VA House of Blues: Essential Blues V1 Dsk 1 of 2 (1995) [Blues][

VA House of Blues: Essential Blues V1 Dsk 1 of 2 Audio CD: July 25, 1995 Original Release Date: 1995 Number of Discs: 2 Label: House of Blues Bitrate: 320 kbps Essential Blues is an attempt to trace the evolution of the music from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and other modern, urban cities. It does a fairly good job in providing a brief history, but the main strength of the collection simply comes from the music. Featuring cuts from Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Slim Harpo, Junior Parker, Elmore James, Albert Collins, and many, many others, it's a quick and effective way to sample a variety of different blues styles. For neophytes, Essential Blues does offer a splendid introduction to the genre. I bought the Shoebox Full of Blues which contains this disc, and the selection and quality is first rate. There isn't a bad track on the disc, and the mastering is superb. These may be the highest quality versions of these classics you'll hear. Blues purists may argue that vinyl is the only "true" way to listen to these, but who among us has pristine vinyl and the equipment to do it justice? I wish I had known about the commentary/intros mentioned in another review of this title (There's no mention of the commentary on the reviews or details of the box set). I too find them extremely annoying, and really detest the fact that the produces grafted them onto the end of tracks instead of making them standalone cuts. For all of us that rip our CD's to MP3 there is a cure. It takes a few minutes, but it's worth it. Grab MP3Trim, a free MP3 editor from http://www. mptrim. com/ Then trim from the end of these cuts as indicated. Killing Floor - 28 Seconds Better Off With The Blues - 19 Seconds Mojo Hand - 43 Seconds Walking The Backstreets And Crying - 35 Seconds Let's Straighten It Out - 27 Seconds Rainin' In My Heart - 31 Seconds I'd also suggest you adjust the volume by -3 db when you trim or you'll induce some clipping on the edited tracks. Once you do that, and assuming you don't rip the intro that starts each disc, you're left with 30 tracks of nothin' but Blues, guaranteed to make you want more. ~ Southern Feat Fan I have had this C. D. for at least 6 years and it is still one of my favorites. I also happen to like the introductions that the other reviewer found annoying. . . it makes me feel like I am at the show. I bought my CD at the House of Blues in New Orleans and it brings back great memories of my trip. Several of my friends have heard the CD and wanted to buy it. ~ A Customer, Amazon VA House of Blues: Essential Blues V1 Dsk 1 of 2 01 Intro - Stanley Bennet Clay 02 Dust My Blues - Elmore James 03 Three O'Clock Blues - B. B. King 04 Killing Floor - Howlin' Wolf 05 Stop Watching Your Enemies - Koko Taylor 06 Messin' With The Kid - Junoir Wells 07 Better Off With The Blues - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 08 When You Walk Out The Door - Albert King 09 Don't Start Me Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson 10 Blues In The Basement - Rufus Thomas 11 Little Bluebird - Little Milton 12 Mojo Hand - Lightnin' Hopkins 13 Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed 14 Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker 15 I'll Take Care Of You - Bobby Bland 16 Otis In The Dark - Otis Spann

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