Time: 40:18
Size: 92.3 MB
Styles: Memphis blues
Year: 1969/1988
Art: Front
[5:28] 1. What'd I Say
[6:00] 2. Tupelo
[5:30] 3. Opus De Soul
[3:30] 4. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
[3:13] 5. Big Bird
[2:10] 6. Homer's Theme
[2:59] 7. Trashy Dog
[3:15] 8. Don't Turn Your Heater Down
[3:06] 9. Water
[5:01] 10. Knock On Wood
While this is not nearly as essential as some other Stax wax, it has a loose, raffish appeal and never falls into the murk of a boring super-session chopsfest. These guys were simply havin' fun with some standard soul/R&B covers (e.g. "What'd I Say," "Baby What You Want Me To Do") and some wide-open originals, kickin' back with some serious riffin'. Cropper proffers his usual intense, simplistic soloing, while King swoops and dives in a stringbending fury. The added plus is the silky smooth near-falsetto of Pop Staples, whose vocal on "Tupelo" is suitably eerie... ~John Dougan
Jammed Together
