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Post by John on Oct 1, 2020 7:54:12 GMT
Muddy Waters Electric Mud
I like this album because of all its failings. A Controversial choice for sure. Muddy was not doing well with his record sales, so Chess records decided to go all Psychedelic and cash in on the likes of Jimi and Cream, If they could rip off Muddy perhaps Muddy could rip off them.
Of course, for many fans this was as controversial as Dylan going electric. By all accounts this was Muddy least liked album. However, what you have here is something that sounds a bit more primitive than Cream or Hendrix and it works. So, imagine Muddy taking a bunch of LSD tablets and doing a greatest hits album but somehow everything is a bit rawer, a bit more out there and you have this album.
As usual I imagine most will dislike this album and I can understand that, but despite itself I like the album. I must be in a certain mood to really enjoy the album.
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Post by John on Oct 1, 2020 8:37:32 GMT
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Post by Barrington on Oct 1, 2020 9:34:43 GMT
Interesting looking at the track list . *OCD alert* - John you've missed out (1) after Oct in your title  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 1, 2020 14:58:23 GMT
Listened previously and rated as 5 or 6 out of 10
Will have another go
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 1, 2020 16:51:39 GMT
I quite like this album, but before today, it's been a long time since I heard it.
I always grin at the blending of the Stones and Cream's 'Sunshine of Your Love' on the 'Let's Spend the Night Together' and I love the way that the fuzz guitar frenzy at end of 'She's Alright' drifts off as a interpretation of Otis' 'My Girl'.
There was a film in the Martin Scorcese series of blues documentaries that told how influential the album has been to the rap scene and I can hear it now, in some of the playing, especially the drumming.
I slightly prefer the re-imagining of Muddy's classics that he did with the help of Johnny Winter on albums like 'Hard Again' but I give it a 2. If it were out of 10, this would get a 7 or 8.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 1, 2020 19:06:56 GMT
It opens exactly like a Hendrix album. Waters playing fuzz guitar works for me even if the recording sounds primitive - I like Hawkwind, remember. The songs are a lot less memorable, though, being more standard blues numbers. 2/3 Qobuz link: open.qobuz.com/track/646498 |
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Post by Slinger on Oct 1, 2020 19:16:43 GMT
The wig-out fuzz/psych guitar is probably being played by Pete Cosey, who also played with Miles Davis.
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 1, 2020 19:30:14 GMT
The band was Rotary Connection and they did a similar album with Howlin Wolf.  |
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Post by Slinger on Oct 9, 2020 15:39:20 GMT
I finally got around to playing this again, after many years, and the only complaint I have is that it's far too short. Top marks.
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Post by Barrington on Oct 19, 2020 8:11:43 GMT
Didn't like this at all I'm afraid .
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Post by John on Oct 19, 2020 13:15:34 GMT
I totally understand but thanks for trying it
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Post by ajski2fly on Oct 19, 2020 14:21:31 GMT
As my Caiman SEG is with Stan for some upgrades I had to hook up the MacBook with a lead from the Headphones socket to the amp and use Audirvana/QOBUZ, it actually sounded reasonable sonically.
As for Muddy trying to sound like Jimi H and one or two other rock guitarists it just does not work IMO, it just sounded odd, on quite a few numbers it was just a continuous stream of guitar twiddling with no real licks or runs, it all became quite irritating by the end, so it is a thumbs down from me.
By the way I do like Muddy Waters and have "More Real Folk Blues" on vinyl which is great.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 23, 2020 10:50:30 GMT
2/3 from me
Interesting historical album.
Not one I'd buy
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