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Super Blues

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I've never understood why some blues fans hate this album so much. I enjoy it myself. The banter between Bo, Muddy and Walter is priceless. The versions of "I'm A Man," "You Don't Love Me," "Bo Diddley," "Who Do You Love," and the ending of "Long Distance Call" make it a worthwhile purchase. This captures what is in essence an informal jam session and to my ears at least, it does a good job.

Super Blues has been one of my long-time favorite blues albums. I used to dance around the house in flying circles to this album with my baby children in my arms as they laughed and laughed in fun. I think to this day--some 35 years later, it is still one of their favorites--and they are in the "Biz". I've been a professional myself-- blues piano player since 1961, and harp player since 1964--started playing blues in the mid-50s. Yes, Little Walter is near his end on this album--it shows--but yet, his harp playing stands in there in spite of the lack of his powerful tone of previous years. The album is worth having even from this perspective. Bo Diddley is happening--energy is the main thing here--whether or not his guitar is in tune is besides the point. The live recording aspect of this album gives it an energy that most studio recordings lack.

My review comes with the full knowledge that this album and the Super, Super Blues album which followed later are probably two of the most panned blues albums ever released. Well, I'm one person who definitely bucks the crowd with my high opinion of both.

This record is fun, I was a longtime chicago blues junkie & this record is close to the top of my favorites. These guys do sound like they are playing in your livingroom, or just doing a jam session. The band behind them, Otis Spann on piano & Fred Bellows on drums were part of the chess sound, and as such they all knew each other very well. This record is a party. you even get to hear Little Walter singing "my Babe" and blowing the harp the way only he could. The record swings and slides through some classic material and makes a great addition to any blues collection.

A true gem. The raw sound of the recording sounds like Bo, Muddy and little Walter are having a party in your living room. These guys had fun when they played... It should be on Amazon's recommended list.

this album is one of the best r and b cuts i have ever heard. 3 legends playing the blues how they should be played. the whole essence of what inspired the stones and the yardbirds is contained in this almost holy recording. those who worship at the shrine of the god of rythm and blues simply must own it. you cannot reasonably call yourself an r and b fan unless you buy it. now.

This album documents what was essentially a jam session between Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters and Little Walter, recorded on January 4, 1967. They run through some of each man's most famous songs, in a very informal way. While the performances aren't as good as the original versions of these songs, there are still fun in their own sloppy way. It's kind of fun to hear these legends teasing each other and joking around. While this is not an essential recording, if you are a fan of Chess Records, you will probably enjoy it.

Fabulous record, but they cut out the ending of the first song; LONG DISTANT CALL.That is the best song on this record and they cut it!

This record is fun, I was a longtime chicago blues junkie & this record is close to the top of my favorites. These guys do sound like they are playing in your livingroom, or just doing a jam session. The band behind them, Otis Spann on piano & Fred Bellows on drums were part of the chess sound, and as such they all knew each other very well. This record is a party. you even get to hear Little Walter singing "my Babe" and blowing the harp the way only he could. The record swings and slides through some classic material and makes a great addition to any blues collection.

I'm a harp player and I love Little Walter, so it pains me to say this, but this album is probably the worst record ever issued with LW on it. The macho banter, fun at first, quickly becomes tiresome as every song has these guys interrupting each other. Someone should have told Bo to tune his guitar. Walter's playing is the best thing about this record, but the "arrangements" don't allow him to shine. Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind when I listened to this; perhaps drinking a fifth of bourbon first would have made it sound better. If you just got to have every single thing LW ever recorded, well, buy it, try to listen to it, then stick it on the shelf. If you're new to LW and looking for something representative of this man's genius, buy any one of the "Best of" Chess collections.

Simply awful. Next to Mississippi Mud, this is a incalculable embarrassment to these Muddy and the other 2 American music pioneers. In an effort to "update" the sound of Muddy, Walter, and Bo, the record company thought it would be "groovy" to record a psychedelic blues album. It wasn't groovy 30 years ago, and it's not groovy today. Avoid at all cost.