of fun then (I recorded it to a reel to reel tape that has all but worn out) and I find it just as appealing today. I'm glad to see it reissued on a cd. If you want to hear Muddy, the Wolf, and Bo Diddly playing around with the music, talking the talk, and having fun together, then this is a must have album. It's three greats playing around like they were sitting in a living room with a couple of beers and having fun.

This record is made for everyone who wants to hear a good quality sound from history. Listen how the voices of Wolf and Muddy turns out to be bigger than life itself. Even when they are just joking with each other.

....and it just sounds better every year. Certainly one of the greatest
sessions ever recorded.

I can't believe how this album could have had any negative reviews on it. I can't think of another album off the top of my head that has three masters of their genres getting together and jamming. The people that wrote the negative reviews must have been expecting songs that were written together and rehearsed, but I don't think the project would have worked if they took more than one day. As legendary as these guys are, we should just be thankful that ego didn't prevent them from getting together just for one day and having a good time jamming. And that's what this album is: a document of a day that three geniuses got together and had a great time doing what they love, playing the blues.

So no, these songs aren't tightly written and rehearsed. These songs are somewhat long, freeform jams that these three titans of the blues just got together one day and jammed on with no preparation. There's "hooting and hollaring" and joking around, and they're all having a good time and giving each other a good natured ribbing from time to time. But they seem to still be respectful of each other so no one really seems to try to jump out and steal the show. Just jamming and having a good time playing the blues like only they know how. Just understand that, and if you're still interested in hearing what happened that one day that the planets aligned *just right* and got these guys together (despite the well known rivalry between a couple of them), plunk down the roughly seven bucks this gem can be found for. Its a *steal*!

Oh! Did I mention Hubert Sumlin (legendary blues guitarist and one of Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarists) and Otis Spann (legendary blues piano player) are in on this jam session? C'mon people... Who's writing a negative review on this?! Appreciate things for what they are, not what you expect them to be!

it is a shame that this album is not in print anymore because it is unbelievably rockin'!! Wait for it to come back-it's worth it.

I'm not gonna go into a long thing here, as I don't consider myself a blues aficionado. But this is the best blues party I have been invited to in a long time. Three distinctive artists with three distinctive styles and contributions to the genre seemingly having a blast riffing off each other and delivering some fine music....get it! 'Nuff said...

If you love the blues this a must.
It has howlin wolf,muddy waters,and bo diddley which in my books they are all legends of the blues genre.
They talk a lot through the songs mostly having fun and clownin around with each other.
Just buy it! And find out what im talking about.