No comments about Lightnin's Boogie.

1 comments about The Revue Collection.

1. There are few surprises for the Lightin' aficionado on this - or any - cd. Unless you've never heard him play piano, of course. Curiously, he plays the same notes on it as he does on the guitar, through in E minor, rather than straight 'E'.

   But Lightin' people don't want surprises. They want the old fellow doing the same ol' thang, and this cd is packed with all the usual favourites : a touch of testifying ('Glory Be'); dolorous, heart-rending dirges (''Last Night', 'Awful Dreams') ;

   masses of lovely walkin' boogie ('Mojo Hand', 'Shake That Thing') ; and meditative. Lightnin' always did give great meditative, and 'Sittin'Down Thinkin' and 'Last Night' are right up there with the best of his more reflective pieces.

   But for the real harrowing, spine-tingling down home sto' po'chin' Hellhound on my trail, just listen to track one, 'Lonesome Dog Blues', where he hits that second string on tenth fret and bends it all the way up to Galveston, making it it howl like a houn' dawg.

   If ever the blues gets better than this, this old blues-man doesn't have the heart to stand it. Gorgeous stuff!

3 comments about The Great Electric Show and Dance.

1. I simply love Lightnin's electric guitar playing. He's like a sprightly John Lee Hooker when he plugs in. I really like this album even though I know I "shouldn't"! It's a low-budget wonder. Lightnin' stretches out in this incredibly slow-granding way with tunes like "Brand New Automobile" and "Mister Charlie II". I play this album often because it is so innocuously enjoyable.



2. I simply love Lightnin's electric guitar playing. He's like a sprightly John Lee Hooker when he plugs in. I really like this album even though I know I "shouldn't"! It's a low-budget wonder. Lightnin' stretches out in this incredibly slow-granding way with tunes like "Brand New Automobile" and "Mister Charlie II". I play this album often because it is so innocuously enjoyable.



3. I really love this album, 'though I know I shouldn't in the "snob" sense. Lightnin' Hopkins is simply my favorite electric guitar player. I like every single song on this album -- Lightnin' is like a sprightly John Lee Hooker when he goes electric. I prefer Lightnin' plugged in to unplugged. Plugged in he's something else entirely. "Brand New Automobile" and "Mr. Charlie (Pt. II)" are slow grinding wonders. I keep going back to this low-budget enterprise time and again, and really enjoy it. Well worth the piddly-squat price!

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1 comments about I've Got the Blues.

1. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL RE-ISSUE BY THE FINE FOLKS AT FUEL 2000 RECORDS. THIS DIGITALLY RE-MASTERED COLLECTION, FEATURING 7 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS AND EXTENSIVE LINER NOTES BY BLUES AUTHORITY BILL DAHL, IS AN AMAZING COLLECTED WORK. COVERING SONGS FROM FULSON'S JEWEL/PAULA YEARS INCLUDING TEACH ME , EVERY SECOND A FOOL IS BORN, CHANGE OF HEART, FED UP, SEARCHIN OUT, THE TITLE TRACK, STONED TO THE BONE AND MANY MORE CLASSICS THE SOUND HERE IS AMAZING, RE-MASTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME SO THERE ARE NO CRACKS AND POPS! BUT THE ENITRE PRESENTATION, FROM THE NEW PHOTOS AND DAHL'S AMAZINGLY IN DEPTH LINER NOTES, ARE ALL FIRST CLASS. AN IMPULSE BUY THAT WILL GO DOWN AS MY BEST EVER, I'VE GOT THE BLUES MADE ME A VERY HAPPY MAN.

No comments about Lightnin' Strikes.

5 comments about Dreamer.

1. It does not get any better than this, fantastc voice meets young Larry Carlton(!)on guitar. -Peter



2. Together with Little Milton this man has to have one of the most recognizable & imitated voices in music. Take note please because this c.d. is timeless. The songs will leave you breathless from the very first track which is "Ain't no love in the heart of the city"...a song later covered by Dave Coverdales rock band "Whitesnake" and also Walter "Wolfman" Washington. But just listen to this original version because NOBODY sings it like Bobby Blue Bland! Bobby Blands voice was MADE for this song. He smoothly sings about life and it's hardships, the ups & downs, and his lyrics apply to some stage in our lives. This album contains some fine guitar work from a young Larry Carlton.
   "24 Hour Blues" is the real deal as is the title track, "Dreamer". Smoky, growling and sensual.Pour yourself a drink, turn the lights down low, spin this disc and let Bobby tell you about life.



3. Another album of mine which is atypical of my collection in that it is vocal based, but one which is memorable. Bobby Bland smoothly delivers some smokey, husky sounds from 1974 which still measure up. Blues on the edge of soul.



4. This album is a gem.....classic R&B sung by the master himself, Mr. Bobby Blue Bland. Do not let the release date of 1974 scare you...there is absolutely no "disco" sound only pure "sung from the soul" R&B with a fantastic back-up band. Each cut is unique to itself so that it never gets boring; each song is a timeless classic of love lost or of being down and out. When you're feeling blue this is the album to turn to!



5. I bought this album as it featured constantly in critics fave lists over the years (especially remember reading about Dreamer in a Desert Island Collection by Australian music critic Stuart Coupe in an ex-girlfriend's magazine one lazy afternoon). Bobby sings like no-one else. He has this growl that at first seems out of place - it's so unexpected. But he puts such feeling into building up each tune - no song of his starts on high emotion - Bobby likes the slow burn, you dig? When I play his music for my friends they think it's someone having a laugh - sort of like comedian Lenny Henry doing his Theo T Wildebeast routine (especially going by the photos in the jacket too - they're in a classic pimp style). But to true lovers of soul you can tell that Mr Bland is the real thing. Defintitely worth a listen.

No comments about Turn on Your Love Light.