Inspired by Christgau's review of Elmore James's Sky Is Crying
"Robert Palmer (the important one, I mean) raided the vaults of eight mostly deceased labels to assemble this compiler's tour de force, designed to prove that his man belongs on Mount Bluesmore with Muddy, Wolf, and Sonny Boy II."
http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Elmore+James
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 19 November 2010 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i love them all, but im going with Muddy.
― Mark Chmuras Hot Tub Crime Machine (chrisv2010), Friday, 19 November 2010 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Muddy, but only 'cuz it gets me Little Walter, too
― KC & the sunshine banned (outdoor_miner), Friday, 19 November 2010 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Wolf
― Jazzbo, Friday, 19 November 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
i like sonny boy a lot but this is impossible. btw is there anyone else whose birth dates are disputed in this wide-ranging a timespan??
Year of birth
Born as Aleck Ford on the Sara Jones Plantation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, his date and year of birth are a matter of uncertainty. He claimed to have been born on December 5, 1899, but one researcher, David Evans, claims to have found census record evidence that he was born around 1912. His gravestone lists his date of birth as March 11, 1908.
― omar little, Friday, 19 November 2010 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Sonny Boy is amazing. The voice, the lyrics, the harmonica, the general evil badass mood.
On the other hand, Wolf's second album is a monster
Look at this thing
Side one
1. "Shake for Me" – 2:12 2. "The Red Rooster" – 2:22 3. "You'll Be Mine" – 2:25 4. "Who's Been Talkin'"(Howlin' Wolf) – 2:18 5. "Wang Dang Doodle" – 2:18 6. "Little Baby" – 2:45
Side two
1. "Spoonful" – 2:42 2. "Going Down Slow"(St. Louis Jimmy Oden) – 3:18 3. "Down in the Bottom" – 2:05 4. "Back Door Man" – 2:45 5. "Howlin' for My Baby" – 2:28 6. "Tell Me"(Howlin' Wolf) – 2:52
Mostly written by Dixon of course
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 19 November 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
First blues album I ever bought. Killer.
― Jazzbo, Friday, 19 November 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
howlin' wolf -- no diss to the other guys, but Wolf is my fave.
― tylerw, Friday, 19 November 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Wolf hits me on a more visceral level than Muddy, but they're both unimpeachable, obv.
BTW, I thought I had seen Muddy vs. Wolf recently...
Muddy Waters vs Howlin' Wolf
― Blastfemur (Dan Peterson), Friday, 19 November 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I was aware of that poll, but wanted to throw Sonny Boy in and encourage some blues discussion around here
― gospodin simmel, Saturday, 20 November 2010 13:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 00:01 (thirteen years ago) link
people, people, The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson is the best thing to happen since Star Time!!
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-essential-sonny-boy-williamson-mca-chess-r170201
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 00:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:01 (thirteen years ago) link
how can you not love that voice (Howlin' Wolf). so earthy, so friendly, so...awesome.
― she rub A LINK in your poke (Neanderthal), Thursday, 19 May 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
My God, Sonny Boy is so awesome.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 5 June 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/mystery-sonny-boy-williamson/
Sonny Boy Williamson vs Sonny Boy Williamson II
― calzino, Wednesday, 11 October 2017 20:44 (six years ago) link