Late Last Night

John Mooney

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bullseye Blues
• ASIN: B00000048J
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #268,638 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
John Mooney's meld of country blues and New Orleans R&B is wearisome. His mannered singing and antigroove band have all the spark you'd expect of songs with such dismal titles as "It Don't Matter," "RIP," "Late Last Night," and "Late On in the Evening." The Crescent City guitarist's earlier albums, Telephone King (Ichiban CD) and Comin' Your Way (Blind Pig CD), are livelier but empty. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars I Disagree... This one of his best records!!!, July 4, 2009

By	P. R. Harris (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I couldn't disagree more with the reviewer who says this is a lesser effort! This is one his more complete records. I realize music is subjective; however, the "New Orleans, R-n-B, Funk, Syncopation, Delta, swampy blues thing" that makes Mooney a greatly under-appreciated master is on full display here! I love some his stripped down efforts, too. The guy is so talented. This record is one of my favorite CDs in a 1000 CD collection! I used to live in New Orleans, and saw him several times with a band and playing by himself! If you can ever see him live, you'll likely be a life-long fan!

3.0 out of 5 stars possibly Mooney's worst release - but still good fonky blues, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

In my opinion, John Mooney's the real deal - not only a stunning slide guitarist, impassioned singer and fine songwriter, he seems to have a unique artistic sensibility - a commodity I find all-too-rare in modern blues.

This is very much a transitional album for John Mooney, moving on from his acoustic albums initially released on Blind Pig ("Comin' your Way" and "Telephone King", both masterful acoustic-orientated albums, as well as "Sideways in Paradise", recorded with Jimmy Thackery) into a Meters-inspired electric group, more in-tune with his then-adopted hometown of New Orleans.

In retrospect, it's a slightly disappointing effort from such a talented musician, party due to a cover-laiden set, partly poor production and partly due to some occasionally uninspired playing compared to his other recordings. But hey, if he was just about anybody else, this album would be better'n good.

So, buy this album after you've got all the others - his live electric "Travellin' On" is blistering, and "Against the Wall" is possibly his best and most consistent electric set.

And as a final word, I disagree totally with Frank John Hadley's review - that in the same book he rates (the albeit hugely-talented slide guitarist) Roy Rodgers as being a more creditable artist than Mooney defies belief.

4.0 out of 5 stars falls a little short of John Mooney's live performances, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

If you've ever heard John Mooney play at Madigan's - or any like place - in New Orleans in the early nineties, this cd will bring back wonderful memories. All the songs you remember can be found here. The only problem I find with this album is that it sounds far too "clean". His latest cd is much better in that respect. You got to hear his foot tapping on the floor - otherwise it's just not right.