Cover of John Lee Hooker The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions

John Lee Hooker
The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions

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For fans of john lee hooker, lovers of authentic blues music, and listeners seeking classic, raw blues sounds
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THE REVIEW

I'm sending my first review of what, for me, is one of the greatest Blues Albums in history.

I won't bore you with details about the life/history of the great Bluesman (that's what Wikipedia is for), here we only need to say that this album contains the very essence of original Blues, few instruments, free and hypnotic rhythm, Hooker at the peak of his vocal abilities (if it makes sense for his Talking Blues), light-years away from the "sparkling Blues" of B.B. King, etc.

When I listen to it at night, it feels like I'm in a Mississippi cotton field watching the pickers return home in the evening to get drunk, smoke, and make love... or in Chicago sitting outside a bar full of "proper" ladies...

Better than all the various artist compilations.

 

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This review praises John Lee Hooker's Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions as one of the greatest blues albums ever. It highlights Hooker's raw, hypnotic style, minimal instrumentation, and peak vocal performance. The album is described as deeply immersive, evoking vivid scenes of blues life in Mississippi and Chicago. It stands out as a superior and authentic blues experience compared to other compilations.

Tracklist Lyrics

01   I'm In The Mood (02:43)

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02   Let's Go Out Tonight (06:51)

03   Peace Loving Man (03:53)

04   Stella Mae (03:02)

05   I Put My Trust In You (05:19)

06   You Know, I Know (03:52)

07   I'll Never Trust Your Love Again (03:24)

08   One Burbon, One Scotch, One Beer (03:01)

09   The Waterfront (05:22)

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10   Lead Me (You Can Lead Me Baby) (04:47)

11   Nobody Knows (04:29)

12   Deep Blue Sea (03:37)

13   I Can't Quit You Baby (03:30)

14   Mustang And GTO (04:39)

15   House Rent Blues (03:48)

16   Catfish Blues (04:03)

17   Want Ad Blues (06:11)

18   This Land Is Nobody's Land (04:29)

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker (1917–2001) was an American blues singer-guitarist, a pillar of post-war Detroit blues and electric boogie. Known for hypnotic one-chord vamps, a talking-blues delivery, and signature songs like Boogie Chillen’ and Boom Boom, he influenced generations from Chicago clubs to British rock.
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