Bitrate: MP3@320K/s (from Flac)
Time: 38:08
Size: 87,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full
1. Born In Chicago (3:08)
2. Shake Your Money-maker (2:28)
3. Blues With A Feeling (4:24)
4. Thank You Mr. Poobah (4:07)
5. I Got My Mojo Working (3:34)
6. Mellow Down Easy (2:51)
7. Screamin' (4:36)
8. Our Love Is Drifting (3:34)
9. Mystery Train (2:36)
10. Last Night (4:18)
11. Look Over Yonders Wall (2:26)
Even after his death, Paul Butterfield's music didn't receive the accolades that were so deserved. Outputting styles adopted from Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters among other blues greats, Butterfield became one of the first white singers to rekindle blues music through the course of the mid-'60s. His debut album, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, saw him teaming up with guitarists Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield, with Jerome Arnold on bass, Sam Lay on drums, and Mark Naftalin playing organ. The result was a wonderfully messy and boisterous display of American-styled blues, with intensity and pure passion derived from every bent note. In front of all these instruments is Butterfield's harmonica, beautifully dictating a mood and a genuine feel that is no longer existent, even in today's blues music.
Each song captures the essence of Chicago blues in a different way, from the back-alley feel of "Born in Chicago" to the melting ease of Willie Dixon's "Mellow Down Easy" to the authentic devotion that emanates from Bishop and Butterfield's "Our Love Is Drifting". "Shake Your Money Maker", "Blues With a Feeling", and "I Got My Mojo Working" (with Lay on vocals) are all equally moving pieces performed with a raw adoration for blues music. Best of all, the music that pours from this album is unfiltered...blared, clamored, and let loose, like blues music is supposed to be released. A year later, 1966's East West carried on with the same type of brash blues sound partnered with a jazzier feel, giving greater to attention to Bishop's and Bloomfield's instrumental talents. /Mike DeGagne, AllMusic
Each song captures the essence of Chicago blues in a different way, from the back-alley feel of "Born in Chicago" to the melting ease of Willie Dixon's "Mellow Down Easy" to the authentic devotion that emanates from Bishop and Butterfield's "Our Love Is Drifting". "Shake Your Money Maker", "Blues With a Feeling", and "I Got My Mojo Working" (with Lay on vocals) are all equally moving pieces performed with a raw adoration for blues music. Best of all, the music that pours from this album is unfiltered...blared, clamored, and let loose, like blues music is supposed to be released. A year later, 1966's East West carried on with the same type of brash blues sound partnered with a jazzier feel, giving greater to attention to Bishop's and Bloomfield's instrumental talents. /Mike DeGagne, AllMusic
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9 comments:
Red Rooster can I get a re-up of this? Thanks!
Links for this post updated March 24, 2019.
A re-up of this would be appreciated.
Links for this post updated February 8, 2024.
Red Rooster, thank you for the re-up of this.
Is there a mono version of this fantastic record available?
@Franz.. personally I can't tell if there's a mono version available, the one I have is the one posted here. Maybe someone else knows and can help you out.
@ Red Rooster I got the record in mono plus 5 bonus tracks. Maybe you want to post on the site?
@Franz.. good to hear that you got hold of the mono version of this album. And as much as I appreciate your offer, personally I don't find it necessary to post another (mono) copy even though there are bonus tracks included. At least not at the moment. Thank you very much for offering though, really appreciate that.
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