Time: 43:59
Size: 100.7 MB
Styles: Blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front
[2:33] 1. Boom Boom
[2:32] 2. Boogie Chillun
[2:12] 3. Dimples
[2:40] 4. I'm In The Mood
[2:31] 5. I Love You Honey
[2:55] 6. Whiskey And Wimmen
[2:25] 7. I Need Some Money
[3:54] 8. Grinder Man
[2:52] 9. I'm Going Upstairs
[2:14] 10. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
[2:45] 11. No More Doggin'
[2:23] 12. No Shoes
[2:39] 13. Crawlin' King Snake
[2:43] 14. Frisco Blues
[3:35] 15. It Serves Me Right
[3:00] 16. Time Is Marching
Bluesman John Lee Hooker is without question a legendary figure within the genre, one primarily responsible for the modern electric blues sound and profoundly influential to countless blues-obsessed rock stars in the 1960s and ‘70s. His is a catalog of virtual blues standards that have seeped into the very fibers of public consciousness, becoming part of the pop cultural collective unconscious and absorbed the same way in which classical music was once used to soundtrack children’s cartoons. Because of this, his work has been collected and anthologized time and time again. Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker’s Finest offers yet another reminder of the late guitarist’s irrefutable contributions to not only the blues but popular music—namely rock and roll—in general. With his “crawlin’ king snake” groove and world-weary delivery, his approach is the sound of post-war blues that most often comes to mind.
So why another compilation when there already exist so many on the market? That’s a good question, one Whiskey & Wimmen doesn’t seem too terribly concerned with answering. Music journalist Bill Dahl offers some insight on Hooker in his expansive liner notes. However, he has already done a great deal of expounding upon Hooker’s legacy and influence elsewhere, so nothing here reads as particularly new or revelatory. So the ostensible reason given for this particular collection of oft-collected tracks is that 2017, according to some accounts—including, from time to time, Hooker himself—corresponds to the 100th anniversary of his birth. So to celebrate his possible centennial, Vee-Jay has assembled 16 of his finest from the most influential stretch of his career. ~John Paul
So why another compilation when there already exist so many on the market? That’s a good question, one Whiskey & Wimmen doesn’t seem too terribly concerned with answering. Music journalist Bill Dahl offers some insight on Hooker in his expansive liner notes. However, he has already done a great deal of expounding upon Hooker’s legacy and influence elsewhere, so nothing here reads as particularly new or revelatory. So the ostensible reason given for this particular collection of oft-collected tracks is that 2017, according to some accounts—including, from time to time, Hooker himself—corresponds to the 100th anniversary of his birth. So to celebrate his possible centennial, Vee-Jay has assembled 16 of his finest from the most influential stretch of his career. ~John Paul
Whiskey & Wimmen: John Lee Hooker's Finest
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