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Imserba Webstore - The Definitive Collection
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List Price: $13.98
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Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517240865
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Geffen Records
Release Date: 2007-04-17
Studio: Geffen Records
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Summary: the title says it all
Comment: I've been on a sort of Roots bender of late. When it comes to Rock -n- Roll, this is where the roots are.
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Summary: Just awesome music
Comment: So many great artists have borrowed from Howlin Wolf yet he remains so unique and amazing in his own right. Great songs, great artist and a great collection set for an introduction to Wolf.
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Summary: Howlin' Wolf The Definitive Collection
Comment: Clear remastered classic; wonderful to listen to. If you are a blues officianado, you must have this collection!
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Summary: Ain't nothing wrong with this collection, but
Comment: -Excellent collection here- but I'd suggest The Howlin' Wolf Chess Box collection instead or the "Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight" two album combo CD. Mind as well go on and get that. I wish I would have, because now I'm going to fork out money for The Chess Box after buying the Definitive Collection. But ya cannot go wrong with this musician.
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Summary: Bare-Knuckles Chicago Blues At Its Very Finest
Comment: Howlin' Wolf remains one of the greatest and most beloved of all urban blues singers, and this recording shows why. His rough-timber moaning and growling style was his alone, and it perfectly captured the essence of the blues songs he so capably interpreted.
His roots were in the Mississippi country blues, but he achieved fame in Chicago during the Golden Age postwar era of the late 40s and into the 1950s. In Chicago, the Wolf's raw, guts-and-gravel blues singing proved the perfect vehicle for the classic blues songs of Willie Dixon and others. This was was a singer who was understood by the downtrodden folks who seeked relief in the rough, smoke-filled juke joints on the southside of Chicago.
Howlin' Wolf could-and still can-mesmerize a listener with primal one-chord songs such as "Smokestack Lightnin' " or "Spoonful." He could brag and swagger with "Red Rooster" and "Back Door Man." Humor and frivolity were expressed in songs such as "Wang Dang Doodle" and "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy." His country-blues roots are showcased with "Sitting on Top of the World."
And the Wolf could rock, too. Departing from the shuffle blues beat, his sixteenth-note based "Killing Floor" is a funky rouser that is an exhilerating exercise for musicians and audiences too. But to his credit, he never sold out to junk, boutique rock, and he apparently resisted ill-advised efforts to steer him in that direction in the late '60s.
Howlin' Wolf didn't care for fancy trimmings in music, and his "don't let me catch you in the alley" sound was perfectly supported by the excellent musicians who play here. Hubert Sumlin's slicing, off-the-wall blues-scale guitar licks are exciting, and a perfect fit for Wolf's bare-knuckles approach.
This is urban blues at its very finest. I have been listening to Howlin' Wolf for over 40 years and it is never less than fascinating to re-visit his recordings. For raw vocal power, he ranks with Bessie Smith, who as you know got her start in the pre-microphone days when singing required serious lung power.
Congratulations and thanks to Geffen Records for the excellent work they have done with this important recording. Highly, highly recommended to listeners and also emerging blues musicians who want to study the real thing.
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