At Newport 1960

3,5

Hmmm, well, there's a Punjabi friend of mine who is often funny and dismissive about the basic-bitchness of European or white people food as compared to the wide world of subcontinental spice mixes, preparations, blooming the flavours, etc. – "It's not food, it's the ingredients of food." That's a bit how I feel about the blues? It's music – this is not meant to be an edgy take – but sometimes it feels more like the ingredients of music? Muddy W is fucking great at it and so it has a nice purity, as opposed to some of the very florid blooze men who feel like they're singing nursery rhymes or "Happy Birthday" or some other very inert thing. Nevertheless, my ears don't know how to hear stuff about "got my mojo working'" and "I'm yer hoochie koochie man" except very post-post-post-post-modernly, which is to say, you sprain your eyeballs from rolling 'em so hard.

25/06/26 - At Newport 1960 - Muddy Waters - 1960 - Chess Some are syrup and some are sherbet. At this moment, I am 100% sherbert- fizzing, zipping, a bit too acidic, too much, too soon dissolved. A dash of sherbert could be sharp, fun, but this feels like a pinprick deluge. 1001 days seems enough time to simmer some syrup into the system. My anxiety dreams aside - this is all to say this album was not sherbet. No, it was pure, unadulterated, opaque and amber ooze. It was rich, and smooth and self-assured. It was cool as hell. It almost made me forget that I walking to Sainsbury's with low battery, sunstroke and a report to write up instead I could have been on a white-washed porch by a lake with a beer in one hand and a pack of cards in the other. The album made me want to learn how to shuffle with one hand, throw a bullseye, toss a cocktail shaker around, dust off my grandad's piano stool, become an expert in the blues and dance. 1000 days to go seems enough time to learn a few tricks. A classic sherbet response I am sure. Muddy Waters at Newport, just felt powerful and proud and unapologetically unvarnished. Muddy Waters aka McKinley Morganfield - what a voice, what an artist. No wonder he is called "the father of modern blues". The album felt like a family - each clearly related, jostling and melding with each other. My fave tracks were: 'I'm your hoochie, coochie man'-a classic for a reason, 'I've got my mojo working pt.2' - for the love of the game, meanest woman - any song about a curly-haired baddie gotta be on there, 'soon forgotten' - if I'm pulling the Deniro grimace of approval another straight track to the list, Goodbye Newport blues - my favourite, just beautiful. Ironically, at the actual festival, this was apparently spontaneously written by leader of the Harlem Renaissance - James Mercer Langston Hughes - and performed by blues pianist Otis Spann. A fantastic first entry, what next?

meh not my cup of tea… some good jams but repetitive and boring

This probably would have been a rager in 1960. And apparently this was highly influential. But to me it’s just a solid blues album.

Listened to this during the heatwave and made me feel like I was in the deep south so mission accomplished I guess.

Very nice jazzy vibe

Very jazzy it’s interesting to listen to. Very vibey.

It was a good introduction to Muddy Waters and made me want to listen to more of his discography.

Bluesy

Not my cup of tea

Better than I thought

Yea awesome

This album reenforces my live album bias. There really isn't any real reason that this should be live, from what I can tell so far. The solos might have a hair more character, but there's no obvious crowd influence on the sound. It also has the blues problem for me of a lot of the songs end up sounding really similar to one another, and I just can't differentiate them enough as I'm listening. And my bias is a little confirmed here with the recordings at the end. They just sound better to me. It's a good album, but I don't really think it's all that great. I don't mind it being listed as a top 1,001 album, but I can't guarantee it would make my own personal list of that many albums. Favorite Song(s): Meanest Woman

Very enjoyable. 4/5

Muddy waters is a very good blues player and sounds amazing live, overall a good listen

Without a doubt the best live blues album I've ever heard. This is really fantastic stuff.

Credited as one of the first live blues albums, Muddy Waters at the Newport Jazz Fest in 1960 changed how people saw the genre. It captured the raw energy that passes from the band to the crowd and inspired countless aspiring musicians to pick up a guitar or a harmonica (sometimes both!). It also stands on its own musical merits as a great collection of songs. The biggest issue with Newport is the recording itself being affected by wind, microphone crackle, static hiss, and other hiccups. Considering it was 1960 I'm willing to give it a pass. If you're a big blues fan you can add a full point to my score.

"The album was an important influence on the emerging younger white blues scenes"? What if I don't like those either?

Tough following bb

Not a thing wrong with this album and even though I tend to dislike live albums this one transcends the typical live issues. A must listen for everyone.

Favorite songs: (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man, Baby, Please Don’t Go, Got My Mojo Working Part 1, Goodbye Newport Blues

I should probably listen to more music like this, very nice.

My guy

This is what the blues should feel like. Theres a true swagger to this live record and the delivery is incredible throughout. The only criticism I'd have is that some of the tracks do sound quite similar and towards the second half of the album it blurs a bit. Still a brilliant listen though.

My dad’s music. But that’s ok because this is part of what has shaped my music. That, and it’s great music.

Сейчас это не звучит как что-то уникальное, но для тех времен это было очень круто, ну и не могу не учитывать его влияние не только на своих любимых роллингов, но и вообще на значительную часть последующих рок-групп. Ну и исполнено все равно, надо сказать, на уровне.

музыкант он конечно же великолепный, но мне такая музыка не нравится, в том же десятилетии дальше будет намного интереснее, из уважения поставлю 3

zonder Muddy zou onze muziekgeschiedenis niet hetzelfde zijn

Listened while I chopped rhubarb and strawberries for a crisp. Wish I was there to hear this legend live. I listened to Lead Belly after this to go further back in time...

not the kind of genre i’d listen to voluntarily, but it’s honestly great, i don’t have much to say because i’m really not into this and don’t know what is good and bad. but overall sounds great to me.

If there’s any blues rock that I’d say is like worth it to listen to - it prob would be this. It’s just got soul in it that most other stuff on the list doesn’t.

What a brilliant blues album, and you can really feel the live energy coming out of it. He plays for a great sound; the quality feels so passionate and real.

aburrido m,e voi. ni auto ni nada

This kind of reminds me of the Sinners soundtrack like perhaps Ryan Coogler took inspo from Muddy Waters? Also, I looked up the Newport Jazz Festival to see how it is now and wow, times have changed because it's not really jazz focused anymore but maybe r&b focused. At least, it's still kind of black centric. The line up seems way more condensed nowadays as well, i.e. meaning less time with each artist maybe.

How to earn a 1: super annoying harmonica repeated nonsensical lyrics live album This album hits all 3!

I find this album surprisingly accessible, which I hadn’t expected :-) So I’m giving it 3 stars...

I wish I could listen to this with fresh ears, untainted by decades of advertising and general modernity, but as it is this isn't for me. Perfectly enjoyable to have on though, you forget it's live after a while.

The Good: Fucking Muddy Waters! The Bad: That it’s a live album… The Ugly: … I don’t know… this list? It was a nice listen. However, listening to the blues is something one does while drinking a drink, maybe smoking a smoke, or having a little entrez-nous with a special someone. I was doing neither of the above while listening to this album, and though I have great appreciation for the OG blues men… this album just didn’t do it for me. 3*

It cooks! Classic piece of music history

Corte que las capitales.

I'm a blues enjoyer, what can I say. Muddy Waters is iconic.

this was really cool ! gonna listen to it more and it’s probably gonna grow on me

It's Muddy Waters. Pretty easy to crack a good rating from the name alone. Blues is unfortunately plagued by the fact that it all sounds almost exactly the same. Same keys, same instruments, same songwriting. But at least Muddy brings a bit of personality to an otherwise generic genre. And don't get me wrong, I love blues, but that's just how it is. Anyways, great listen. It seems any artist that plays 'At Newport' (wherever that is) seems to kill it.

Me gusta mucho este tipo de música aunque no soy tan conocedora del Jazz, y aunque me desagradan las versiones en vivo ¡este me gustó bastante! I Got My Brand On You, Baby Please Don't Go, Tiger In Your Tank, I Feel So Good, I've Got My Mojo Workin' y Goodbye Newport Blues

Es un álbum bastante energético y supongo que histórico

Muddy . . . Chicago blues. Revered.

Very good.

No se lo que dice pero buen instrumental.

I’m getting a bit tired of the live albums to be honest, but this one was pretty good.

Repetitive

I Got My Brand on You 4 I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 4.2 Baby, Please Don't Go 4.3 Soon Forgotten 3.8 Tiger in Your Tank 3.8 I Feel So Good 4 Got My Mojo Working 4.3 Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 4.3 Goodbye Newport Blues 4 Score: 4.077777778

Pretty fun

So damn good

This is a really good blues album. My problem with blues is more with the genre in general - all the songs sound very similar.

lets goo 4/5

A solid sampler of Muddy Waters catalog allowed his band and he to shine, although some aspects of what made him great go missing. As a singer, Waters has an authoritative voice that never needs to go to screams, whoops and talking to deliver his message. Only Otis Redding comes to mind as a singer whose natural voice carries the power of Waters. His vocals make classics like “Hoochie Coochie Man” go well beyond blues’ cliches, or even novelty songs. The only drawback arises when Waters’ utters submissive lines like in “Baby, Please Don’t Go.” There seems little chance that he would “be your dog” to any woman.” Waters definitely could put a “Tiger in Your Tank” long before any type of groveling. Pianist Otis Spann and Drummer Francis Clay’s accents add a great deal to the songs. Their playing drives the music whereas terrific musicians like guitarist Pat Hare and harmonica player James Cotton seem undermiked. Waters’ slide playing emerged on a few tracks, but he also did not get to thrive. The recording leaves out some of the dynamics that made Waters' recordings more dramatic. I missed the famed Chess Studio effects that added drama to his performances. The live setting does boost “I Got My Mojo Working.” Spann’s sprightly piano intro, the call and response from numerous back-up singers and the accelerating rhythm turn “Mojo” into a gospel flavored song. It seems fitting that the group decided to reprise the song as Waters sensed the spirit hitting the audience. It would have been wiser to end the album on that note rather than the improvised “Goodbye Newport Blues.” Better Waters’ albums exist, but At Newport 1960 offers a great introduction to listeners.

Recognizable blues tunes that Muddy just smoked on.

This is a great album. I really like this kind of music. I loved most of the songs. 4,5/5.

I like when he goes brrrbbbrrbbbppbbrrpb

Not typically a blues guy but this was more enjoyable than most albums I’ve heard. Muddy Waters had a fun time on this recording.

Muddy did it well, and a huge influence to blues and rock that followed.

Classic

About as authentic of the Blues as it gets. Tight in the pocket and downtrodden.

Solid classic blues album.

I was worried that the sound quality would suffer from being such an early live recording, but it's fantastic. His distinctive voice and guitar playing are on fine display. So good.

Not bad. A little repetitive.

raw live blues is a vibe. Not for everyday, but for special occasions.

It's great but not something I'd listen to often

I don’t know what it is about Muddy Waters that I just don’t like…. And live albums are never great…. Not the worst 1 star by far but 1 star nonetheless

Enjoyed this. Didn't get Tiger in your tank but otherwise great

Good memories

뭐라 쓰지

Excellent

Not my vibe in jazz, although I like the Sunday music.

i knew i'd eventually come across an album i didn't like but i didn't know it'd happen so soon lol. not that these were bad songs, i just really didn't resonate with any of them at all. i honestly can't pinpoint which song is which because none of them stand out to me very much. anyway i think this genre just isn't for me, still a fine record though :)

I liked it but it seems some of the horns sounded out of tune or not recorded well. Also some of the lyrics seems overly repetitive.

Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: I Feel So Good Date listened: 2/06/26 Listen when: Reading a book in the evening in a candlelit room I LOVE LIVE ALBUMS. I Feel So Good best hands down. Imagine being in that room wow. Feels like a genuine blues 44 minute 41 second experience. (Goodbye Newport Blues honourable mention). 4/5 because listening beginning to end can get a bit monotonous as they all really do sound the same. Also not sure it's something I would listen to every day.

I had already heard this album, and now i think i liked it even more. Another live album, now the crowd was more civilized, but it was still there, it helped. So yes, great album, would listen again. man i love the blues

Muddy Waters no puede fallar, su talento es innegable y su influencia también.

Está bien, no sé en que circunstancias pondría este disco, pero me gustó la onda.

No me gusta mucho este tipo de R&B creo, si alguna canción es más movida, pero la armónica le da el toque único en combinación con el ritmo del rock clásico, tiene esa pureza del Rock viejo. No escucharía esto nunca sinceramente, entiendo que es un exponente muy bueno del R&B. Ene general el álbum va subiendo de menos a más, es bueno. Top Picks 🌟 1- I’ve got my mojo working (me encanta como suena este tema y es fantástica para bailar el clásico rock, tengo la magia pero no funciona contigo, fantasticoooo) 2- Feel so good (muy movida) me hace acordar a alguna escena de alguna peli de baile vieja yanque 3- Goodbye Newport Blues (un blues de L puta madre)

One of the greats of modern music. A brilliant set which shows just how influential he was.

No notes. Just one of my favorites.

Loved it, really starting to get into Jazz

Okay

It was a-ight. I lack the depth to appreciate it more.

i liked this. love that he feels good and has got his mojo working > AI Overview The phrase "tiger in your tank" means having an abundance of energy, power, and enthusiasm. It originated as an iconic, pop-culture-defining advertising slogan for Esso (now known as Exxon) gasoline in the 1960s, promising that their premium fuel would give vehicles the fierce power of a tiger.

Cooool.

Legendary artist. Legendary festival. Legendary set. Enough said.

Opinion: This album completely unlocked the world of Blues for me <3 <3 Favorite songs: (1) Got my mojo working (2) Baby, please don't go (3) I Got my brand on you Overall Album rating (Pitchfork rating system): 8.9/10

this rips how is the sound quality so good

blues is good for kicking your feet up after a long day of standing on the job and feeling the ache wail out. live, Muddy Waters excels even more. i quite like the ripping and facemelting (for 1960 ofc) Tiger in Your Tank. deserves to be one of the 1001? i think this a good representation for Muddy Waters, who absolutely deserves a spot on this list

Urban-y, relative to Delta Blues; clean; sterile; lacks the soul of Delta Blues.

So fun, I would love to hang out with my friends and dance to this music it’s so fun!!

It’s like im in New Orleans

Kjeddeelllliggggggg, måtte bytte sang siden jeg skulle øve på ting. 3/10 would not try again

Review - a decent blues album but not as good as others I've had so far on this list Score - 5.5/10 Need to listen? NO

love the jazzy and fun vibe of it. feels like pure music back in the days

Awesome. 4/5

Very good as an historical record of where guitar-based rock music began. It was also a little bit too basic and not something I would want to revisit often. I feel four stars is fair.

The raw, authentic sound of the black blues. Which can be sometimes a bit rigid and predictable, but also very powerful and emotional. 7/10

Lesson

Me gusto mucho el álbum. Ya algo conocía, pero escuchar todo un disco fue un viaje y un placer. la voz de él es poderosa. La mezcla de instrumentos, el piano y la armónica hablándose, la percusión apareciendo con personalidad. Cada instrumento tiene su salida triunfal. Me gusta mucho esta música, hay dolor, hay alegría, hay esperanza. Creo que refleja absolutamente la cultura negra y sus raíces.

sin este señor no existirían los Rolling stone .que más se puede decir

No me gusta mucho este tipo de R&B creo, si alguna canción es más movida, pero la armónica le da el toque único en combinación con el ritmo del rock clásico, tiene esa pureza del Rock viejo. No escucharía esto nunca sinceramente, entiendo que es un exponente muy bueno del R&B. Ene general el álbum va subiendo de menos a más, es bueno. Top Picks 🌟 1- I’ve got my mojo working (me encanta como suena este tema y es fantástica para bailar el clásico rock, tengo la magia pero no funciona contigo, fantasticoooo) 2- Feel so good (muy movida) me hace acordar a alguna escena de alguna peli de baile vieja yanque 3- Goodbye Newport Blues (un blues de L puta madre)

I Feel So Good best, hands down. Imagine being in that room wow. Feels like a genuine blues 44 minute 41 second experience. (Goodbye Newport Blues honourable mention)

Ok, wouldn’t listen to it again. Not my type of music

i might just not be a blues girl! i do love a live album though

I mean I suppose you either love the blues or you don't. For me it always seemed a very natural progression to become a blues fiend because all my big 60s heroes worshipped the blues. One time I told my friend Max that I wasn't really a blues fan and he laughed at me. This album is pretty much as great as the Chicago electric blues ever got. Otis Spann on piano and James Cotton on harmonica are two of the greatest blues players ever. Not to mention King Muddy. Anyway, my aspirations to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles, the Stones, The Who, Dylan, Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, and the Kinks meant that blues was always the road I was going to go down. And this album inspired them all.

I always love a good blues album

Love this… I do prefer any of the Motörhead live versions of Hoochie Coochie Man 😁

I give muddy himself 5 stars for his musicianship. I just can't do blues albums anymore, so samey the whole time

Nice and jazzy but I was too tired when I listened to it so I can’t really rate it properly

Good but there’s nothing outstanding at all other than being a live album that didn’t hate

Oochie coochie goochie moochie yay

Best Song: I Feel So Good. Probably my favourite vocal performance on the album, which a catchy and endearing set of lyrics. Worst Song: Soon Forgotten. Sometimes a song's rhythm can be so slow it almost feels like it's moving backwards. Overall: A bit of a mixed album. Some songs feel like dated blues standards, whereas others (like "I've Got My Mojo Working") have this lively silliness that feels fresh and modern. Obviously intensely talented and influential, although for genre reasons alone i'm not sure how often I will return to listening to this.

So this is what blues is.. Not too bad!

Not a blues fan, but damn if this wasn’t great.

Considering when this was recorded, that it was live and that it had never been done before, this was seriously impressive. It is more or less pretty standard blues but sounded great, was fun to listen to and I would go back if there was a blues theme to music I had to play.

that was interesting - my first ever blues album. the songs sounds a little the same but it's cool

bluesy album kinda good but a tad underwhelming

4/10, es un género que si no tengo ninguna otra cosa para escuchar lo tolero, pero no lo eligiria nunca. El chabon canta muy bien.

not my thing

Que discazo por favor! Es un vaivén de tranquilidad y por momentos vértigo como si uno estuviese navegando en un lago inmenso. Lo escuché 2 veces continuas y no me di cuenta. El único problema que tiene es que son las 11am y tengo ganas de tomar un old-fashioned jaja

nice! lovely! can't lie i dont think this is my thang but i was not opposed to it, really love thinking about how culturally relevant blues music is but actually listening to it is just alright, like i know this is good but not my cup of tea so solid 6/10

I feel like this would be amazing live and I can understand why it was a game changer at the time. It's just so difficult to transport myself mentally back to 66 years ago and forget everything I now know about rock'n'roll and blues, in order to appreciate this in its 'fresh' state. It's still very enjoyable but it starts to feel a bit formulaic and predictable when he's done basically the same riff and structure ten times.

Tress cool mais pas mon style

Groovy baby

This wasn't a bad record by any means, but I found it pretty repetitive (which is kind of the nature of blues), and I didn't find it nearly as interesting as Hard Again, which I felt was much more layered and intricate.

This is the blues. I could listen to this over and over.

That's muddy waters live alright. Apparently it's arguably the first lice blues album? That has merit I suppose. Sounds great for 1960, well recorded. The songs are the songs, good voice but fairly by the number stuff. Listened to the extended version it turns out with some studio recordings of some of the live tracks, which softens my initial annoyance of all the repeats. 3.

I preferred the final tracks that weren't live, but overall, a decent listen. Sounds excellent, considering its age.

Very good, think I preferred the non live tracks at the end of the album though. Although I suppose the agreed recordings do give it some charm. I've moaned about live albums being live in the past so going with 3.5

This really captures a time huh. There's an original Langston Hughes poem here, a bluesman supergroup, and an utterly compelling Muddy Waters leading the way. Looking into this performance, it seems like it barely happened at all. And this really does archive a kind of "let's go where the wind takes us" energy. Like a lot of live recordings from around this time, I find this more compelling as a document of an incredible performance than I do as a collection of songs, although the songs *are* good. There's a formidable collection of blues standards here, that Muddy Waters rips though with charisma and power. Although, from a listening perspective, I do prefer the other Muddy Waters album on the list. But this definitely does justify it's place. (Quick side note: it's worth mentioning that there is a compelling argument that this is one of the most influential albums, *EVER*, this was one of the most vital bridges from blues to the next wave of rock music)

According to the Wikipedia this was the album that inspired all the electric blues-based rock bands that came out of the 60s and 70s, so based on the idea alone that it’s worth seeking the roots, this is a must-listen. It’s also a very good listen in its own right. Muddy Waters himself sounds great, he has an excellent band that strikes that exact right combination of musicianship with the looseness that comes from knowing exactly what you’re doing, and the crowd seems very appreciative of it. It would have been great to be in that room.

enjoyed this but it's not necessarily something I would seek out

Nice enough, ikek meget baggrundsstøj. Forskellige numre. Den er røget på min playliste

Tuesday May 19th, 2026. This album felt pretty generic country to me, but also had some unique flare in the topics of songs and motifs. Some of it reminded me of Duke Ellington music, so it was likely somewhat inspired by Duke Ellington if that wasn't a coincidence. I did enjoy Muddy Waters' voice, and its always great to hear an album that was recorded live. My favorite song of the album was Tiger in Your Tank because it was funny. Overall, I didn't love it and didn't hate it. 6.5/10

It’s a good mix of folk-blues by one of the best to ever do it. There’s a lot I like, but there’s nothing I really love, and while I understand Muddy Water’s influence and might love something he’s done eventually, I don’t really have strong feelings toward this recording.

🙂

Great album ... 12 bar blues can get tiring, however.

Made me wanna go out to work on a construction site.

that type of black music is really enjoyable when u are in mood of it, yesterday i wasn't ready for that, im so sorry, next days i'll try to listen it carefully and have a unbreakable opinion about it. :)

Excellent album. Such good music.

Listening from the context of 1960, these is some raunchy sounds. I respect it. It’s like the canvas the rest of rock n roll painted on.

12-bar blues has been so co-opted by dad bands playing the blooze that it is hard to separate. Can see why this would blow folks' minds in the early 60s, there's a raw urgency that was novel and exciting. But between the English blues reinterpretations of the 60s and 70s, and then then weight of later and poorer copycats, it's hard to listen to this with fresh ears.

The album that launched a thousand blues white boys.

If you like rock and roll, you have to give the old blues men their flowers. You can hear Muddy Waters raw energy and the crowd having fun with it too. Many of these songs are standards now.

I enjoyed this album, quite an easy listening type of album.

Absolutos temazos. Doutra época, pero que ben sonan.

I think that the music of Muddy Waters works far better in a live setting, but nothing here really sticks with me.

Usually I am not a fan of live albums but this is quite good! 3/5

so delightful to listen to. hell yeah

I loved this. What an amazing blues album. Nobody plays the blues like Muddy Waters.

This album is basically straight blues. It is the pure blues sound distilled into one live album. Passionate love songs, twangy guitars, and fast-paced piano give this genre it's distinctive sound. Roughly all of the country and rock from about 1965 onward to 1977 was influenced by this album and Muddy Waters to some degree. That makes this album a classic. Yet, for all its influence, it's not hugely interesting to listen to. Most of the songs, while good, sound nearly identical to each other. I understand why this album is good, and it is a great blues album, but it's tied to the blues and therefore beholden to the flaws of that genre. Time has kind of passed this album by in respect to its ability to keep the listener engaged.

I love Muddy Waters so of course I enjoyed this one a lot too. I never know what to write for those live albums tho. It's just a good vibe!

Really good! Deep enough sound to be moving yet still something you could easily put on.

All the songs sound like an exact copy of the last one but atleast its short. Kinda shit my grandpa would listen to while giving a speech abouth how much he hate the current governement. Goes hard in an elevator/5

Jazz will always be jazz, but as an album, it sounded a bit like the same song over and over.

more interesting read than listen still very fun

Yeah, Muddy Waters is cool and all, but his way of repeating lines or words in the chorus gets on my nerves. Also, it's just a little too old for me. I appreciate for what it was at the time and the grounds it layed, but it's too far back to enjoy it for more than academical reasons.

Original hoochie coochie man on this album, but I think Jeff Healy did that song the best!

nice jazz album

really cool. listened to it tired & hungry at the airport which was probably not ideal. still liked it!

Really didn't grip me. So many similar sounding songs.

aguas lamacentas PORRA.

Some good live blues I generally really like this genre but it just kind of felt more like background music here 6/10 Favourite: Hoochie Coochie Man Least Favourite: I Feel So Good

Love Muddy, what an excellent little album, what a voice, singing along on todays walk, the master blues man 🙌

It's pretty clear this is a great album

A natureza do Blues reside nos detalhes e assinaturas de cada timbre sobre uma base constante e firme onde a música opera como forma de expressão. Eu ouvi a mesma progressão por pelo menos 30 minutos e tudo que pude interpretar foram menções que fugiram da mesma frequência sendo exibida durante a duração do álbum e suplicavam por uma escuta mais minuciosa. Escuta essa que não possuo

[album #6] i liked this one a lot. i would have never listened to this without this project and im glad i found it. classic blues music, still great to listen to 66 years later. 4/5

My jazz ear didn't want to hear this one. No Muddy for me again.

Taking off one star for the live recording and one for I Got My Brand On You. Women are not livestock, sir.

The reign of 3s continues. Maybe not something I would listen to a lot on my own timing, but I couldn't possibly call this bad music. Gets ya going you know?

cool wenn man blues mag schätze ich

Amazing Blues and live to boot

Really liked this Can focus on other things while listening

This is a fine live album but don't have that strong an opinion on it. The songs are a little muted and kind of blend together, so it manages to be really good but kind of forgettable.

It's _fine_ It sounds like any generic blues album or blues song, which is probably to it's credit. Muddy is a good singer, but the songs aren't good.

muy buen blues pero muy denso para mi, me suena todo igual 6/10

Nice

Fantastic blues album. Awesome voice and guitar. Not my favorite genre but probably my favorite expression of it. Would listen again to get in a southern / blues mood. 4

Bluseale hoochie coochie

3.3/5

Muddy was such a talented blues guitarist. This album’s a really good reminder of how much ground he covered with what sounds simple on paper. Nothing fancy for the sake of it, just great playing, a ton of feel, and that kind of presence where he sounds completely in control the whole time. You can really hear how guys like Muddy ended up influencing so many British artists later on, the Beatles, the Stones, Clapton, all of them. That blues foundation is all over so much of that music. Favorite song: "I Got My Brand on You"

Blues live is a special treat. Love the mojo they put out

Great blues album

so good.

Just going to copy one of the top reviews: 'The album that inspired a generation of white British musicians to sound like poor versions of this album.' As this is exactly correct. Suddenly I get why those Zep albums were pretty great but just missing something - they added some nice guitar riffs, but they just lack the power and depth of a good blues singer's voice. Fantastic. If you asked me my thoughts on 1960s blues 6 months ago I would've laughed you out of the room.

Medio repetitivo en las melodías pero muy bueno

An absolute powerhouse of a live recording that captures electric blues at its most visceral and ecstatic. Muddy Waters commands the stage with an overwhelming amount of raw energy, backed by an incredibly tight, driving band featuring Otis Spann's rolling piano and James Cotton's ferocious harmonica work. The heavy, syncopated rhythm section creates a massive, rolling pocket that completely connects with the audience, making this a definitive, timeless document of pure musical power and swagger.

nice lil blues album. not really my speed but i can appreciate why its important.

classic enjoyable blues from an all time master. Still sounds great 66 years on. Can really hear how all the white blues artists in UK and US stole and profited from the black artists

6.0/10 Pretty good..

This is a delight. So much energy. What a show that must have been to be at!

This was very good. Hearing energetic live albums from this period, with the audience getting more and more into it as the set goes on, is just a fun experience. Not quite a 5 for me, but a very good 4.

This is cool!

Not really the mood, was good but didn't hit

I like his sound a lot (heard some of his other work), but I didn’t find this live album the best for the majority of the songs. But DANG he’s got talent.

SOO fun. What a great live album. The skill is palpable

A really enjoyable blues album!

Zanimljivo funky sinners

Pure blues. It being a live album injected so much energy and aliveness into this one. Loved loved loved.

Great groves, great songs, great energy, great Blues.

This is a great blues album, a bit more uptempo than a lot of blues.

Oh good. Yeah! Delta blues! 4 stars just for the feeling. Boolean rating: yes, absolutely! ❤️

Didn’t do a heck of a lot for me if i’m honest but i can’t deny it’s well made and well performed music and he has a heck of a voice. Standouts are Tiger in your Tank and I Feel so good.

6/10

cute

eh, nothing got me excited but it wasn't bad

A bit dated but an influential work.

What a legend. Just crushing it on a live blues album.

stvarno solidan bluz

It was good - Old timey stuff. I'd get the vinyl and play it every once in a while. Not a classic.

This is an absolutely fantastic album. High energy old school electric blues that does not let up.

Nothing wrong with this at all but the blues ain’t my bag.

Honestly not bad. I was grooving to the blues

Good 3, very cool

I was already familiar with Muddy Waters and this album. It's some really good electric blues. It is clear to see how much this influenced many artists who came later. I would listen to this again for sure.

another blues album so i thought i was going to just give it the same review as i did the others, but something about this one was a just a tiny bit dull in comparison to the others. still the same score as all the others though fave track: i've got my mojo working

Nice to hear some just raw straight blues from time to time. It has nice bitter-sweet vocals with slow parts mixed-in frantic parts. I wish the guitar was a bit higher in the mix, I feel I like would've liked this one a bit more had that happened. Overall when it's added all together, it's quite a bland one. It's a fine album, but I wouldn't go seeking this again. Highlight Song/: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" and "Baby, Please Don't Go"

The OG Chicago Blues Man. This is a party I wish I was at. The blues just make me feel better.

Too repetitive for me, nothing new in any song or during the song

Yeah. Ok. Deserves to be on the list.

Blues and live records…

Muddy Waters is great, his tracks are great. The Album is not. Why is 'Tiger In Your Tank' included twice.

Legendary songs, I don't know if I will listen to these specific versions again, but I will listen to these songs again, for sure.

Leuk, ontspannend

Super!!

masterful work

yeah vibe out lowkey

Such an odd choice - not on Tidal so I went to YouTube. Clearly some record of the 50s boues guys NEEDS to be on this list, and you can see the influence Muddy Waters had - but it felt like it lacked energy compared to a Little Richard or a Jerry Lee Lewis. A decent 3 for historical reasons, but I can't see myself going back to this specific recording.

Not my style of music but I can respect the talent.

I like Muddy Waters when the time is right.

The roots of rock n roll.

Twas okay at best

"At Newport 1960" is a live album by American blues singer-songwriter and musician Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield). Chicago blues is the lone Wiki-listed genre. Hell yeah! The album was recorded during his performance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1960. It is a mixture of his older popular tunes and newer compositions and referred to as "the first live blues album." Muddy was on guitar and vocals. His stellar band included Otis Spann (piano, vocals), Pat Hare (guitar), James Cotton (harmonica), Andrew Stephens (bass) and Francis Clay (drums). The album received considerable critical acclaim and is cited as a major influence on the younger white blues scenes in the US and UK. A man introduces Muddy and his band at the start of "I Got My Brand on You." Muddy responds by replying that this is one of newer songs which is followed by an audience "golf" clap. A howling harmonica, fluttering piano and bluesy beat. Muddy with clear vocals repeating the title and that he can get you at any time. An understated guitar which gets louder at the end. "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" pretty much defines the start-stop music and vocal style. Muddy really giving his quintessential vocal delivery. The harmonica and piano giving this that irresistible bluesy stomp. No less famous, the band follows this up with "Baby, Please Don't Go." A faster beat and one of the v best beats of all time. .James Cotton taking off on the harmonica. Francis Clay with tremendous drumming and rolls. The second side opens with more bluesy stomping in a cover of Big Bill Broonzy's "I Feel So Good." A fluttering harmonica. The audience has gone from giving complementary golf claps to going crazy with women yelling. Oh, he has them now. And he takes it to the next level on "Got My Mojo Working." A piano leads to drums kicking in fast. Harmonica and piano pumps. The classic blues beat. Muddy with authoritative vocals and the band repeating his vocals. He's got his mojo working and women better watch it. This is just classic music. Start/stop bluesy romps with attitude. Just a killer band with every instrument and musician bringing it. The album mix is also outstanding with all musical parts coming in clean. The music is so influential as you can hear the beginnings of just about every early 60's rock band. This is a tremendous album which everyone needs to hear.

Normally I hate live albums, but I think the Blues as a genre actually is pretty good via a live album medium. Congratulations, you've slightly changed my mind about something. But that doesn't excuse ALL love albums! 3.5 stars because it's still a live album.

aun mas viejo q el anterior q escuche de él, me encanta

I'm never going to say no to Muddy Waters, and to a live album at that; never! Though its not the absolute best version of him, its the beginning of so much modern live jazz. He's an incredible musician, and just lets the songs flow into each other. Not too long, crowd is great, his voice is just unbelievable. A joy and a honor to listen to.

Blues can sometimes feel too structurally repetitive for me, but Muddy Waters at Newport earns its reputation for me with the caveat that the B Side does most of the heavy lifting. The sheer energy on the second half of this album salvages a fairly middling Side A for me.

Me gusta conocer un poquito de la cultura de blues. Me pasa un poco como el Jazz, lindo disco para escuchar de fondo. Me parece que es agradable a los oidos. Nada sobresaliente. 7/10

Album#2 ----------- 1) 2.5/5 2) 2.5/5 3) 3.5/5 4) 3/5 5) 3.5/5 6) 4/5 7) 4/5 8) 3.5/5 9) 3/5 ----------- While this album has slower songs in the first half, which I'm not a huge fan of, the second half picks up in speed and I really start to enjoy it. I wish there were half ratings on the website so I could give it a 3.5.

No lo conocía, debe ser un OG del blues. Me gusta pero me embola un toque, no lo terminé de escuchar. Quizás no era el momento

nice and chill.

iconic transcendent album - foundation of great artists and songs found here

This is probably near the peak of Muddy Waters' power. Killer band, and the undisputed heavyweight of Chicago postwar blues... But... I can't help but wonder how much more juice would be evident if this was recorded in a smoke-filled club on the wrong side of town. I have been a touring sound engineer, and have worked with hundreds of acts of all types of music, and it is absolutely true that the performance is elevated by a sympathetic and enthusiastic audience. While the (white) crowd at the Newport Jazz festival is polite and appreciative, they are not dancing, shouting, drinking, and exhorting the band to new levels. What if?

Love the songs - didn't think these were the most exciting recordings of them, but still almost gave this a 5.

This album should be enjoyed on a back porch with a glass of tea.

Very cool recommendation. Odd waves of bass but it’s fine. After album finished, Spotify sent me down a rabbit hole of old rock blues: Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells, Elmore James, Champion Jack Dupree, etc. Woo! Beautiful.

One song was just Mannish Boy with diff lyrics. It was fine nothing stood out and I don’t love live albums so far.

An incredible piece of good music

It’s bluesy

Made me feel like I was in a saloon from way back when. I liked it

i liked it

REAL baby making music ⭐⭐⭐/5 Highlights: "I'm Your Hoochie Coohie Man"

Not much to say about this one. Very cool blues and distinct voice but also very run of the mill for the time period. Highlights: Feel So Good, Soon Forgotten

Oh hell yes, this is a pure blues masterclass. Must-listen #329.

The influence of this man is beyond comprehension. Amazing album, the live album even works for him. Starting to doubt the transitivity of my scores by now, but let’s make it a 4/5.

A really energetic live performance. The songs seem overplayed, but they are the originals that too many people have covered, often way worse. It doesn't excite me very much, but I appreciate its importance.

Es evidente que en esta performance vive la esencia del rocanrol de la que mamaron todos los que vinieron después, TODOS. Eso en sí mismo ya es un activo notable del disco, que ofrece cosas interesantes a lo largo de sus 40 minutos de forma ininterrumpida. Encontré el punto más alto en Soon Forgotten, con elementos que suenan directamente a lo que 10, 15 años más tarde sería la vanguardia absoluta en términos rocanrolescos. Sonido y enfoque directo, performance de rock n' roll de Chicago, sin más. Excelente dosis. Le pongo 4 estrellas por ser una de las Biblias de la música de los siguientes 20 años, por sonar excelente, y quizás no 5 porque, a gusto personal, entiendo que cosas más interesantes en sus capas vendrán por delante.

Muddy Waters js clearly a blues master, but the simple format of the blues holds it back from ever being something I can really put on and jam out to.

fun

Not much into blues, but this is a great album

Unknown, masterpiece, at least for me. Great and Pleasant Surprise.

For anyone who argues that live albums should not be included in lists of this kind, they are frankly talking nonsense; I would simply refer them to any number of influential live recordings, including this one. While I am no aficionado of the Blues, I am aware that this album was a primary catalyst for the 1960s British Blues boom. The backing band -featuring Otis Spann on piano, James Cotton on harmonica, and Francis Clay on drums - provides a robust foundation for Waters’ vocals and slide guitar. Sonically, the age of the recording shows slightly, but one's ears become attuned by the second number, the excellent ‘(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man’. It is a concise and direct album that does not outstay its welcome. It is an essential listen for anyone with more than a passing interest in the Blues, or at the very least, for those who wish to understand the origins of the many famous cover versions of these songs. Five stars. Side one 1 "I Got My Brand on You" (5/5) 2 "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (5/5) 3 "Baby, Please Don't Go" (5/5) 4 "Soon Forgotten" (4/5) 5 "Tiger in Your Tank" (4/5) Side two 1 "I Feel So Good" (5/5) 2 "Got My Mojo Working" (5/5) 3 "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2" (4/5) 4 "Goodbye Newport Blues" (4/5) Total - 41.00 Average - 4.56 302/1001 163/302 albums reviewed were new to me

Pretty good. Great college football coach and even better musician

A bluesy delight. I'm not usually a fan of live albums, it's more energetic, but the mix can sometimes be a little wonky. This did a really good job of splitting it down the middle. I honestly appreciated this one more than the other Muddy Waters album I've been exposed to so far. All in all, this one was really enjoyable.

great album for someone who doesn't really go for blues. favs definitely were I've got my mojo working, and baby please dont go (stuck in my head no matter what)

This was about a blues as blues gets. Enjoyed the fact that he got done with a song, asked the crowd if they wanted to hear it again, they said yes, and the band played it again. That's how you satisfy your fans.

Good but not my particular flavor

It was pretty good. Nice jazz vibe

7 / 10

Me gustó pero no es algo que me sentaría a escuchar

you like jazz?

Obviously, there's some watershed moment shit going on in this record: the king of smoky Chicago blues bringing the funk to the white college types of New England's most gilded age yachting town. Some cool renditions of blues standards in here, but this probably isn't the best Muddy Waters album.

#912. Not bad, but honestly sounds like a middle of the day performance at a festival when you know the crowd really came to see the guys playing after dark. 3/5: pretty good.

1960 was a time when blues and country were good. That stopped being the case around the 2000s. There's so much energy on "At Newport 1960" packed into a 32 min album. Every song on it was great, even at its lowest. I guess that proves live albums are sometimes good. 4 stars for "At Newport 1960".

Mad aura to play "Got my Mojo Working" and then just go "lets do it again" and play the whole song a second time immediately after.

Live Jazz. Performed by a legend. An iconic location. Check! Check! Check! Could it get better? Yes! I’m sitting poolside with the love of my life of over 20+ years and she is going to get me a beer.

Love this. Crackling with energy

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267/1089 okayy Baby, Please Don’t Go is a bop this is the type of music that i don’t feel it’s fair for me to critique or rate, so even though i’ll give it star and number ratings, i’m focused more on just letting it play i can’t complain about a good blues album, idk how much i care to go back to it etc but i enjoyed listening this time faves: Baby, Please Don’t Go, Goodbye Newport Blues 63/100

First things first this is recorded really well and the vocals sound great compared to the James Brown live album. I feel like a black man singing “I’ve got my brand on you” is so strange, like does he get the irony? But it’s better than a white guy. Some of these songs are dragging a little but they’re very thematically consistent. I’m intrigued by these extremely low bass noises that occasionally occur.

I don’t fell anything about it, but as live it good performing

You have to like blues, but I do. It's got such a gorgeous sound. It may not be the type of person to want a Blues collection, but I am the type that appreciates it in an authentic way. It makes me want to do hard labor and drink whiskey though.

Cannot say that I know a lot about the Blues greats such as Muddy Waters. But I do know that most of my musical heroes say that they were influenced by them. So it stands to reason that a lot of the music I truly value would never exist without the Blues. My favourite Blues track is Mannish Boy written by Muddy Waters but this does not feature on this live album. But there are plenty of Blues standards on it, full of some great guitar licks with that familiar Blues riff throughout. All of which make it a classic album. 4/5 9/4/26

Ik heb respect voor de artiest en het zit heel erg goed in elkaar. De stem is goed en het is een goede performence. Niks op aan te merken behalve dat het nogal mondharmonicaheavy is. Het prikkelt mij niet echt. Ik vind de nummers hoochy coochy en mojo working het leukst. Respect voor wat hij heeft betekend voor de muziek.

Het is zo vaak slecht nagedaan door onder anderen de stones dat ik niet zo graag luister naar blues rock. Inspiratie voor velen en op de plaat kan je horen waarom. Het heeft niet de beste opname kwaliteit maar je voelt wel de energie van deze live performance. Goede band en pianist, extra punt voor James Cotton op harmonica

Belangrijke artiest als voorloper van de latere rock n roll, waar Beatles en rolling Stones en vele andere artiesten het ook van hebben afgekeken. Muzikaal gezien is het minder hoogstaand of complex dan bijvoorbeeld jazz maar t klinkt wel lekker. Voor die tijd was het al best voorruit strevend dat hij elektrisch speelt. Al met al goede plaat, goede artiest maar zal het niet vaker opzetten.

only occasionally got my mojo workin'

Good

Very good sound. Feels like it would be perfect for drinks and live music. Songs feel repetitive at times but still have a nice groove.

Love the Muddy blues!

nog een perfecte bbq album

3,5 leuke blues, maar wel gewoon echt de classic blues…

Blues (delta blues?) Some decent upbeat tracks here. Classic sound. Best track - Baby Please Dont Go, Tiger in your Tank, I've Got My Mojo Working 3 stars

I don't know if time has been particularly kind to the blues. Sure, Muddy Waters is an apex predator, but for most of this album I was appreciating what the White Boys Who Copied This Kind Of Thing brought to the table. As it stood, it was pretty limited, recycling the bars and lyrics and sounding like standards. But about halfway through Tiger In the Tank, the album came alive. Muddy and his band started sounding looser but still in command, it felt like the live album was actually the right format. The crowd reacted, the band reacted, and we got somethin'! But that was about halfway through and it ended on a slower note that probably worked better live. Absolutely an artifact, absolutely something worth listening to, but not really all that memorable.

Rarely listen to jazz/blues so this was a good album to expose me to the genre, and I did find it a little hard to get into- track mentions; I feel so good Meanest Woman