Somewhat similar to the psychedelic albums produced by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and other blues men in the sixties, Hooker 'N' Heat is the collaboration between seasoned journeyman John Lee Hooker and upstart hippie blues nerds Canned Heat. Unlike many of those albums, this one is a natural fit, and sounds and feels like a natural collaboration than a capitulation for cash. Hooker's loose, improvised style was always a bit psychedelic in it's own right, and bolstered by sidemen content to follow the wanderings of his mind and guitar, the man sounds electrified. This album is a meandering, lazy, subtly sinister ride.Meet Me in the Bottom
I love those Chess psychedelic records, so I'm looking forward to checking this out.
ReplyDeleteYeah, there's not a lot of overlap, sonically, as this one is pretty minimal compared to all that bombast, but I can't imagine not liking it if you like that other stuff...
ReplyDeleteOh,Lord,YES!...I want this one...I've wanted it since a classmate brought it in to music class in school(that would be back in about 1970)...oddly,I spent a good part of last weekend playing my JLH 'The Essential Collection'...3 cd's plus booklet in a tin at a very competitive price...that'll replace my battered 'Dimples' double vinyl...
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