John Lee Hooker - Folk Blues (2023)
Artist: John Lee Hooker
Title: Folk Blues
Year Of Release: 1962 / 2023
Label: Mojo Workin'
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 47:35
Total Size: 111 / 237 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Folk Blues
Year Of Release: 1962 / 2023
Label: Mojo Workin'
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 47:35
Total Size: 111 / 237 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Baby I'm Gonna Miss You (2:40)
02. Half A Stranger (3:16)
03. Shake, Holler And Run (2:50)
04. Down Child (2:59)
05. Gotta Boogie (2:29)
06. I Need Love So Bad (Solo Version) (3:11)
07. No More Doggin' (2:46)
08. Boogie Chillen (3:09)
09. Bad Boy (3:12)
10. Rock House Boogie (3:00)
11. Let's Talk It Over (3:06)
12. Baby You Ain'T No Good (3:13)
13. Looking For A Woman (3:19)
14. I Need Love So Bad (Group Version) (3:26)
15. Moon Is Rising (2:50)
16. Dimples (2:13)
The complete album + 5 bonus tracks.
A remarkable release in John Lee Hooker's vast catalogue, Folk Blues, released by the Crown label in 1962, puts together tracks originally recorded for Modern Records between 1951 and 1954.
Featuring tracks John Lee Hooker recorded in the '50s but not released until 1962, Folk Blues is a rather average album in Hooker's vast catalog, but still a highly enjoyable piece. With Hooker's rhythmic drone-trance effect being used to perfection, cuts like "Half a Stranger," "Bad Boy," and "Down Child" are standout tracks. "Shake, Holler and Run," which bears more than a passing resemblance to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and swings like the Big Joe Turner original, is another highlight, as are the feedback-drenched boogies "Baby I'm Gonna Miss You," "Rock House Boogie," and the classic "Gonna Boogie." Even straight-ahead blues numbers like "Let's Talk It Over" are included. Overall, a very listenable collection.
Among its many highlights are Bad Boy, one of the finest examples of Hooker's wordless humming and singing in unison with his guitar figures, and Rock House Boogie, which offers a sampling of Hooker's use of bottleneck style.
"Essential in any collection of postwar blues."
A remarkable release in John Lee Hooker's vast catalogue, Folk Blues, released by the Crown label in 1962, puts together tracks originally recorded for Modern Records between 1951 and 1954.
Featuring tracks John Lee Hooker recorded in the '50s but not released until 1962, Folk Blues is a rather average album in Hooker's vast catalog, but still a highly enjoyable piece. With Hooker's rhythmic drone-trance effect being used to perfection, cuts like "Half a Stranger," "Bad Boy," and "Down Child" are standout tracks. "Shake, Holler and Run," which bears more than a passing resemblance to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and swings like the Big Joe Turner original, is another highlight, as are the feedback-drenched boogies "Baby I'm Gonna Miss You," "Rock House Boogie," and the classic "Gonna Boogie." Even straight-ahead blues numbers like "Let's Talk It Over" are included. Overall, a very listenable collection.
Among its many highlights are Bad Boy, one of the finest examples of Hooker's wordless humming and singing in unison with his guitar figures, and Rock House Boogie, which offers a sampling of Hooker's use of bottleneck style.
"Essential in any collection of postwar blues."
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