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Post by james on Feb 19, 2006 10:06:00 GMT
I've been really digging RL Burnside the last few weeks - got three of his albums - 'Come on In', 'Bothered Mind' and 'Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down' - all cut up and re-mix the delta blues with scratching, hip-hop beats and heavy Chicago blues... it's outstanding stuff and works together much better than you might first think... Burnside was one of the few bluesmen to carry the traditions of the pre-war era right up to the present. His death last year was a sad loss. I think all these albums were recorded when he was in his 70s and show he had a lot of spirit even then!
Fat Possum seem to have a lot of mad heavy blues on their rota - I've got a Junior Kimbrough album by them as well - also recommended for its warped, hypnotic groove.
Anyone else checking this label at all? Any other recommendations?
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Post by E-dogg on Feb 19, 2006 19:43:55 GMT
I just like the straight up hard stuff, untampered with. R.L. Burnsides "Too Bad Jim" is pretty hardcore.
I've had it for more than a decade, but I've never, ever gotten tired of the Smithsonion box set "The Blues." It is perfection. Get it at all costs. There is so much rough, raw, dirty, fucked-up, beautiful magic blues on there. It's a treasure.
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Post by james on Feb 19, 2006 21:34:22 GMT
Not heard of that one E-dogg... could you give me any more details??
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Post by james on Feb 19, 2006 21:37:09 GMT
is this the one you mean?
<<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/samples/B0000017SO/ref=dp_tracks_all_4/102-0332090-9071379?%5Fencoding=UTF8#disc_4>>
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Post by E-dogg on Feb 19, 2006 22:05:14 GMT
James, that is the exact one. Looks like you need to buy it used, but I've done that dozens of times on Amazon and never had a problem. I've been planning on getting another myself, because a friend(?) lost one of the discs.
Anyway, I swear to you, you can not go wrong with this set. It is absolute perfection.
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Post by rosko on Feb 20, 2006 1:49:37 GMT
Fat Possum was awesome - sadly, the old blues guys are dying and they are being replaced by minimalist rockers. Not bad, but...
Any Kimbrough is great, but be careful with the Burnside. They repackaged him to death. "Too Bad Jim" and "Ass Pocket of Whiskey" are great.
Check out either of Robert Belfour's albums. Excellent country blues. Charles Caldwell's only album "Remember Me" amd Asie Payton's stuff is really good. T-Model Ford is too raw for me.
If you want raw southern soul, check out Nathaniel Mayer's "I Just Want To Be Held". Highly recommended.
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Post by james on Feb 20, 2006 8:55:21 GMT
Cheers for the recommendations guys - had my ears on some of those you mentioned rosko... it's just a shame Fat Possum are quite hard to find and very expensive to buy over here in the UK.
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Post by yellowdog on Mar 7, 2006 17:07:21 GMT
I share your enthusiasm for R.L.Burnside and Fat Possum records. Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down is a very good set - my favourite of his Fat Possum titles. You should really check out their DVD that basically tells the Fat Possum story and features interviews and performances from most of their artists. It's crucial if you're a fan.
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Post by rosko on Mar 7, 2006 19:10:13 GMT
I'd considering buying the DVD. How are the performances?
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Post by yellowdog on Mar 7, 2006 19:44:21 GMT
As I recall Rosko, it's a mixed bag of performance footage. It's not like as if they show continuous concert footage of any one artist...it's bits and pieces of songs from a variety of venues interspersed with interviews and such, but it flows remarkably well and gives a good view on several of the FP artists I wasn't familiar with. I suppose it's as much a documentary about the label as the artists but I thought it was very entertaining.
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