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 dance music for the blues connoisseur November 4, 1999
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
lets get this straight. This is not a standard blues disc, so don't judge it as one. The CD is made for those who enjoy upbeat electronic music, and it just happens that it's blues orientated. I'm a blues fan, and this fusion of musical genres has allowed me for the first time to enjoy semi-organic, quality dance music. Let the blues fans have a chance to dance true in the 90's. Well done Fat Possum and R.L Turn it up!!
Techno-blues? February 8, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Don't get hung up on labels. Yes you'll find this CD in the blues section but that ain't all you'll find when you listen. Burnside infuses his music with snippets of techno-beat, rap, and sometimes just good old down home conversation. Check out "Its Bad You know". You can envision Burnside talking to his buddy when he states "Don't ask me why, I just went on & told her". And you KNOW what he's talking about. His music contains hypnotic riffs that will take you into the world of cheap booze, adultery, murder and other pieces of a world most of us will never see or know. To quote others. Burnside knows about the birth and background of the blues, he's just not burdened by it.
Come on in!! June 8, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I just got done listening to this Cd and man oh man it's cool. I really didn't think that I would like it all that much, boy was I wrong. It is every bit as cool if not more than Wish I Was in Heaven Sittin' Down and evern harder edged> This is the kind of album you need to play really loud.
Shuck Dub? January 7, 2006
Mojo Marie (Denver, CO)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Dear Mr. Yates: Are you one of those turtle-neck wearing folks with plenty of money and a nose in the air? Are you one of those that believe that the Blues must adhere to some unforgiving rules that you made up? Get off yo' high horse and put down that pipe! The Blues have always been a "blasphemy", a walk downtown, a soulful melody, a harsh reality.... etc... The Blues NEVER did adhere to any rules of musical education. The Blues is the Blues because of a feeling, an attitude. This album has all of that attitude, irreverent as it is. Take off that turtle-neck sweater and listen to these grooves. Blues grooves. The only other artist to take the Blues to this level this decade has been G. Love. No, it's not your daddy's Blues.... but it is Blues.... fun Blues.... New Orleans Blues... Blues the way it was supposed to be: Fun, Exciting, Soulful and NOT standard! Blues with a capital "B".
Why haven't I heard about this guy before ??? October 16, 2005
TheBanshee (United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I first heard Burnside on a "Delta Blues" station, and his music is as fresh as anything I've ever heard anywhere. The first song I heard was "It's Bad You Know" and it was electrifying. Another reviewer here wrote that he couldn't understand why Burnside isn't HUGE and I totally agree.
I listen to all kinds of music from classical to hip-hop but this artist is something special. I too am buying all the Burnside I can get my hands on.
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