Slide Guitar Classics [Import]

Track Listings
1. You Cant Keep No Brown - Bo Weevil Jackson
2. Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson
3. Bottleneck Blues - Weaver And Beasley
4. Roll And Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
5. A Spoonful Blues - Charley Patton
6. Walkin Blues - Son House
7. Fence Breakin Blues - Sheveport Home Wreckers
8. Things About Comin My Way No 2 - Tampa Red
9. St Louis Blues - Jim And Bob (the Genial Hawiians)
10. Homesick And Lonesome - Blind Boy Fuller
11. You Just As Well To Let Her Go - Casey Bill Welden
12. Preachin Blues - Robert Johnson
13. Fixin To Die - Bukka White
14. I Bes Troubled - Muddy Waters
15. At The Depot - John Lee
16. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
17. Pearlee Blues - Furry Lewis
18. Mad Lad - Chuck Berry
19. Down In The Bottom - Howlin Wolf
20. Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Reissued 1997 compilation. Here is an exploration of the world of side and bottleneck guitar classics, dealing with the great originators of the style from 1926 until 1966. from the early Bo Weevil Jackson, through the rual sophistication of Robert Johnson, to the bitter-sweet city blues of Earl Hooker, you'll hear the wail of the slide on this entertaining and informative compilation.

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Slide Guitar Classics [Import]

Slide Guitar Classics [Import]
Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • a good cd
  • well satisfied
  • Great and varied harping!
  • A fine sampler for the casual blues fan
 Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032X5
Release Date: 1992-11-10

Tracks:

  1. Juke - Little Walter
  2. Ends and Odds - Jimmy Reed
  3. Rocket 88 - Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
  4. Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson
  5. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
  6. Blues With A Feeling - Butterfield Blues Band
  7. Sugar Coated Love - Lazy Lester
  8. Steady - Jerry Mc Cain
  9. I'll Be Around - Howlin' Wolf
  10. I Was Fooled - Billy Boy Arnold
  11. Take A Little Walk With Me - Big John Wrencher/Joe Carter
  12. Easy - Jimmy And Walter
  13. Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor
  14. Wolf Call Boogie - Hot Shot Love
  15. Last Night - George 'Harmonica' Smith And The Chicago Blues Band
  16. I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
  17. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
  18. Christo Redemptor - Charlie Musselwhite

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars a good cd.......2007-03-13

pretty much all the songs on here are actually good, unlike with a lot of compilations. a good buy.

5 out of 5 stars well satisfied.......2005-09-15

cd was as advertised and arrived in good condition, in a timely fashion. this is the first used product i have purchased on the net and i am very satisfied with the results

5 out of 5 stars Great and varied harping!.......2004-09-25

Wow! A friend recommended this CD to me (as I am beginning to play), and what a treat this was. Terrific variety in style, and superb playing all around. Especially helpful were the extensive liner notes to the CD, listing each artist and going into their background as well as details about the songs. Really enjoyable reading. I just can't say enough about it if you are looking for a good sampling of harp songs. :)

4 out of 5 stars A fine sampler for the casual blues fan.......2003-12-07

Rhino's "Blues Masters" series is the best of its kind, and while this one disc obviously only scratches the surface of blues harmonica playing, it does feature a lot of good music.

Most longtime blues fans will own the lion's share of this material already, but "Harmonica Classics" also features several lesser-known songs like Jerry McCain's "Steady", Lazy Lester's superbly groovy "Sugar Coated Love", "Boogie Twist" by Snooky Pryor, and "Easy" by the greatest blues harmonica player of them all, the great Walter Horton (that's the song credited to "Jimmy and Walter").

Howlin' Wolf is here as well, Billy Boy Arnold is here, Little Walter Jacobs is here with his instrumental classic "Juke", and Jimmy Reed is here, doing the loping "Ends And Odds" in his lazy, minimalistic style. Other highlights include Junior Wells' tough "Messin' With The Kid" and Sonny Boy Williamson (II)'s "Help Me".

These songs don't necessarily rank among the artists' very best, since they were chosen primarily for the harp playing, and that may be seen as a little bit of a drawback. But that's not to say that these songs are generally below par, however, and this collection does focus on blues harmonica after all.
And there is some impressive instrumental prowess on display here, including the Fabulous Thunderbirds' lyrical "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", "Last Night" by George "Harmonica" Smith, and the one-armed John Wrencher's rendition "Take A Little Walk With Me".

As I said, this is not excactly the defintive word on blues harmonica, or on the artists represented here, but "Harmonica Classics" and its companion volume (excitingly titled "More Harmonica Classics") are still a fine purchase for casual and "mid-level" blues listeners.
Lots of great music here.
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good Starter!
  • Another good sampler
  • Awesome!
 Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032X9
Release Date: 1993-08-17

Tracks:

  1. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
  2. Honey Bee - Muddy Waters & His Guitar
  3. Taylor's Rock - Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers
  4. Maxwell Street Medley - Robert Nighthawk & His Flames Of Rhythm
  5. Too Much Alcohol - J.B.Hutto & His Hawks
  6. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
  7. Dynaflow Blues - Johnny Shines Blues Band
  8. Treat Me The Way You Do - Joe Carter & His Chicago Broomdusters
  9. Homesick's Shuffle - Homesick James
  10. Deep Feeling - Chuck Berry
  11. Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson & His Chickens
  12. I Am The Black Ace - Black Ace
  13. Is You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry - Earl Hooker
  14. Shake Your Money-Maker - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  15. Rollin' And Tumblin' - Canned Heat
  16. Mean Town Blues - Johnny Winter
  17. Statesburo Blues - Allman Brothers Band
  18. All Shook Up - Ry Cooder

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good Starter!.......2004-07-30

This CD isn't the best anything. It's just a good starter cd for the new Blues listener, and a good listen for the more experienced. So I'll rate it a good. It probably deserves three stars but I'm a sucker for slide guitar so I gave it four.

4 out of 5 stars Another good sampler.......2003-12-07

This is another fine entry in Rhino's lengthy Blues Masters series. It isn't the definitive word on slide guitar blues, of course, or on any of the artists represented, but as a sampler it works very well, featuring a lesser-known (but very good) rendition of "Dust My Broom" by Elmore James, and well-chosen cuts by Muddy Waters, J.B. Hutto (the tough boogie "Too Much Alcohol"), and Robert Nighthawk (a superb medley of two of his best songs, "Anna Lee" and "Sweet Black Angel").

The compilers at Rhino have included the Allman Brothers' version of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" rather than the original, "Shake Your Moneymaker" by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Canned Heat's take on "Rollin' And Tumblin'"...I would probably have gone with McTell's own "Mama T'Ain't Long Fo' Day", which is one of the most beautiful acoustic slide guitar blues tunes you'll ever hear, but that's just me.

Robert Johnson is missing, and Son House is, too, but the compilers try to make amends by including some lesser-known tracks which should appeal to the experienced blues fan, like James Williamson's "Homesick's Shuffle", Babe Turner's "I Am The Black Ace", Earl Hooker's "If You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry", the harsh "Treat Me The Way You Do" by Joe Carter, and a rare opportunity to hear Chuck Berry wielding the slide on the odd instrumental "Deep Feeling". And the awesome Blind Willie Johnson is here as well, performing the eerie "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground".

Very good. But its companion volume, Blues Masters Vol. 18, is actually even better.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......1998-10-17

This is must buy for any fan slide guitar. From beginning to end, from Elmore James to Johnny Winter, it's non-stop blues. You'll find yourself hitting the repeat button on the CD player, so you can hear the great blues slide guitar again.
Chess Blues Classics: 1957-1967
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • For Chicago Blues fans ONLY
  • Teasin' Pleaser....
  • Great music
  • Excellent doorway into the blues
 Chess Blues Classics: 1957-1967
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ASIN: B000005KQF
Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Sitting On Top Of The World - Howlin' Wolf
  2. Fattening Frogs For Snakes - Sonny Boy Williamson
  3. Key To The Highway - Little Walter
  4. Take The Bitter With The Sweet - Muddy Waters
  5. Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf
  6. So Many Roads, So Many Trains - Otis Rush
  7. Madison Blues - Elmore James
  8. The Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf
  9. You Shook Me - Muddy Waters
  10. Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson
  11. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Live) - Etta James
  12. My Time After A While - Buddy Guy
  13. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton
  14. I Got What It Takes - Koko Taylor
  15. One Bourbon, One Scotch And One Beer - John Lee Hooker
  16. I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars For Chicago Blues fans ONLY.......2006-09-11

A short and sweet review:

If you like Chicago Blues but don't know a whole lot about them, this isn't a bad compilation. But if you prefer the accoustic sound of real Southern blues, especially Delta Blues, you're going to be very disappointed. This is NOT Robert Johnson's blues. This sounds loud...it sounds electric...it sounds BIG. Rock 'n' Roll evolved directly from the Chicago Blues sound in the mid-50s, and the music here actually demonstrates a backwards flow...in the late-50s and early-60s, Chicago Blues was being influenced by the Rock 'n' Roll it had spawned a few years earlier.

There's nothing wrong with that...as long as you like that sound. This reviewer doesn't.

5 out of 5 stars Teasin' Pleaser...........2004-06-17

The Chess Blues Classics. Bellisimo, Baby. Great for an intro to the Chicago style post-Delta electric blues music--heck, this is great even if you're a longtime fan. This chronicles Chess Records move to their Michigan Ave. digs and the consolidating of some of their satellite small record companies into one big happy homestead. Bass man extraordinaire Willie Dixon becomes the Chess A & R man, and these Blues? They wail, Man, they wail! Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy, Howlin', Etta, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy!!!! When the Buddy Guy track comes on, you notice how much smoother the recording technology, hence, the Blues itself, becomes. A Little Milton cut has sessionmen Charles Stepney on piano and Maurice White on drums. Etta James house rocks a live audience in Nashville. Willie gives a tune to KoKo Taylor. And Hooker does the Last Call...will you love this? Do you have to ask?

4 out of 5 stars Great music.......2003-11-11

Like its companion volume, "Chess Blues Classics 1947-1956", this CD offers some of the best tracks by some of the best blues musicians of Chicago's famed Chess label.
One or two selections are debatable, and "Chess Blues Classics" is of no interest to the more experienced blues fan in that it doesn't include any rarities. But if you're a newcomer and would like to explore classic electric blues, this is a very fine place to start doing so.

"Chess Blues Classics 1957-1967" includes two excellent cuts by harp legend Aleck 'Rice' Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson II), namely "Help Me" and the magnificent "Fattening Frogs For Snakes", as well as fine selections by John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, and legendary bluesmen Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and slide guitarist Elmore James. And Otis Rush's too rarely heard "So Many Roads, So Many Trains", with its smouldering slow guitar solo, is here as well.

Several of these tracks count among the greatest electric blues performances ever issued, including Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster" and John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
4 1/2 stars. A great place to start.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent doorway into the blues.......2001-03-08

I bought this CD 4 years ago, not knowing a whole lot about the blues, and it is now one of my favorite albums. An excellent anthology of the classic blues. Anyone who considers themselves a music fan should listen to this CD.
Country Blues Bottleneck Guitar Classics 1926-1937
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Slide Guitar Heaven
 Country Blues Bottleneck Guitar Classics 1926-1937
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Yazoo
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ASIN: B000000G7E
Release Date: 1991-09-30

Tracks:

  1. Atlanta Moan - Barbecue Bob
  2. Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
  3. Man Of My Own - Ruth Willis
  4. The Panama Limited - Bukka White
  5. Fence Breakin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers
  6. Milcow's Calf Blues Take 2 - Robert Johnson
  7. Black Ace - Black Ace
  8. St. Louis Blues - Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians)
  9. My Back To The Wall - Irene Scruggs
  10. My Wash Woman's Gone - Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie
  11. Evil Hearted Woman Blues - Oscar Woods
  12. You Can't Keep No Brown - Bo Weavil Jackson
  13. Whoopie Blues - King Solomon Hill
  14. So Lonesome - Ramblin' Thomas

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Slide Guitar Heaven.......2001-07-22

The only down side is that there are only 14 tracks - this is one of those Yazoo vinyl-to-CD transfers that suffer from this. But as usual with Yazoo, the sound quality is remarkably good for ancient scratchy old 78's.

Otherwise, this is a super collection covering greats like Black Ace, Bo Weavil Jackson, King Solomon Hill, Sylvester Weaver, Fred McMullen, Ramblin' Thomas. If you love good blues slide and you haven't heard these names, then this CD is for you! Oh yeah, it does also have a few names like Robert Johnson & Memphis Minnie.

Even if like me you have a lot of these tracks on other CDs, this is a good addition to the collection and one you can easily play from go to whoa without skipping a single track - usual Yazoo quality. I owned this before and had it stolen, had to get it again.

Keep on slidin'!
Rebel Rousers: Southern Rock Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN
 Rebel Rousers: Southern Rock Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B000008KZY
Release Date: 1992-01-28

Tracks:

  1. Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Band, The Allman Brothers Band
  2. Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
  3. Funk #49 - Travis Wammack
  4. Keep on Smilin' - Wet Willie
  5. Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop
  6. Heard It in a Love Song - The Marshall Tucker Band
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  8. Freeborn Man - Outlaws
  9. Coming Home - Johnny Van Zant
  10. Caught Up in You - .38 Special
  11. Don't Misunderstand Me - Rossington Collins Band
  12. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN.......2005-12-24

REBEL ROUSERS-SOUTHERN ROCK CLASSICS: This is only one of many collections out there chronicling that whiskey soaked, good ole boy genre of the 70's called Southern Rock, but at least this one has a decent pedigree...Brownsville Station leader/music historian Cub Koda compiled it and penned the liner notes. Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus spin-off act the Rossington-Collins Band and current lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant get the nod, as do leading genre label Capricorn Records stablemates the Allman Brothers (irrefutable classic STATESBOROUGH BLUES), Elvin Bishop (FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE, more of a pop piece, helmed by Starship singer Mickey Thomas), and the Marshall Tucker Band's homey HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG. Surprisingly absent here is Texas boogie 'n blues trio ZZ Top, which I suspect has something to do with licensing rights, since they seldom appear on anybody's rebel roundups. Toss in obscure rocker Travis Wammack's take on the James Gang's FUNK #49 and Black Oak Arkansas' raunchy reading of RNB staple JIM DANDY, and ya got yerself a one hour party-hearty package...all that's missin' is a little white lightnin'! RATING: FOUR OVERSIZED BELT BUCKLES
1951-1953
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ****1/2 - essential early Elmore
 1951-1953
Elmore James
Manufacturer: Jazz Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0001HAIXQ
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

  1. Dust My Broom (I Believe My Time Ain't Long)
  2. Please Find My Baby
  3. Hand in Hand
  4. Long Tall Woman
  5. Rock My Baby Tonight
  6. My Baby's Gone
  7. One More Drink
  8. Baby, What's Wrong
  9. I Believe
  10. Sinful Women
  11. I Held My Baby Last Night
  12. Round House Boogie
  13. Kickin' the Blues Around
  14. Sax-Ony Boogie - Elmore James,
  15. Dumb Woman Blues
  16. Country Boogie (Tool Bag Boogie)
  17. My Best Friend
  18. I See My Baby
  19. She Won't Do Right (Dust My Broom)
  20. Whose Muddy Shoes
  21. Sweet Little Woman
  22. I May Be Wrong

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ****1/2 - essential early Elmore.......2004-09-24

This disc gathers slide guitar legend Elmore James' urgent early sides for the Trumpet, Meteor and Flair labels.
Most of these are also available on the 28-track "The Best Of Elmore James - The Early Years" from Ace Records, and that 79-minute 45-second disc may have a slight edge over this one (and slightly superior annotation as well), but you really can't pick up a bad collection of early Elmore - or any other kind of Elmore. And besides, given the history of the French Jazz Classics label, there may be a second volume before too long.

The excitingly titled "1951-1953" opens with Elmore James' first waxing, one of many readings that he would do of Robert Johnson's "(I Believe I'll) Dust My Broom", with harmonica legend Sonny Boy Williamson (II) lending a hand. But that is just one of many, many highlights...James brought everything to every recording he ever did, as is obvious on the lesser-known but totally compelling "I Held My Baby Last Night", a very different version of "Dust My Broom" titled "She Won't Do Right", and the rarely heard but completely magnificent "Whose Muddy Shoes", one of Elmore's best-ever waxings.
Elmore James is featured as a sideman a few times as well, but he is up front and center for the vast majority of these smouldering recordings, from the slow grind of "Sinful Woman" to the magnificent up-tempo boogie "Baby What's Wrong".

Other highlights include the extremely gritty "Hand In Hand", all dirty, reverberating slide guitar and clanging piano, and the tough-as-nails "My Best Friend" and "One More Drink", but there are no bad song here at all, actually. A great collection of music by one of the greatest of the genre, the king of the slide guitar.
Nick Of Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • A FEW GREAT TRACKS AND A FEW 'NOT SO GREAT' TRACKS
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  • Bonnie Raitt at her finest.
 Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
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ASIN: B00000018H
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

  1. Nick Of Time
  2. Thing Called Love
  3. Love Letter
  4. Cry On My Shoulder
  5. Real Man
  6. Nobody's Girl
  7. Have A Heart
  8. Too Soon To Tell
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  11. The Road's My Middle Name

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Nick of Time is the watershed moment in Bonnie Raitt's recording career, the sound of a survivor finding new focus and purpose in her art after nearly 20 years of generally superb, commercially underachieving recordings. An exquisite interpretive singer and formidable guitarist who'd long ago honed her bluesy chops, Raitt raised the stakes by mixing the usual gourmet spread of smart cover choices with her own candid songs--and she knocked one over the fence with the opening track, the album's title song and a moving confession of a boomer's anxieties about age, death, and the impermanence of love. "Nick of Time" catapulted a feisty rock tomboy into a new station that made her as admired by female fans as the stage door johnnies who'd long loved her rock technique, and she covered the bet with other outside songs from John Hiatt ("Thing Called Love"), Bonnie Hayes ("Love Letter," "Have a Heart"), and Jerry L. Williams ("Real Man") that resonated with her persona as a tough, smart, but ultimately tender woman. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Are You Ready For A Thing Called...Bonnie Raitt?.......2007-07-29

Hmmm. With a review title like that, you can see why my career in marketing was short lived.

But marketing savvy obviously wasn't lacking at Capitol Records in 1989 when they released this, Bonnie Raitt's breakthrough album. Question is: What did they do that Warner's failed to do? Warner's had had her under contract for nearly two decades, released nine of her albums to generally solid reviews--but somehow never managed to make this talented (and likeable and ULTIMATELY marketable) connect with the mass audience. When she carried home all those Grammies in the spring of 1990, they must have been kicking themselves (or lopping off each other's heads).

But that's the business end. Artistically, Bonnie has proven a consistently strong artist/performer throughout her entire career. Yes, some of the albums were stronger than others, but she could always be counted on to put out interesting, engaging work. As a vocalist, she had the advantage of being able to "sing pretty," but with character and style. No one could put over an LA ballad better than Bonnie, her slight rasp gave those numbers a certain ache that few other singers could hope to duplicate. Her version of "Love Has No Pride," a number recorded by just about every female singer around in the 70s, was considered by many to be definitive (though I personally like Tracy Nelson's just as much). Why the raves? Well, she could bring a little attitude to a ballad that some might otherwise find maudlin (and others might find the story of their lives). Her straightforward, sincere-but-never-sappy readings of that song and all her other ballads could win the hearts of even the most hard-boiled critics.

And of course, she could turn right around and play a mean slide guitar on a blues or rock number. She should have been a star from the get-go. In fact, for those of us who weren't carefully monitoring such things, she WAS a star--or at least as big a star as she wanted to be. I mean, I was aware that she wasn't going triple platinum, but I always thought she had a solid career and a loyal following. And after a few albums, she even mustered a Top 40 hit in "Runaway," a song I've always loved even if some critics--and even some fans--didn't go for it.

So what was new with NICK? Actually, not all that much. You couldn't really say that Warners had no clue what to do with Bonnie all those years. This wasn't like Aretha's tenure at Columbia. Bonnie Raitt was recording the albums she wanted to do. The conventional wisdom was with the new contract at Capitol, she finally hooked up with a producer (Don Was) who knew what to do with her. Well, it certainly IS a well produced record (one of many to come), but the earlier ones for her old label weren't exactly dishwater either. Was did have a feel for texture that was unsurpassed: the sound is layered and crisp and designed to bring out Bonnie's unique vocal style to the best possible effect.

And of course, there's the material. Bonnie Raitt never claimed to be a great or especially prolific songwriter, but actually she has always been a consistently good one, as her compositions here evidence. The title track was just about as perfect an expression of aging boomer anxiety as you will find. The verses about hearing the bio-clock ticking, seeing one's parents (and one's self) age before one's eyes, and maybe lucking out and finding true love "in the nick of time" may seem even more poignant now in light of the subsequent loss of the singer's dad and the ultimate dissolution of her marriage to actor Michael O'Keefe.

No one could argue that her career took off pretty much "in the nick of time." Bonnie was by this point, a mature woman just entering her 40s, and while hardly "washed up" by any means, mass stardom was probably getting less and less likely with each passing year. Of course, there had been Tina Turner's remarkable career renaissance a few years earlier. And Grace Slick was enjoying greater commercial success (if much less critical acclaim) than just about at any time in her career. But in Bonnie Raitt's case, one got the sense that her grown up status was an actual selling point and not something to be glossed over with a spiky do or outrageous duds.

She still rocked out of course, as she proved on some of the album's other tracks, including the hit single "Thing Called Love," a witty John Hiatt number, and even more so on the harder rockers: "Real Man" and "I Will Not Be Denied" (both from the pen of Jerry L. Williams) and her own closer, "The Road Is My Middle Name"--and I always thought it was "Lynn." She had lost none of her spirit and spunk facing middle age. In fact, she was rocking out harder than ever.

Her ballads on this record were as sensitively performed as ever, with "Cry On My Shoulder" and "Too Soon To Tell" being real standouts. Her reading of "Nobody's Girl" is spot on, and "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" serves as proof that in another life, she could have easily been a smoky voiced chanteuse. But it's on the mid-tempo numbers where Bonnie really hits her stride. The two numbers written by namesake Bonnie Hayes seem ideally suited for Bonnie Raitt. "Love Letter" and "Have a Heart" are among the CD's true gems. If the former's lyrics make it come off as a kind of distaff "Every Breath You Take," its slow funk groove makes the tune much more playful than predatory. As for "Have a Heart," well, what can you say about a song that begins with the lyrics, "Hey, shut up!..." and still manages to be as emotive as any of the sensitive tunes in Bonnie R.'s repertoire.

Strictly speaking, NICK OF TIME was probably not a bold step forward artistically. But its solid production values, excellent song selection and confident performances augured well for the success it ultimately proved to be. That and the fact that she finally had a record company that got behind her.


5 out of 5 stars album and songbook:a great combonation.......2007-07-17

if you are a guitar player,you will want both the nick of time album and songbook. that way,you can play along with the songs thing called love, loveletter,nick of time,have a heart,nobody's girl,i will not be denied,real man,and the road is my middle name.the album and songbook go great together,so get both,strap on your guitar and have some fun. ed wilson

3 out of 5 stars A FEW GREAT TRACKS AND A FEW 'NOT SO GREAT' TRACKS.......2007-02-20

I've always liked BR - her voice especially and, as a rule, the sort of music she performs. The only other album I have (so far) is her first one on a major label - 'Bonnie Raitt' (a very different 'kettle of fish' from 'Nick of Time'). 'Nick of Time' is mainly a mixture of edgy rock songs and slow to medium tempo pop ballads. The production (Don Was) is quite 'lush' at times but it is never over-done.

Some comments about my favourite tracks (songwriters in brackets) :

'THING CALLED LOVE' (John Haitt) - Great swinging version of this classic song, great lyrics, searing electric slide.

'LOVE LETTER' (Bonnie Hayes) - medium tempo, funky rocker.

'REAL MAN' (Jerry L. Williams) - up-tempo, pulsating rock song with solid percussion and some great harp (harmonica) playing.

'NOBODY'S GIRL' (Larry John McNally) - slow tempo, semi-acoustic ballad with pedal steel accompaniment; has a hint of early 'Little Feat' about it.

'I WILL NOT BE DENIED' (Jerry L. Williams) - yet more funky 'swamp-rock' from the pen of the late Jerry Lynn Williams.

'THE ROAD'S MY MIDDLE NAME' (Bonnie Raitt) - mid-tempo blues; I think, the sort of music BR does best.

The remaining tracks are slow to mid-tempo ballads which are pleasant enough but which sound, by comparison, pretty 'lifeless'; they have little to recommend them other than BR's fine vocals and, in some cases, polished instrumental accompaniment.

5 out of 5 stars Top of her game.......2006-09-22

I was into Bonnie long before this album was released.This album garnered her a pile of Grammy awards and rightfully so.I consider this to be one of the top 20 albums in Rock history.If you only own one Bonnie Raitt CD this is the one!

5 out of 5 stars Bonnie Raitt at her finest........2006-08-28

Usually when I buy a CD there are a few songs I tend to skip...not on this one! I listen to them all.
Rollin' & Tumblin' And Other Classics
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    Muddy Waters
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    Release Date: 1996-02-23

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      Release Date: 2004-11-23

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      3. Early Morning Blues (Before Daybreak)
      4. Appealing Blues (Hello Little Girl)
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      Johnny Winter And
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      • JOHNNY WINTER!!
      • johnny winter and, simply the best composed album jw
      • A True Collaboration
      • THANKFULLY SONY DID NOT REISSUE THIS CLASSIC CD!
      • JOHNNY TEARS IT UP BIG TIME
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      Release Date: 2000-08-22

      Tracks:

      1. Guess I'll Go Away
      2. Ain't That A Kindness
      3. No Time To Live
      4. Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo
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      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars JOHNNY WINTER!!.......2003-12-06

      I was given the vinyl for this album in 1970 and IMMEDIATELY became a huge fan!! Johnny plays Texas blues loud, raw and in-yer-face...a kind of a love it or leave it musicianship that, being a guitar player, had me hooked from the first play. I spent hours and hours trying to duplicate his sound. An essential album for anyone who loves the blues and hard-core rock 'n' roll

      5 out of 5 stars johnny winter and, simply the best composed album jw.......2002-06-19

      Produced by jw & rd assisting in production:roy segal and edgar winter. 1.guess i'll go away-excellant,3.no time to live-brilliantly written,5.am i here-excellant vocals,10. nothing left-one of his finest composition ever,11.funky music-get down. calibration from rick derringer,randy hobbs, randy z. One of best Rock-N-Roll albums ever produce in the 70's. For the serious devoted Rock-N-Roll collector! Thank You JONNY WINTER AND!!
      rjp
      loyal jw fan

      5 out of 5 stars A True Collaboration.......2002-02-22

      Don't expect this to sound like the rest of Johnny Winter's blues releases. Be prepared to hear a variety of songs ranging from the psychedelic "Guess I'll Go Away" to the Traffic cover "No Time to Live." Rick Derringer's and Johnny Winter's guitar styles mesh together in the same way that Duane Allman and Dickey Betts complimented each other.

      5 out of 5 stars THANKFULLY SONY DID NOT REISSUE THIS CLASSIC CD!.......2001-01-05

      Johnny Winter Johnny Winter And (DCC Compact Classics)

      Thanks to the gang at DCC Compact Classics we now have blues rocker Johnny Winter's 1970 Johnny Winter And album finally released on CD. This album sounds killer thanks to being digitally remastered from the original master mix tapes. Well all I can say is thank god Sony did not issue it. If Sony even considered it for release, we might be all dead before they would have gotten around to it (and it probably would not be in its original album form anyway!). There is distortion on some songs but no biggie. The distortion is on the original master mixes. Besides...Johnny & Rick Derringer sound great with a little extra `dirt' on they're guitars! Need a real Johnny blast from your `70s classic rock past? Turn up the volume and check out "Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo," "Prodigal Son" & Johnny's Hendrixized "Guess I'll Go Away". After those 3 tracks...You got the message. It's all balls to the walls. Now all we need is for DCC to reissue the remaining Johnny Winter CD's that are still unreleased in the U.S. How about John Dawson Winter III, White, Hot & Blue, Raisin' Cain & Johnny & Edgar Winters' Together album next ??? A+.

      4 out of 5 stars JOHNNY TEARS IT UP BIG TIME.......2000-09-24

      i had this lp when it first came out, nothing bluesy about this one, it is in-your-face rock 'n roll of the highest caliber. there are no duds on this disc, just tune after tune of some of johnny's best playing ever. i can't wait until JOHN DAWSON WINTER III is finally released also.

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