Reviews (page 12 of 14)
4.25
This is pretty great. Not sure there were any individual standouts but I'd listen to this over and over again. I don't really understand the point of live albums but that's my only knock on this one.
Cool to hear the evolution of music through this record. You can tell what sounds somewhat basic now was really groundbreaking and set the stage for rock and pop to come.
Inget jag i vanliga fall skulle lyssna på, men skönt med lite blues aktigt.
Tänkte först att det var en trea, sedan en två när jag lyssnade på det igen, så det får bli en 2.5 istället. Jag har inget mer att tillägga.
Cool live album, that inspired tons and tons of following artists throughout the years. Muddy Waters was the bees knees, and this album shows it! 9 out of 10
Classic. Tunes that shaped some of todays best music.
Technically impressive in terms of sound quality and influence. It sounds as good as a studio album ten years down the line. Pretty enjoyable, and nothing to dislike, but nothing that grabbed me. A live album creates a unique atmosphere though. 17/04/23
Classic blues album 3.5
One of the all time best with a great live set
So good
"Mojo Working" is a highlight. Not a big blues guy, but fully respect what this era of musicians brought to the table. You can feel the audience tapping their feet on the recording.
Amazing live blues album.
Muddy Waters is one of the greatest blues musicians of all-time. But I'm not really a blues guy. Three chords can only take you so far. That said, the soul and feel that he gets across through this recording really elevates the music. Still, and this might be blasphemous - I'm going to be honest with myself, and give this three stars. I'm in no rush to hear it again. After an additional sixty-plus years of musical evolution, this is a bit boring in retrospect (though the infectious two-part performance of "Got My Mojo Working" almost single-handedly want me to bump it up to four stars).
Classic Blues, a raw, live performance from the great Muddy Waters! Authentic American blues that obviously had an influence on the British hard rock bands of the late 60's/early 70's such as Zeppelin, Yardbirds, Fleetwood Mac, the Stones, Hendrix...etc . Put aside your Clapton records and give this a listen, this is the real deal!
8.5/10. muy bueno, canta perfect en todas las canciones.
I don't usually like live albums, but sometimes sheer talent can outweigh the chore of audience noise and poor production. This is one of those times.
Got to give it a 5. Not listened to much blues but this was quality live music and must have influenced all sorts.
I walked to Sainsbury’s listening to this which was a trek with the shopping I had. Managed the whole album and it was pleasant. I got… 2 bags for life Oat milk Tomato sauce Sweet chilli sauce Sourdough bread Soy sauce Pink lady apples Onions Peppers Black pepper Cat laser toy Rice vinegar Spring onion Chicken breast Chicken burgers Came to £39.60. Cat too was £4.50, Apples were £3.75 and tomato sauce (not even the big one) was £3.40. Fucking joke
Love muddy waters. Great music, amazing vocals and just an awesome album (fortunately in good quality despite being a live album)
Really cool soul and blues music, but most of the time I spent listening to this I was thinking about how guys like Sam Cooke did it better. Hate to compare but it just kept coming up. On the bright side, it's still amazing how classic and essential this music feels.
I wouldn't say this is Muddy Waters' best live album
My six year old daughter 10 seconds in “I hate it. Turn it off” Can’t say I thought it much better, but I kinda understand where it fits in musical history, which is so very much not my time.
It's alright.
Can definitely hear how this album and artist influenced so many future guitarists. I've Got My Mojo Working is a standout.
C'est non
je demande simplement un peu d'humanité (pas un live de blues)
It's good, and obviously Muddy Waters is incredibly important and influential. This album falls down for me first because it's a live album, and second because some of the lyrics really make me cringe.
I love Muddy Waters, but I don't necessarily love live recordings - particularly this one that is stereo panned super hard and has a really distracting rumble on the low end.
Cool time capsule and probably the most authentic way of hearing Muddy Waters but I'd have preferred a mono/more as-is recording.
Muddy Waters is the best
This swings. I'm not often in the mood for blues, but this goes on my list for when I am.
That mojo he got working sure does work on me. Just a landmark, a legend at the peak of his powers.
Well done and well executed blues performance by muddy waters. A live performance that doesn’t differ much from the quality of studio sound due to the artists ability to actually sing. This is how live albums should be. Overall this is quintessential blues and this paved the way for so many artists. I don’t particularly love any part but this is important music. 6.0/10
Yet another live album. I don’t love it or hate it. Can’t deny the great sounding classic blues sound though.
Some great music, looses a bit being a live album but enjoyable jazz. 3.3
One of the best albums I’ve ever heard.
Muddy Waters is altijd goed! Mooie nummers die lekker klinken.
I was going to say “wow these songs all kinda sound the same” but then I realized I was listening to I’ve Got My Mojo Working - Pt. 2
amazing…so beautiful.
Tämän tälläsen juurevamman tavaran kohdalla tuo live ei haittaa yhtään. Onhan tämä toki luonteeltaan aika tällainen best of -kokoelma. Muddy on väkevä 4/5
Toimiihan tää, hitaimmat biisit parhaita. Vahva 3.
Kerrankin keikkalevy, josta tulee semmonen fiilis, että olispa ollu siistiä olla tuolla. Kova meno! 4/5
i don’t listen to blues, i didn’t think i liked the blues. this kinda slaps though. very american diner vibes
What a voice, last sons amazing. Unfortunately too up tempo for me too enjoy the real bluesy antmosphere, rather misery than Mojo running,
Not terrible, but it gets so repetitive that I tuned it out by the time the album was over.
I can appreciate the high energy and recognise its a big influence on many artists that came after, but I cant say id listen to it again anytime soon. Probably suffers from the Seinfeld effect, in that its such a substantial influence that it almost sounds generic when removed from a contemporary perspective.
beetje saai
Pretty nice blues
Pretty cool hearing how riled up the crowd got by Pt. 2 of Mojo. Goodbye Newport Blues is very obviously an inspiration for Zeppelin. Powerful vocals.
Very good Blues album; I just don't enjoy straight Blues that much. I find it gets repetitive over a full album. Favorite song: Tiger in Your Tank.
Really classic blues. Good stuff.
Brilliant live recording .and a great mix... does get a bit repetitive but enjoyable. Classic blues guitar.
Great voice and energy to these songs but ultimately they ended up sounding the same
Solid Blues album…not my genre though
Very full sound and nice groove. Flagship 60s stuff right there!
This was cool. Pretty wild to imagine seeing muddy waters play hoochie coochie
This is a really good live album. I'm not a big blues guy but Muddy Waters is pretty undeniable. These are just such catchy, fun songs. Standout Tracks: I Got My Brand On You, I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, Baby Please Don't Go, Tiger In Your Tank, I Feel So Good, I've Got My Mojo Working, Meanest Woman
5/10
Interesting that this is where so influential. I really wish I were better versed in jazz and blues and could pick out what is markedly important here. In the year 2023, it feels very repetitive. Amazing how the set builds throughout. I like "I've Got My Mojo Working." Very straightforward baselines (standard 12 bar bum ba bam bum), not very complex guitar work. I like the vocal.
I’d never listened to Muddy Waters music properly before. It’s important.
It's very bluesy. As one might expect. If you enjoy blues music recorded quite badly, this will be right up your street.
I don’t really know what to say, because it was totally listenable but also didn’t move me at all. Very straight down the middle for me. I was pleasantly surprised by the production given the live album element though!
As much as I respect the blues, I'm just not that into the straight blues genre. It's a cool record and I can see how it influenced a ton of music in the 20th century... but there's only so much 1-4-5 a man can take.
so dang good
Pretty great overall, I definitely see the historical significance of Muddy Waters' music, he's quite talented. Having said that, I can't listen to blues like this for very long, I get too anxious for more variety, spoiled by modern music.
I did dance a little.
Some good blues right here, removing 1 point because of the “lives” which shouldn’t be on an album imo
Very cool way to introduce myself into this genre. Love how he sounds perfect even while live. Shit load of historical nostalgia. Helps paint a picture of the scene of music back then.
5/10
Presentado en el festival de Jazz de Newport, es un álbum de Chicago Blues que constantemente es aclamado como uno de los mejores de la historia. Personalmente no escucho ni había escuchado Blues nunca, pero me gustó mucho; tienen una energía diferente…
What I've kind of come to expect from these kinds of albums from this time period. A lot of the instrumentals are genre standards. Not that that's a bad thing as much as it asserts itself as far reaching and influential. Fun listen. Didn't change my life but I liked it. 3.5.
Good blues album. Surprisingly good quality for a live album from the 60s.
Now I need to go watch Blues Brothers.
Great album, must've been a blast being at this show.
A great blues listen - his voice is so rich
What a great blues album. Loved the whole thing!
I love Muddy Waters! His clear yet rough vocals I enjoy and there’s small moments throughout that stand out in a powerful blues album.
Good album. Gets a bit repetitive at times but that's fine. Got my mojo watching is the best song on the album. I WANNA PUT A TIGER IN YOUR TANK
Great blues and songwriting, just not personally my thing.
ok
muddy’s never really done it for me but you can’t really fault him i don’t think
Yeah okay upbeat old music bezutifull acoustics not my thing
Usually find blues boring, but this was superb. Had me going all the way through.
Prima. Bluesy, luistert lekker weg, lekker muziek maken. Gewoon goed.
smor
quality
HL: "Tiger in Your Tank", "I Got My Brand On You", "I Feel So Good", "Hoochie Coochie Man" Picks up speed like a rollercoaster, then ends on a downbeat "Newport Blues". No sifting through layers with this album, just some good blues vibes. Hard for me to listen to Muddy Waters without imagining Plant/Page or Jagger/Richards prowling nearby with hungry looks in their eyes. January 10, 2023
Classic
Oldie but needed more variety of music. Not that special tbh.
If you're a blues fan, this album is like the bible of your world. I, however, am not. Instrumentals too similar. Lyrics very simple. Pretty dull after a few tracks.
absolutely fab, would play in the background of a fancy dinner party im hosting anyday :)
Holy cow what a great album. I don't normally listen to blues ever, let alone the older stuff, but I was invested from start to finish. Every song had me tapping my feet and bobbing my head. What an amazing set.
A simple but effective Delta Blues LP that doesn’t overstay its welcome. Waters was /the/ progenitor of electrified rock and roll, and it’s easy to see why with both the chugging ballads and relative rippers on display here.
I definitely like me some Muddy Waters, but with the non-live bonus tracks attached to this live album (depending on the version, I guess) it's a good demonstration of how much more I would've enjoyed a collection of non-live version of the same songs. To me the additional "energy" simply doesn't make up for the massive reduction in sound quality or additional possibilities provided by sound engineering. 3.5 stars rounded down for just the live version, 5 stars for the non-live bonus tracks.
Extremely classic blues
Legendary vocalist but not my favorite genre
Fuck yeah. The Blues God. And he proved it here. Favorite track: Baby, Please Don't Go
Classic
This is one of those artists that I think I'm "supposed to like" but I just don't. I generally don't like blues. It's too slow and it's hard to sell me on almost anything that uses a harmonica. This album isn't excruciating. When the tempo picks up on songs like Tiger In Your Tank and I Got My Mojo Working it's not bad at all, but too much is just slow and a little samey to my ears. Muddy isn't a bad singer and certainly isn't a slouch with the guitar, but this just isn't for me. I suppose I get why others might like it but I'm just not into this.
I haven't really listened to much blues before this album, but I really feel like I should listen to more. You can hear the sounds that influenced so many other bands, and it's a fun album all the way through, even the softer songs are just really rock solid. Muddy's voice rings loud and clear throughout all the songs but never seems to drown out the rest of the band, and he seems so cool throughout the entire performance. It's a very high quality recording as well for how old it is. I like this album a lot. Favorite Tracks: Tiger In Your Tank, I Feel So Good, Got My Mojo Working Pt. 2, Goodbye Newport Blues
While I'm not a fan of blues as a genre, and this did not change my mind in anyway, it was more enjoyable than the average blues album for me. I really liked how snappy it was, never really lasting longer than necessary, and the crowd wasn't annoying like some other live albums. I just think this was an alright album that is dragged down by my dislike of the genre, pretty much putting it right in the middle.
I’d like to gush effusively about this evidently influential record, but it just doesn’t quite do it for me. The blues is one of those polarising genres which flits between the formulaic and the emotive. On this record, Muddy Waters undeniably channels a boatload of charisma, and there’s just enough variation to keep these songs interesting. But for whatever reason I can’t bring myself to characterise this album as anything other than just okay.
Blues is just okay in my book. I appreciate the art, but I don’t want to sit around listening to it all day.
Solid record and good music but this album sounds a bit too old fashioned for me. I still like it though.
great album; "I've Got My Mojo Working" really gets it going. Part of the lyrics in "Soon Forgotten" are "The 12th of April in 1951". That's a long, long time ago.
there haven't been many blues albums on this list, but that means the albums that do make the cut have something extra about them. well, this live album performed by muddy waters is something special. the audience in 1960 maybe wasn't as vocally loud as other live albums here, but their excitement in their clapping and call-and-response is evident. while waters' voice isn't as clear due to quality, his joy of singing is infectious. waters is a common influence among the most popular rock and roll musicians, so much so that he's frequently listed as an influence for those inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in addition to be inducted himself as an early influence in 1987. listening to this album, when i hadn't listened to much of waters beforehand, made this clear to me. several of these songs written by waters have been covered and have become concert staples for other artists. the peppy riffs in "i'm your hoochie coochie man" are early rock if i've ever heard it!
Again, I'm just not that huge of a blues fan, so a lot of this is lost on me! That said, the album was very engaging and had great "live" energy; there was good interaction going on, and it was evident that Muddy Waters and the crowd were feeding off of each other. Also, it was super obvious how in 1960, this sound that Muddy Waters is excelling at would become a base for many rock acts moving into the coming decades. While the album didn't particularly hit me, I thought it was an easy listen!
Not my typical type of music but enjoyed it
3/5. A good collection of blues songs but a little short to feel like an album. And because of that, the okay songs feel too long.
1960?! Wow. And you tell me that was all live? Impressive. Really chill and jazzy composition.
I enjoyed it. The best moments are when you can really get the excitement of the atmosphere due to Waters' charisma. However, that is sometimes rare like in the middle of the album when the tunes just sorta lack enthusiasm. Overall though, an enjoyable, if brief, live blues record from a leading artist. A decent record.
vittu se KITARA VÄNKYYYYY!!!!!!!! tämä on bleuessia..PARHAIMMILLAAN..miten sen kuuluukin olla... mutavesi, kuravesi... heh... STEREO STEREO STEREO.. tuuu tu tuuu tu uu .. PFT tuu tu utuuu tuu u PFT... niin se kuuluu olla... i got my brand on you
que metal nojentinho 10/10
Great for blues, but blues just ain’t my bag babyl I’ll give it the respect it deserves but can’t go much higher…. 3/5
This is a really pleasant listen
non me ne intendo di jazz, ma è ok
Great singing, great voice, nice tunes. Enjoyed every track. Music wasn't impactful to me like that, but was fun still.
The genuine article – it doesn't get much simpler, direct or better than this. The voice is an instrument in itself – dark, deep and resonant – which he uses to great effect with the incantatory phrasings. One loves the big noise from the small combo, and the free bashing of the drummer. The hideously overused word icon certainly applies here, and to this landmark recording. The mojo was working and continues to work. Biggest issue is that it's not long enough but one is certainly not anxious to begrudge MW a relatively brief workday.
jahas listoille ollaan päästy.. ensimmäinen blues live albumi.. hyvä taustamusiikki.. ei siinä.. mustien musiikkia......
Blues in its truest electric form. The man who “invented electricity”. All of this sounds so basic now, but all these decades later, it still kicks with some passion and emotion.
Like the other ones, it's a decent album for education purposes but that's about it
Another seed from which many sounds sprang forth.
Classic blues album, really enjoyed the listen. Lyrics were really good and top notch blues guitar
I think I liked the studio versions of the songs better than the live ones. I've heard of him before, but it was nice to listen to more. I'll probably pick a couple songs off of it.
Imagine being in the audience, slowly warming up to Water’s charismatic performance until you’re out on the dance floor having the time of your life. As a jazz & blues newbie I can’t say whether this is a good intro point to Muddy Water’s music or to blues in general, but I enjoyed it so much that it’s on regular rotation since I got it last Friday.
I do often like this genre, but this is a bit bland for me. Too much 12 bar blues and wobbly harmonica bits
Love blues
Ok album but not my kind of music
I like the jazz and vocals.
Just not that into the style - too slow and gentle
I love some Muddy Waters.
Muddy!
Muddy Waters playing the blues.
Siendo el primer álbum de blues en vivo de la historia, Muddy Waters venía triunfando y siendo la cara del blues de Chicago desde hace un largo tiempo previo, y con este trabajo da a conocer su grandeza compositiva e interpretativa. En este concierto y sus grabaciones, expandió su popularidad mucho más allá de lo que ya estaba. Teniendo una voz única, y una banda bien típica de la época, lo que más se destaca es su destreza vocal y las composiciones, que a pesar de repetir sus canciones, no cansan ni se tornan repetitivas. Cabe destacar que gracias a este álbum y a Muddy en general, se pudo llegar a rockear de la forma en que la conocemos hoy en día, fue una referencia y un pionero, que llevó el concepto de rock un paso más, y lo hizo a su manera.
I loved listening to this album that was such an influence on so many 60s musicians to come. This was the real, original deal.
I have never listened to a Muddy Waters album. Wasn’t sure I would be into it, but I was. Good times!!
Nice to wallow in the Muddy Waters today. Appreciate hearing it from the source.
I started listening to this immediately after watching a terrible documentary about a cult that committed sexual abuse and branding of women. Bad timing. Off to a bad bad start with that first song. I also have not had a lot of interest in the blues in my past, so this isn’t promising… Fortunately I enjoyed the non-branding-related songs on this album very much! Lots of energy, great blues playing, and except for that first track (which then repeated near the end - UGH), which I will excuse but never enjoy. I was surprisingly into this! Really great!
I was able to listen to most of the album. Really enjoyed this one.
Not a huge blues guy, but I liked this well enough.
Beautiful. Muddy Waters is, and always will be, an absolute treasure.
Slutt med livealbum pls
chillen op de titanic
Ik moet echt eens alle live blues classics beluisteren. Deze was al top!
More important than great, but still pretty good.
One of my favorite albums of all time
3.5/5
Great and bluesy
a good blues set.
Great blues, great guitar.
6/10
7/10. I spent a while trying to figure out what a "taggle" was, and why you'd put it in someone's tank before I saw the name of the song.
Yeah that’s definitely the blues. 8/10
Jazz from Newport?
Not a mahusive blues fan but this really is very good. Full of filthy innuendo all the way with a top-notch live band. Everything is tight and concise with tons of blues personality from Muddy.
Classic blues as it is. The essential of it, I would say) And a good live vibe is here as well.
Jazzy good time, love a good live album
This entire album is straight-up classic blues, which is good and bad. For the genre, it's pretty good, I would say. On the other hand, there isn't a lot of diversity, neither within songs nor across the album. I love blues (and early jazz), but I don't think this album is quite killing it enough to go higher than a 3.
Sick set.
Decent old blues. Nothing mindblowing but pretty solid. 3/5.
not bad first song was boring second was a good bit better third one I like fourth is a bit slow but not bad I'm liking the fifth it's fun but repetitive sixth is exactly what I was expecting and wanting out of this album and the blend of blues and jazz is great the one after is a part 2 of the sixth and it's still good but not perfect I'm bored now so I'll stop
Interesting, not something I'd have on all day but I enjoyed a good bit of it
It’s fine. Wouldn’t listen again.
Yeah this was great.
It’s all right but the blues bore me.
Straight blues. I liked the driving feel. Not too bad.
Probably wouldn't listen to it again
Correct, sans plus.
I know this is one of those that I should enjoy but don't. Father of the blues and all that. I'm a nope for Muddy Waters.
I lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade and it may shock you that nobody went to the beach. The beach was for tourists. Santa Monica beach, and especially Venice Beach was dirty and gross. If you wanted to go swimming you went south. Manhattan, Beach .. Redondo Beach ... still pretty gross. Newport Beach, now that's where you went if you really wanted to go swimming, But now I hear there's Muddy Waters at Newport Beach and it's not very good and in fact kinda sad, boring and not really worth the drive. By the time you get there, you may be thinking to yourself ... that's a lotta hype, was it even worth it...?
When I first saw the cover of this album I wondered why the Muddy Waters album had a picture of Mahershala Ali on it. Was this the soundtrack to a Muddy Waters biopic? Apparently not, but I'm also not the first person online to see the resemblance and fancast Ali to play Waters. This is a good blues album.
I like the blues and Muddy Waters is one of the masters, but this album is filled with standard average stuff. Hoochie Coochie Man and I Feel So Good standout. The rest, not so much. The recording is not great quality and doesn’t help either.
SUCH AN AMAZING ALBUM. Muddy Waters is a fantastic vocalist and guitar player and every song is just perfection. I love the sense of fun and the unrestrained masculinity (mojo!). One of my all time faves, everything this man touched was gold in my book. 5/5
Rating: 9/10 Best songs: I got my brand on you, I’m your hoochie coochie man, Tiger in your tank, Feel so good, I’ve got my mojo working
I like jazz so this was a good album!
Just a solid blues album. I always enjoy when you can hear the crowd, especially in blues recordings. Super fun. Favorite tracks: "Got My Mojo Working Part 1", "Baby, Please Don't Go"
Lovely
3 good stuff. Gets a little monotonus though.
good album.
I’am not overly a fan of live albums on the generator/ book it kinda takes up way too much space also (while I like the bluesier side of rock) blues isn’t my kinda thing. That being said though it is a genuinely decent album to be honest all of the songs were well written and he sounds great live probably 3/5 for my personal tastes but people who like this kinda thing more should really check it out.
Extremely solid blues album perfect to start your day to Best song: hoochie coochie man Worst song: no stand out slumps in the album
Not my kind of music
Kinda blown away by the recording quality. It was good but not super memorable to me. Will definitely revisit later, though, when I'm looking for a change of pace! Standouts: I've Got My Mojo Working
Live album
perfect for a muddy day.... not
Amazing blues forgot how good he is
Turns out I like live albums
If it happened at Newport Jazz festival in the 50's/60's chances are it probably slap'd. 4.5/5
Classic blues.
I know I am supposed to be blown away by this. Maybe at the time it was revolutionary. But this does nothing for me.
Good stuff, altough not sure I would choose it
Ett band som nog gör sig bäst live och inte inspelat live.
One of the most influential artists of 60's this and the Folk Singer album highlight the reason why. This potentially could be the greatest blues album of all time.
Muddy Waters was my introduction to Blues when I first heard Mannish Boy, and he defines blues to me. Imagine being in the audience to hear this performance being recorded. Nothing can match the growl, howl, and beat of Waters' vocals and guitar. Brand, Hoochie Coochie, Mojo Working,... all great tunes. The only song that doesn't connect for me is Tiger in your Tank, although because it's a take on a gasoline ad popular at the time, it gets a bonus mark.
Ok. Wasn't a big difference between songs.
If you like Blues (and I do) this album is amazing. Not much more needs to be said.
That's a great performance - captured so well - and great musicianship
Not bad, but not my genre. Not sure I'll relisten
Had heard a couple tracks by him before but never dove deeper. Not really the sort of thing i would have normally sought out, but I'm quite pleased i took the time to listen. Good stuff.
Very good music but not my favorite genre
Clasico!
ALBUM RATING: 3.6 ALBUM GRADE: B- TRACK RATINGS: 1. I Got My Brand on You - 3.5 2. I’m Your Hooch Koochie Man - 3.5 3. Baby, Please Don’t Go - 4.0 4. Soon Forgotten - 4.0 5. Tiger in Your Tank - 3.0 6. I Feel So Good - 3.5 7. Got My Mojo Working - 3.5 8. Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2 - 3.5 9. Goodbye Newport Blues - 4.0
Traditional electric blues instrumentation. Was a big influence on many electric blues on rock players. Traditional yet super clean. I love how in blues tunes they talk about their problems, but they don’t usually ever get resolved. Makes for an easier tune to write for sure. Will listen to more Muddy Waters in the future for sure.
Initial thoughts: fun instrumentals, fantastic vocals, couldn’t care less about the lyrics. Feels raw and “alive” since it’s live, which I like. Final thoughts: pretty much exactly the same as the initial thoughts. Every song sounded really similar but I like the style they’re going for so I can’t complain too much.
Blues at its peak.
Love that sound.
Newport has a great build. I was shocked at the acclaim for what starts as fairly straightforward blues tunage. The energy dials up first, then there's an electric murmur in Tiger, and finally a few scorchers finish off the set. But while I like it, the patter is quite dated and the album is shorter and flatter than expected. The hype hasn't grabbed me yet.
It’s fine.
Good stuff, just not sure I'd ever listen to again
I enjoyed this, felt very raw and real.
Nice blues.
Enjoyable.
Listened before: no Enjoyed: yes Listens: 5
I love his feel. Rhythmically it's a lot of fun. I can't not groove along while it's playing. I wish there were a few more jams and solos like those in Got My Mojo Working 1, because outside of that, everything is a bit too familiar these days to enjoy.
Fantastic live energy on this one, you can hear the crowd reacting and dancing and it's no surprise. You can definitely hear a lot of later rock and metal sounds in their early stages on this record.
Súper P.
Essential blues with such assuredness, ruggedness and clarity to the soul and heart of quintessential American music.
Fantastic live album
Fantastic. The love concert album done right.
I've heard of Muddy Waters, but I'm unsure if I could name some of his songs off the top of my head. I really enjoyed this recording and I definitely want to check out his other discography.
badass blues man. I mean... I wouldn't write a song about having my brand on a woman but you know... different times.
Such fun vibes of classic songs - great live album
Listened to on 8/9/22 4/5 Favorite song: I Feel So Good It started raining during this jazz album and I was SO here for it - easy to listen to and for someone who usually doesn’t like live music this was phenomenal
Good old-fashioned blues album. Would listen in the background again.
I've said it before. Live albums basically amount to a best of album. Muddy Waters is a generational artist who deserves to be included. If you're going to do so, make sure you highlight a studio recording.
Certainly solid blues, but i don't love anything that presented here.
Sounds like home. Great album. Classic
Great album to listen to if you love blues rock. Especially listening to one of the pioneers for it.
Amazing album. Loving this site
Not really a fan of this type of older music.
Muddy Waters is a classic, and this is an excellent recording of an excellent performance, that gives a real sense of what it was like in person.
Good
Classic Chicago blues. Love it. Also during this set (but not on this album) he brought out some famous swing dancers (check out youtube). This is what I want in a live blues album. Top form from one of the all time greats.
Not a lot of time on my side this week but I did give this a quick listen. Good renditions of Hoochie Koochie and others. Interesting story about the concert too. This album doesn't have a lot of his gems. I assume Muddy won't have any others on the 1001 and he deserves a 4 for his contribution to the Chicago blues scene.
There are some classic blues numbers here, well-delivered. I prefer the slower numbers that give Muddy and his musicians time to stretch out. Muddy's guitar is often less up front but the interplay with the piano and harp is very nice. With BB King at the Regal the insane club crowd stole the show, but here they are more laid back (maybe because 300+ had been arrested for drunkeness the day before). Many of the glowing reviews of this LP talk about the live performance and it's great part of the performance is on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLTCIqfsefc
Even though I'm not a Blues guy, I have to acknowledge his massive influence on the rockers. The likes of Led Zep, the Stones and even Jimi Hendrix basically electrified his sound to create 60s rock music.
very good blues album. Great sound and enjoyable.
so good and honest
Bluesy
I'm not a big fan of straight blues, so this record didn't do much for me. I enjoyed the songs well enough while it played, but nothing really stuck out to me and overall it is kind of forgettable.
Liked it alright, but nothing amazing. I just generally am bored by blues.
Fine live blues. Got a little samey after a while.
Okay yeah, this is the good stuff. Incredible blues. A
An energetic live performance from one of the legends of blues guitar. It's a bit on the short side, but it still is absolutely smoking.
Loving the variety in the albums that are suggested.
Bluesy, good live
I don't consider myself a blues afficionado. Blues to me conjures up images of a weird high school teacher who would roam the campus with a harmonica or listening to the blues. So this is probably the first blues album I have ever listened to. And what an introduction. What an amazing voice and energy. The recording is clear and the musicality is evident. Really enjoyed this.
For lovers of Chicago Blues, it doesn't get much better than this.
This is a good blues album but nothing spectacular about it.
A glimpse of a master at work. This is the blues. Not at its most flashy but at its realest. Would have been great to be here. Not the most interesting thing I’ve ever heard so I’ll give it a 4.
Bareboned blues. Great musicians, basic lyrics as expected.
idk yet
The jazz sounds good but the actual singing just sounds like the same words over and over.
Excellent concert, great stuff :)
I can see why he is so influential. As an album not sure I like having the songs repeated a few times, but they are all different.
Very early Blues, which I haven’t listened to much of. The band play perfectly together. ‘Goodbye Newport Blues’ is 100% my favourite. Very mellow and somber, jazzy. Although I did like ‘Soon Forgotten’ too.
Fantastic live blues album.
It's Muddy. Give the man 5 stars.
legit old school blues 3.5
Too polite. Missing some grit
Yes
Not sure
Soul food time machine
Not a fan of the blues. Pass. 2/5
I'm not big on blues, but this is pretty good. Interesting that the Rolling Stones took their name from Muddy Waters' song "Rollin' Stone." That one's not on this album, but I'll have to give it a listen.
p53. 1960. 4.5 stars. Damn I love blues, and this is as pure as it gets. Half a point deducted for being a live album, but other than that it's perfect.
I only knew Muddy Waters as the guy who brought us "You Need Love", the blues song that became a foundation for Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". And boy how ignorant I was in Muddy Waters's impact in the world of blues. Not a big fan of live albums, but I think this one captured the energy of blues and Waters's irresistible grooves and charisma. A gem in the top of the godfather of all modern music.
More boring than I was expecting
Appreciate the amazing guitar, but just not my kinda of music
A testament to how Muddy Waters was influential was the fact that this album sounds like I’ve heard a thousand times except for the fact that all songs bar one I’ve never heard before. However this is a double edged sword - coming late to Muddy Waters this sounds tired to me precisely because I heard him through a hundred other artists. Also this specific album is not a mind blowing live performance and it’s neither the most remarkable in general - yet this still, even as a throwaway album, surpasses the vast majority of the white boy blues albums trying their best on this list. Maybe it will be another album to win me over I guess. This one kind of was rather neutral.
I’ve actually never heard of Muddy Waters before this and damn, I enjoyed this album. It’s the blues at its finest. I don’t know much about the blues as some others probably do but this is a nice introduction to the genre. There isn’t really a miss on this album, and it’s an album I’ll probably save to go back to. Fav tracks: I’ve got my brand on you, goodbye Newport, meanest lady
Midt på treet. Gøy, men kommer ikkje til å høre på det igjen.
ganske nice
Estilo personal de un buen guitarrista en los años 60. Canciones con el estilo de la época, acompañado por una buena voz y todo con estilo y ritmo
I really liked this and can see why Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, and Keith Richards did, too.
I like to think I like the Blues but this was a bit hit and miss for me. This chart seems to lean heavily on LIVE albums as being a cut above studio albums (especially from the 60's) but I just don't agree with that viewpoint. The tracks are pretty well known enough but whether it's the live performance aspect there seems to be a lack of raw emotion from Muddy. He seems to almost rush through the whole concert so he can go home (which would be understandable since there was a riot the night before). The tracks veer from slower numbers to more dancey tunes and he ends up singing the same song twice near the end. The last track is the best- and that's not even Muddy because he'd ducked out at that point. Having said all that it's still a great album from one of the greatest.
jazz club niicccceeee
Als dit het beste is wat Blues ons te geven heeft, dan geef mijn portie maar aan fikkie.
Best aardig, maar ben gewoon niet zo'n blues man.
Met enige tegenzin toch netjes helemaal geluisterd. En ik kan niet zeggen dat ik er heel enthousiast van word.
Ik wil al een tijd een muziekreis maken door Amerika. Door dit album krijg ik daar weer extra zin in.
Live album, I didn't have any strong opinions about it.
Can't really judge blues, whether from the Chicago school or any other school. I understand that the way those sorts of songs are performed is pivotal for someone to dig them, but those nuances are simply not graspable to me. So I yes, I can't really judge, at least subjectively. One of the only blues records I have in my collection is the Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson. I guess that doesn't really make me an expert. But in this live album, Muddy Waters still sounds like the real thing to my admittedly ignorant ears. So I'm gonna trust the real experts when they're saying this particular record just changed the lives of thousands and thousands of youths at the time (including The Stones, Clapton, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and countless others), first in the States and then in the UK. This record was released in 1960, and it's one of the very first blues live album ever recorded. I've also noticed lots of Willie Dixon-penned tracks in there too, so I imagine he's worth checking out as well. And of course, I imagine you'd need to add "Mannish Boy" to all this (or Bo Diddley's "I'm A Man", which is basically the same song), to get a broader picture of the powers of that Chicago School. You gotta start somewhere, right? I can also understand the mystique around this album, given the circumstances in which it was recorded, i.e. during a festival that got almost cancelled because of the rioting that had occured there. There are lots of interesting anecdotes about all that online, but I won't delve into them right now, just do the research yourself if you're interested. The bottom line is that this gig (and recording) could have never existed, and popular music during the sixties and beyond would have been slightly different than what it turned out to be. So the words "culturally relevant" don't even do justice to how important this record is (and for once, this clearly goes beyond personal tastes). Those sorts of stakes are best exemplified through the last despondent track, "Goodbye Newport Blues", written right before the gig, with lyrics by none other than poet Langston Hughes--here sung by pianist Otis Spann (given that Muddy was too exhausted from his overall performance before, a performance which included classics such as "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Got My Brand On You", "Tiger In Your Tank" and two hectic renditions of "I've Got My Mojo Workin'"). Probably referring to the climate of violence around the festival (partly sparked by the police repression), pianist Spann mourns about what a "gloomy day" it is as he sings goodbye to Newport. And yet, as sad as it sounds, something poignant and truly magical is happening here, as magical as the sudden whisps of wind that can be heard in many parts of this quite "barebones" recording (The show occured in the open, by the way, hence those sounds of wind. This can be seen in the photograph for the cover, for example, even though Waters used a different guitar for the gig than the one he's holding for that picture--and there's even an interesting tidbit to learn about that semi-acoustic guitar on the cover, but that's for you to find out as well...). So, why am I focusing on this tiny moment of the recording? Why is it *magical*? The reason is this: during "Goodbye Newport Blues", Spann indeed laments: "What's gonna happen to my music? What's gonna happen to this song?". What's truly magical here is that the answer to that desperate query came in the many waves of great US and UK acts who would feel inspired by this record (and other ones like that) in the years that followed 1960. Those inspired youths all heard Spann's call, as if carried away by that wind which breezes through the speakers as you're spinning this very record. And they answered it, through the great divides of race, class and even an ocean sometimes. "What's gonna happen to my music? What's gonna happen to this song?" Well, what happened is that it changed the world. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
It was great to hear some live blues on here. You can really see the influence Muddy Waters had on generations of musicians!
All a bit samey
This was a fun listen.
Ik ben niet zo'n fan van live muziek, en ook niet zo van jazz. De liedjes zelf zijn wel leuk, maar soms ook wel erg cliche. **
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It was pleasant enough but I don't think I could distinguish it from any other blues
Great blues/jazz leadoff this week. Muddy Waters certainly the best of the era
12 bar blues is one of my favourite genres and though a bit tame by todays standards, this is the stuff - and standards is the right word.
A classic live blues album, first heard this 35years ago, and it still brings me out in goosebumps.
Incredible
A great, laid back listen. Perfect blues to have on while working or reading.
Good stuff. Solid live album.
Not as good as the other one.
Un album enregistré à l'époque du paléolithique qui fait en effet son travail mais sans grande surprise, Muddy Waters se contentant d'enfiler des bottes et de traverser un lac boueux d'un bout à l'autre. La façon d'aborder la musique a depuis heureusement bien évolué.
Le nouveau single proposé par le groupe ROP ne me convient toujours pas. Les sonorités, non sans rappeller celles des Frero Delavega, ne font que respecter les codes de la musique de radio. Les multiples "la première fois que tu l'as entendu, c'était sur Skyrock" ne sont vraiment pas nécessaires, et gâchent un peu plus une musique déjà dénuée d'intérêt. Une copie à revoir.
A delightful bluesy treat