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A bit repetitive but good groove
Ok
I enjoyed this album. Muddy Waters is clearly a huge influence on American music. The sound is multi layered and works harmoniously. It is Earthy and complex. Muddy Waters voice isn't smooth and polished like later blues musicians that were popular when I was growing up. But it feels real and grounded. I am trying to decide if I like the live album aspect of this. I think it brings some energy which may affect the performance. It also feels distracting to the music itself. But listening to the extra tracks on the rereleased version, I do feel there is something more grounded in the live versions of the songs.
you just know this would've ate live. a hootin and hollerin good time.
Soothing
It was muddy
Solid blues album, hadn't really heard Muddy Waters before but liked his sound
Leuk, Amé vond het bijzonder
classic!
only listened to the first one, have never really gotten into blues very much but i love. will be listening more and try to finish this album.
I liked his voice - the sound of it and emotion when he sang - and liked the instrumentals. Definitely sounded dated, but in a good way.
Landmark album, classic blues, solid 3
really good music just something i have to be in the mood to listen to
Blues de respeito, não é melhor guitarrista que um bb king, mas é ótimo tbm. Hoochie Coochie guy é bom dms
I'm usually not a fan of live albums. But I am a big fan or Muddy Waters. These songs have great lyrics delivered with great showmanship and great melody.
I respect the blues. If I were walking through a park and saw a free concert of blues I would definitely stop and listen. Listening to this album I can recognize that what I think of as classic blues was popularized by muddy Waters. However, after a couple tunes I was no longer interested. A real blues fan probably goes bonkers over this album, but to me it’s “just the blues“.
muy ingenioso el waso, pero no me lleno, no estoy en etapa de blues
Loved it!
Lots of songs I recognize performed well. This is probably the second Muddy Waters album I've listened to (after Electric Mud). This is better.
10
Was good. But not for me.
Classic blues album, inspired so much of the blues rock that came after. Muddy was in excellent form for the recording.
FAVS (top 3): i got my brand on you, tiger in your tank, goodbye newport blues mençoes honrosas: soon forgotten, ive got my mojo working, meanest woman é um album ao vivo é dahorinha parece q o povo q tava la tavam se divertindo mas nada dms sinceramente, mas é bom nota final: 3.5/5
This was pleasant enough
Didnt like this as much as I wanted to
SCRUMPTIOUS. Delicious blues and jazz tunes. Even found some songs to add to my swing dancing dj set list. Love it! 8/10
I think this album is a great start to this 1001 album journey that I have going on. I love jazz or soul whatever you might call this genre because I don't know where to check on Spotify for genre, (tomorrow I will search up the album genre into a search engine) I think albums like this are time capsules that aren't opened as much as they need to be. It feels like you are actually there and watching Muddy Waters perform (I would clap along with the audience when songs ended). All in all I give this album a low six out of ten I would say, (side note but I think I am gonna try to make a rating system that I can just use for the rest of the albums but for now I'm going to be doing something in a similar fashion to Anthony Fantano). While being a nice album to listen to you can tell with songs like this that are very old they would be repetitive, lots of lyrics being said over and over again, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy that type of music. all in all, a good album that I most likely will be relistening to (whether it be to look back on day one or just listening through my 1001 albums playlist on spotify).
It is a smooth album, soft 60's blues
Any album featuring Muddy Waters performing live renditions of "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I've Got My Mojo Working" obviously can't receive any rating other than a 5.
It was what a Blues album should be. Not my genre. I would listen to it again. 4/5
Straightforward Muddy goodness, really not much you can say but why would you need to? A passionate, joyful, and near-effortless grasp of the fundamentals of the Blues.
Not really my style tbh. Found it a bit repetitive
Siento que en la época o más chica, me hubiese gustado más, ahora teniendo un gusto musical más marcado no me atraviesa como quizás lo hubiese hecho. También pienso que es solo un estilo, no hay mucha variedad de sonidos o de letra, la repetición me mata. Quizás 2 o 3 canciones sería más impactantes que un disco de 15 canciones. 1-mmm nop 2-meh 3-bien 4-bien 5-bien up beat, gustó. 6-bien 7-bien 8-bueno repite mucho 9-me gustó 10-me gustó el ritmo pero la repetición de la letra me mata 11-mmm meh 12-bien 13-copada
i did not take notes on this but fantastic album. 5/5
How I wish I'd been there (I wasn't even unborn, yet). Muddy and mates were sterling on this recording. 5 clear as a bell stars.
I forget how much I actually really like this style of proper classic blues music. As much as I do enjoy the more modern adaptation of blues rock, going back to something like this which is where it all started is always an experience I gain something from. I don't think that this being a live album really does it any favours, it's just a small collection of songs that happens to be a live album, and for some reason this performance was deemed worthy of that despite feeling pretty average to my ears. I still really liked this but I do much prefer what Muddy Waters has achieved in the studio as opposed to some random live album like this one is.
Great Album! Is say 7.5/10
Got to love a solid blues album and this is a classic. Unlike a lot of blues which seems designed to focus the listener on the playing, Muddy Waters guitar work is understated and unshowy, part of the structure that exists for his vocal delivery. Sounds fairly simple and basic in a lot of ways, yet it’s how tight and solid the whole band are that sells this for me
this is the backbone of music
You cant beat a blues harmonica and this delivers from the first track. This is just good old fashioned blues with tracks like ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’ showing the art off to its finest. The mix of instrumentation is just a joy. ‘Tiger In Your Tank’ is an upbeat burst of energy. Yes a lot of the lyrics are Muddy repeating the title over and over, but it is still fun. ‘I’ve Got My Mojo Working’ is a great track that definitely gets your feet tapping. Not sure we really need it reprised though. Overall i dont think this is a great album, but it’s still highly enjoyable and a good example of the music that went on to influence so many thst came after it.
I knew this wouldn’t be for me when it popped up. Obviously Muddy Waters is very talented, but there just wasn’t enough to get me going.
I enjoyed this quite a lot. At one point I was even making a cup of tea, bobbing and swaying to the rhythm in the kitchen. It did help the I really like a different cover of I've Got My Mojo Working by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, although to be fair, despite the fact I love that song, I didn't really need to hear it twice in a row - that was a bizarre choice. We've had a few live albums now, and I think I'm still standing by the opinion that I'd rather hear a studio version of the same songs than a live one on a project like this. That being said, these are some skilled musicians and the live setting shows that off. Extremely pleasant music to tap your foot to that I want to give 3.5, but I am going to round up as I like it more than a 3 4/5
Amazing performances of some classic tunes.
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960, Muddy Waters (27 marzo, 2026) Puntuación: 8/10 Vibes: Sinners, inicios de Elvis, preacher, espiritual Datos: introdujo el blues eléctrico de Chicago a una audiencia más amplia, este álbum es uno de los puentes entre el blues tradicional y el nacimiento del rock moderno, Blues eléctrico crudo
Buenos instrumentales. Pero no es mi onda.
I don’t like it very much
cant say i loved it
Good
Para la época debió ser excelente. Los sonidos son brillantes, sin embargo no lo volvería a escuchar por placer.
Muddy is altijd goed! Dit live optreden en selectie van nummers is prima. De laatste 4 nummers zijn anders. Luistert prima weg
pretty good, live recordings aren't as heavy but still good
yeah was good enough, maybe i’m crazy but some tracks could have deffo been inspo for some of the doors stuff
Pas mon style
I liked listening to this album, but I don't have much to say about it. Apart from the few song that were played more than once, I have no qualms with this album. And I thought it was fun to hear him introduce every song before playing it. Overall I most likely will not be listening to this again, but it was pretty good. Three stars. (Favorite track: I Got My Brand On You.)
Great live blues album Standout songs: Baby, please dont go Tiger in your tank Ive got my mojo working
Blues som blues
Muddy F’n Waters baby I wish we got a studio album, but I’ll take what I can. Not my favorite project I’ve heard so far, mainly because it’s live, but I can still admire the absolute powerhouse of influence here.
I love the blues, and the songs are slow enough to actually catch the lyrics, and the stories are so much fun. Give this man a pencil and paper, please! Also the first live blues record I really like how this list is very open to live records. I liked this Blues is awesome. I got my fill I do not leave wanting to explore more but I love this vibe and I could give this a spin anytime. I love hearing an audience and getting the energy even from a recording.
A weak 3, nothing id jump to come back to but was enjoyable.
One live album that definitely merits its inclusion. My favorite of his is however, Electric Mud which I feel is one of the most important records of the genre. 8/10 [KEEP]
Muddy Waters played pretty clearly to me. He's a blues legend and not much has to be said about his influence. This album captures his work at it's most popular and cherished. This was a quick listen to, for all of us album lovers.
A national treasure.
Ugh, another live album from another artist that I don't really like. I know Muddy Waters is a legend and all that, but his music just ain't for me.
Gritty and joyful. Full of raw emotion and intense energy
Muddy Waters is just that guy.
Of its time, decent.
Saw Muddy quite a lot back in the day!
> the Beatles
Baby please don’t go I got my brand on you Soon forgotten
Classic Blues. Really nice, not my usual listen. Song highlights: I got my brand on you, Tiger in your tank, Feel so good. Strong infuences on UK Rock and Blues of the 1960's. 7/10.
Love. Absolute blues boss.
I'm not a straight blues guy, generally. The live setting adds a lot to it, and it's a pleasure to listen to in the background, but I don't know that I'd actively seek it out.
Está cool, me gusta que se grabó en el 60 y está incluido en la canción (significa que hay un at newport 1961???)
Solid blues.
Interessante, nessa época do início dos ROCK a galera usava a mesma fórmula, mesma progressão de acordes, era muito esperado o que ia vir. Dependia mais da letra da música e da potência vocal talvez, é interessante pensar sobre isso. As músicas são muito boas, a voz é boa, mas parece que já cansou esse estilo, foda. 3*
OK
1er album de blues enregistré en live, d’après certains. Rouler l’été avec ça c’est la solution.
It was a bad time for me and this album to meet
Dear sweet Muddy. That sounds like I am writing as his betrothed from my death bed on the plains of Abraham. I suppose after his last effort "Hard Again" I did experience some of Muddy's "love." As shudder-inducing as the thought of your humble reviewer making sweet tender love to the long dead bluesman, Muddy Waters, the looming spectre of ELEVEN (11) records to review until I catch up is somehow worse. Let's make this snappy. The tiger tank sung blew fat chunks, and blues should almost never have anything but a guitar and the wails of the blues experiencer. The piano? MOST unwelcome. The harmonica went pretty hard in places, so we can let that slide. This has to be the last review for the day. They're getting shorter and worse. This was probably the best thing I heard today though. Great job, Muddy. Mojo=Working 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Pants Pissington
Album Review 089 At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters (1960) Rating 2/5 Whilst there is no argument of its cultural importance and relevance at the time, 60+ years on 12-bar blues is to me one or the most formulaic and tiresome genres of music: I-IV-V, I-IV-V, I-IV-V, Zzzzzz…. Yeah, Muddy delivers with some grit in his vocals and his band are superbly tight, but ultimately it’s the same song ten times over, with the only changes being tempo and whether he has / has lost / is chasing a woman.
Really didn't need Mojo part 2, but still a pretty good album.
Now THIS is some solid blues and mixed to perfection. My only note which is obvious to everyone I am sure - cut the second mojo part 2, blues is repetitive enough so we don't need a double dose
This album makes me want to go back and revise my review for the Eric Clapton blues album. This is what blues should sound like and was a great Sunday afternoon listening.
4/5
A great blues man, very much in his prime here. There is no way of estimating this man’s influence
Blues is for the weekend, very rich, it felt like I was watching a show. With that being said, and knowing it's a hot take, all the songs sound just the same.6/10
fine.
6 / 10 - Solider, authentischer Blues - Instrumente oft ziemlich verstimmt, aber das ist irgendwie auch Teil des Charmes, es unterstreicht Trauer und Elend in den Texten Favs: - Got My Mojo Working Pt. 2 - Soon Forgotten
Didn't expect to like this as much as I did!
A classic genre for me but it ain’t no Led Zeppelin if you know what I mean
Got a tiger in my tank now
this album is pretty cool and fun
Great album. Everyone sounded like they were having a Good time.
Very fun piece of rock and roll history. Founding members of British rock groups like the Rolling Stones, Cream and Fleetwood Mac went to concerts just like this one, apparently. It would have been a very fun show to attend.
3.5
Reminds me of Blues Night @ The Cellar with my best bud. Good ol' classic Chicago blues.
a mysterious force starts to overtake me, what is that, am i dancing and i don't even realize it 4.5/5
Love it! Typically blues isn’t my thing but this had such good energy and emotion. Would’ve loved to been there live, too.
Awesome!
Blu
Its alright
The slang from back then was wild lol
I’m no blues expert, but I know Muddy Waters was one of the greats. I liked this album well enough, though it didn’t get me particularly excited. Off of a pure listening experience, I’d give it 3.5, but I’m rounding up given the clear influence this had on so many of my favorite artists from the 70s.
Just outstanding. The live recording, the staples, the remakes, the artistry. Amazing artist in his prime. Worth seeking out and listening to more than once. 4+
Fantastic live recording! Lots of energy. I can hear why folks were dancing in the aisles by the end of it, really historic show. The playing is just phenomenal, and reading that the final song was written on the spot is just the cherry on top of it.
Solid album. Enjoyed it.
Eh
it was fine! the instrumentals were lovely but some of it felt repetitive. 2 or 2.5/5, depending.
Brilliant live album, mojo filter!
Pretty whelmed on this one. Not over nor under. It just plays through nicely without any hiccups. I figured I would like this more because I have liked muddys studio records in the past. Not sure if it was the song selection or the recording or the playing. It all was just what I expected and nothing more.
Excellent.
I personally hated it. I thought it was needlessly repetitive and had very little distinction between songs. However, it is not objectively bad.
Eh
Très blues, jazzy, ochestral et avec une pointe d'harmonica tout au long de l'album, qui le rend charmant et rythmique. Très année 60, super marqué sur la génération. Typiquement le type d'album à écouter en concert. Figure emblématique du chicago blues (ajout de cuivre, basse et batterie au blues guitare acoustique et harmonica). J'aime beaucoup l'album, il fait du bien.
Good blues, but a bit stripped down for my tastes.
The way Blues was meant to be.
Solid stuff here
Quintessential Mississippi River Blues, loved this album. No notes
Admired it more than loved it.
Mooi raampje naar een andere tijd, fijn om de zondagochtend mee op te starten
I was bored, sorry
delectable, succulent meal
I don't love live music albums
My mojo is fully back
This was really good and I enjoyed the voice, the guitar, the harmonica and the emotion. There wasn't anything super sad, but the emotions still seeped through. I even enjoyed the live aspect of this album.
I don't especially like blues but I like it when Muddy Waters does it. Mojo Workin (both parts) were my favorites. Great live energy! I had a cat named Mojo. But his full name was Moseph Joseph.
This was a fun live album. I really loved the last Muddy album we had and was hoping for a similar reaction with this one. It didn’t hit me with as much energy and soul as the last one but it was still a good time. Solid rockin’ blues.
I'm not a big fan of live albums in general - live music is incredible to experience, however to just listen I'd prefer to hear the original recordings. I'm not a huge blues fan either, although I really dug the previous Muddy Waters offering. This one is a bit more samey to me.
Great!!
When you find out this is your album of the day, you think to yourself, "Everything, everything, is gonna be all right this morning." Even though "Manish Boy" is not on it. While I am a Howlin' Wolf partisan if I had to use a Chess Blues artist, Muddy, of course, is a very close second and this is a great showcase for him.
Now is the type of stuff that I was hoping to get out of this project! Muddy Waters, the type of legend my generation hears about but never takes the time to go back and listen to the music. I’m glad I did, the soul jumped out of the tracks and hit you in the face in the best way possible. Of course, as I’ve mentioned before, I love a live performance so hearing that gives you a glimpse on how it would’ve sounded if you were in the room. Then the studio recorded tracks at the end are just the icing on the cake. Phenomenal listen to say the least!
I enjoy classic blues, and this was a good one to put on while I was drinking--but alas, a lot of it sounds the same after a while, nothing that blew me away. Muddy Waters is great, but I'd probably rather listen to Freddie King
Not a blues fan. But appreciate the influence he had on the Beatles
3/5
Just a beautiful Blues Record. I can just get lost in this sound. His Voice is so comforting. Makes me want to close my eyes and get lost.
Fun, soulful, happy.. The master
I have heard of Muddy Waters before, and may have even heard several of these tracks in the past. Not sure how often I would return to the blues but it hit well today..
nice. should hook this up for a public party. But it's not my flavour and as much as I admire the music, I wouldn't actively listen to the music again unless for a select few times.
Some classic enjoyable blues, fun to hear the live versions from 1960. 3/5 Fave song: I’ve got my Mojo working
fine ass blues
Tight band, classic tunes, the energy of a live performance - amazing.
Love me some Muddy Waters! How could you not.
I think i’ll go ahead and throw away my compilations and just get this album. It has everything you need from Waters.
I liked this but would need specific mood to replay 2
Great blues album. Goodbye Newport Blues was my fav song and first listen of the album with I've Got My Mojo Working and Soon Forgotten being my other highlights
It was ok -- I found the blues songs kind of repetitive and not too exciting.
Second live album in three days but this is much better. Template setting blues rock from Mr Muddy
Love some jazzy blues. Not my genre but eats down
бодро, живо, душевно. не думала что проникнусь жанром. альбом понравился! виртуозный. любимая песня: tiger in your tank. пойдёт для сэмпла . ещё подцепила классное словечко из песни "i've got my mojo working". mojo — энергия успеха, личная харизма, магическая сила или удача. так что, друзья, не теряйте своё моджо.
Great blues and an amazing sound, but I'm not a big blues fan. Two or three songs are good, but the whole album feels dense.
Something different. In that I don’t really listen to this sort of music . But I did enjoy it
Enjoyed it. Great sound for a 1960 live album.
If you like blues, I'm sure its great. Muddy Waters is cool, and the live aspect of the album actually adds something in this case, but its all a bit same-old, same-old: I got my tiger in your meanest woman, soon forgotten
Cool and Cruising. Great and a bridge between old blues and a new era of 60s music. Cool to think of how Muddy Waters was in the same blues world as Robert Johnson, Jimmie Rodgers, and other myths from the misty dark pre war years in the south, but also forged a link to the new artists beginning in the 60s some of whom are still alive now. His music provides that same link to the past as his life does, starting with acoustic Robert Johnson type blues but moving into electrified Newport Festival blues rock. Great music, great history, still feels sharp now, still goes hard. I like that they were grooving so hard on one song that they just ran it back. Highlights: All the songs
Yay I’ve got the blues!
Kind of okay. It’s not really my genre, sorry to say. Fun if I wanted to cosplay as someone sitting in a dive bar.
It’s ok Nothing special Ολα ίδιο βαινπ 3/5
I have several muddy waters records but I have not heard this before. A thing to remember with Muddy Waters is he sounds like a lot of other blues musicians because they were copying him. You notice this with a lot of really influential musicians that seem to be very standard but that’s only because no one else sounded like them before and they set that standard. Especially with genres like blues that become stylistically rigid as new generations start to copy the greats in later years. The version I pulled up has 4 studio recordings after the end of the show which are all tracks that they played live and the live set is so much more energetic, and the studio tracks are no slouch job. The studio tracks are excessive but we’re not judging the album on that. I’d give this a mid rating based on hearing it today after listening to so much that is derivative of it, but I’ll rate it as if I were hearing it in the early 60s instead.
Very upbeat and vibrant. Meanest Woman was my favorite, I like his energy, but all of his songs are energetic, and I also liked when he talked to the crowd. 6.3/10
An excellent live recording - blues just hits different
Great sounding album. I've listened to a lot of Blues over the years and I'm a little played out, I'm familiar with many songs on here already. Good songs done well.
pretty good. maybe got what i was expecting. probably would give it a lot better rating if i knew what i was talking about.
Good for the style
Oldie but goodie. Classic old-school blues
Loweky tempo is throwing me off so bad, but it is like so 1960 and that is not a bad thing. It has a lot of personality, not particularly my liking though.
Classic blues from a master of the genre. Energy. Great recording. 4
What's not to like? If it ain't broke..etc. Classic blues
Straight down yer pipe blues and in many ways preferable to the 60s later "iterations" that just popped up from Janis and the Stones. But for a live album Newport crowd be a bit like the prawn sandwich brigade, the rattling their jewelry crew compared to some of the earlier albums from Apollo/Regal/Mister Kelleys.
Meh, live, same-samey, inoffensive.
An impressive recording technically (Waters' voice sounds great and the band are tight), but the songs didn't really do anything for me.
A good album, I liked I Feel So Good and I got my Mojo Working the most.
I don’t really get blues either.
Not v memorable
Again can appreciate it’s good but just not my vibe
Mood: Wild, swinging, free, a great sense of confidence. It's easy to see how Muddy Waters has influenced bands like the Rolling Stones. Fun tremolo on the harmonica, and sweeping runs on the piano. Melodies have a fun, almost lazily meandering attitude.
good, kinda repetitive
Goated
This was a lot of fun to listen to. The history behind it is amazing and makes you appreciate it more.
Quintessential blues album. It’s good for what it is, I was able to listen through without wanting to skip anything but it all started to sound the same after a while and some of the songs were a bit repetitive for my taste (Got My Mojo Working). (3)
lots of 12 bar blues, lots of euphemisms for sex...no surprises here
I quite like these live albums - so many it seems recorded in Newport. Recognized many notes and phrases first learned through later artists - even Weird Al polka version of Mojo Working. I favorited one song Hoochie Coochie.
it was okay 3.5
Very nice blues. Not the best quality recording, but it is easy and fun.
Good
"At Newport 1960" is a live performance album by Muddy Waters. Waters is still to this day a legend in Blues you'll find recommended when looking for iconic Blues musicians. Personally I'm not really a fan of live recordings. You lose the crisp clarity of a studio recording and you lose the feeling and emotion of hearing music live. It's a worse of both worlds in my opinion but this is the specific album recommended through "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." I think the reason this was included on the was both because Muddy Waters is a legend but also for a piece of this album's history. The day before Waters was set to perform, Ray Charles performed with Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross. Allegedly the drunken crowd of around 300 were so bad the police resorted to tear gas and water hosing before calling in the National Guard. Waters and his band were planning to leave but were told the USIA (United States Information Agency) were recording the festival as a means of propaganda to play in foreign countries. Seeing the opportunity this could, Waters and his band decided to play after all. I've heard Muddy Waters before but my aversion to live recordings meant I never heard this album before. Many of these songs are the kinds of songs you'll often hear covered over and over by many different Blues artists. (I've always wondered if this is why some people say Blues or Jazz all sound the same, is they don't realise they might be hearing different renditions of songs you'll hear every Blues/Jazz play try their hand at.) I Got My Brand On You, I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, and I Feel So Good are timeless classics to me. No matter who does these songs, they're good.
I liked this but it’s too repetitive Favourites: Baby, Please Don’t Go I Feel So Good
get's you movin', but it a monotonous way
Musically, It’s a pretty cool album. Time capsule. Can’t help thinking of the movie, Green Book. Muddy playing in front of an audience of adoring white bigots. What a weird world.
Muddy Waters, At Newport 1960 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Album #19. Big blues fan. I love the early blues musicians, especially the 1920s originators. Not so much this more modern version, but I’m still a big fan of this kind of music. I’d never listened to this album before. I don’t tend to gravitate towards Muddy Waters that much. He doesn’t necessarily have my favourite voice in blues, although I fully admit he’s a complete legend and incredibly influential. I prefer the growl of Howlin’ Wolf or the grittiness of Son House and Blind Willie Johnson. But we’re reviewing a Muddy Waters album here. It’s a class set. Amazingly well recorded and produced. I love how the crowd get more and more into it as it goes on. It becomes livelier and more exciting, and Muddy even loosens up towards the end, especially on Got My Mojo Working, which is my favourite track here. He’s almost just making noises at certain points. There’s something so sinister about this type of music. Singing about having your “brand” on someone is just nasty. His band is insane as well. The piano playing from Otis Spann is unbelievable. And I don’t think anyone does that slow 12 bar drawl quite like Muddy Waters. So yeah, this is a very strong four. As a product of its time, maybe it’s even a five. It’s so well recorded and just a really enjoyable listen if you’re into this kind of music. Another new discovery for me, my fourth in a row.
Anyone not giving this a 5 doesn't deserve music. By the time Muddy and the band hit Tiger in Your Tank they are smoking hot and cooking. Then they going into Mojo Working and you can hear the crowd go wild. You should too.
ну джаз, больше и нечего сказать.
redundant but still a classic, i reckon
Still a fun listen 60+ years later
I think he's got his mojo workin. Blues ear candy right here, good stuff.
Pretty boring if you ask me. Favorites: Baby Please Don't Go, Goodbye Newport Blues Least favorites: Got My Mojo Working Pt. 1, Got My Mojo Working Pt. 2 Rating (out of 10): 6.5/10
Actually good
Even though it is a live album, this is a banger. The only times I was reminded of it was when he talked to the audience, the rest of the time it sounded super clear. I wish I was there, damn.
Excellent live music.
A great performance that opened up the blues to many other musicians, especially the rockers…
So good.
Good stuff
Really good! I'm too tired to give it a proper review.
Another great live album. Muddy is a fantastic blues musician, and even better live than in studio. This had to blow some minds in 1960, and it still holds up really well, especially compared top some other live albums.
Great to listen to a live album from a legend, but didn’t move me .
Muddy never lets you down
I believe I had wartime flashbacks to the live version of Duke Ellington at Newport and it being almost 2 hours. I was elated to see that this was about 45 minutes and I truly enjoyed the music! Maybe I’m softening up to jazz haha.
Is it in stereo, though?
Great music
This is exactly what you would want to use as a descriptor of “blues”.
I DIDNT SAVE YHIS GODDAMN LONG ASS REVIRW ARE U KDIDIJ F MEEE DJIEJS SHAVAJ
Liked getting live and studio versions of a few tracks at once.
I ain’t dipping into these waters!
Live albums are for fans, there’s not a single live album that should be on a list of must-listen to albums. This one was fine.
Nothing exceptional, but good music.
average
Been looking for a good blues album for a while and I think I found it
I enjoyed got my mojo working, but sadly the songs seemed to monotone for me. Still the drums were amazing
Not listen to any blues for ages
Really good album, You can tell how amazing Muddy is as a performer. He is really the king of the blues in the first half of the century. Shoutout "Tiger In Your Tank" which is so ahead of its time for 1960. 4/5
Amazing how studio stuff and live tracks have such little variation. Very tight live band.
3.5
Awesome album. Even better when you read about what was happening to the artists and how they handled that adversity.
Hugely influential, but I just don’t vibe with the blues like this. 3 stars for the influence though.
all of the songs sound very similar, still a funky album with good vibes tho
Blues at it's finest.
Sheesh! Blues at it's best in my book
it wasn't bad
Muddy Waters carries such immense authority and charisma that it’s easy to see why he’s considered the grand master of Chicago Blues. From the moment the set starts, the energy is electric and raw, with the band slowly turning up the heat until the crowd is absolutely buzzing. It’s a bonafide classic that meets you exactly where you are, delivering a masterclass in Electric Blues that leaves no doubt about Muddy Waters massive, legendary footprint on music history.
⭐⭐⭐ Engagerande, svårt att hålla foten stilla. Trevligt album att lyssna på under en arbetsdag. Inte svårt att förstå att detta album 1960 måste ha inspirerat de engelska rockgrupperna som kom några år senare. Bäst är I'm your hoochie coochie man, Tiger in your tank, I've got my mojo working och speciellt crescendot i I've got my mojo working pt.2.
Very much enjoyed this!
Muddy Waters is classic. Even though it was a live album it was fun to listen to.
Great Blues album 👍
If you're a fan of Chicago blues, you need to have this in your collection. If you're not a fan, you should take a moment to reevaluate you life choices.
Great blues record, vocals are recorded very well. Overall the mix is a bit overpowered with harmonica. Absolute classic
Great album. I've heard plenty of blues, including Muddy, so thought it would be a snoozefest, but this live performance takes it to another level. If nothing else, get a load of what the backing band is doing. Phenomenal.
Not my genre of music, but hard to ignore the wonderful vocals alongside the upbeat harmonica and piano. Wonderful album, enjoyed it even though I’m not a regular jazz/R&B listener.
Ok, to mi je bl všeč k Hooker včer. Cel vajb mi bolj sede, komadi so mi so far bolj všečni, niso si mi med sabo tok podobni. "Tiger In Your Tank" mi je najljubši do zdaj. Ful bl hiter, poskočen. Ful že rock'n'roll vibes. (Glih guglam zraven, če sta se Hooker in Waters poznala, glede na to, da sta bila rojena v isti zvezni državi in v istem obdobju - in ja, še skupna fotka je.) Ok, "Got My Mojo Working" je fakin insane. Oh, it's a two parter! Sm že mislila, da sm ponesreč dala na repeat. Zadnji, "Goodbye Newport Blues", pa ubere velik bolj chill ritem in lepo počasi zaključi album.
Pretty good, would listen again. Pretty sure this has inspired many of Kenan's skits on SNL.
Good sound. Might play this in the right setting.
Jazz is pretty boring in my opinion... Half of the album is just the same songs (and no, I don't mean a B-side).
I recognize the impact of this album and its influence, however it is not a kind of music I enjoy, personally
Chicago blues. Ukjent territorie for meg. Lett å se for seg Muddy spille dette i en gira forsamling, typ den i fjorårets fantastiske Sinners (og det er jo i grunn det han gjør, da det er et live-album). Dette er fengende og fint, men det hele føles ganske repetitivt. Det er ikke kjempelett å skille en sang verken fra den som kommer foran eller etter, og det drar ned den generelle nytelsen for meg. Vi lander dessverre på to stjerner, da jeg er litt streng i dag. Top 3: I’ve Got My Mojo Working, I Got My Brand On You, Tiger In Your Tank
Still not a fan of live albums.
Enjoyed it every note.
i understand it but not for me
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I'am not a fan of jazz music, but this album is good jazz album
Not a bluesman, but I liked it.
Oh man this is killer. And live! In the days before overdubbing and clean ups. A master and his craft!
Uninteresting
Blues is hit or miss for me. I think this kinda misses
Starts a little politely- maybe due to the Newport audience of 1960. But really gets smoking midway through. Maybe not where I would start but worth a listen.
Really nice blues. Wanted to listen to this type of music for long time
👍🏻
Entertaining set from the legend himself.
Classic Chicago blues. ‘Nuff said.
Such a old school jazzy vibe
There’s a lovely building momentum to this album, that broods before sweeping you along and listening to the crowd build in excitement. The musicians are so assured in their craft, it feels easy, cool and like the music is alive. Like many live blues albums, it doesn’t disappoint. The music is sufficiently good that even when the live element finishes it still keeps you locked in. For what it is, it’s superb. Yes it’s got limited variety but I can live with it as a general fan of the genre.
It took me a while to absorb this, and I’ve listened to it many times now. I’ve been a casual listener of Muddy Waters in the past and always rated them, even if it’s not a typical genre for me. It’s got that classic rambling blues feel where you just sink into the groove. The key here is the energy, vibrancy, and atmosphere of the live element, and it nails that. It’s astonishing that this is a live recording, there are times you would literally have no clue. I find it's a little too tight at times, but thankfully it has great transitions between tracks, and you’re given more solo-centric treats on tracks like 'Tiger in Your Tank.' You also have higher-tempo songs like 'Got My Mojo Working,' which is why I dispute the 'boring' tag this genre often gets. You even get a dank goodbye track with a 'sad, sad, sad' feel that takes it down a notch and gives you some raw expression. Excellent, diverse album showcasing exceptional musical talent in every area. It's been an enjoyable five days. 5 days / 5 stars!
This is like listening to the platonic ideal of a blues album. It's morose, soulful and expressive. Each verse sets you up then knocks you down, giving such a satisfying resolution at the end of every phrase. The lyrics, voice, and music seem to work together in perfect synergy. Arguably, this is a pretty unvaried album in that it's a twelve bar blues on repeat in every track all the way through. To a modern ear, these musical patterns are such a well trodden path that you could fall into the trap of assuming this is derivative, when in fact you are listening to one of the OGs. Having bounced from a modern album to this, I am also in awe of the recording and production quality. Everything is so well articulated its like you are in the room. The few audio quirks from the live recording just add a depth and colour to the listening experience. If you like the blues, it's hard to imagine a better album.
It's good, but sanitized for the delicate souls at Newport. It's like he is applying for the position of being your hoochie-coochie man rather than informing you with confidence of his role in hoochie-coochie matters.
It's enjoyable but I'm apparently listening to the reissue version, which has four studio versions that I like better than the live cuts.
Foundational, but probably I won't listen to it again.
Very danceable. Obviously seminal. Sadly, to my ears, the tracks get a bit samey.
es que lo empecé a escuchar pero como que me da una pereza mk, es como cero mi estilo y de buena o me llama ni 5; Parce es que real no es malo, musicalmete es chimba y me imagino que en su estilo es bien, pero me pareció taaan aburrido, como q en ningún momento me parche ni me lo disfruté
A quintessential blues album that I very much see the value in, but I am not the biggest blues fan myself, unfortunately. Still though, wonderful voice and some good melodies.
6/10
Of the live jazz albums we've had so far, this was my least favorite. Still not bad though. Feels more bluesy.
i don't know what itch i need to have for live blues to scratch it but right now i don't got it. Tiger In Your Tank is a pretty catchy tune
Rating: 7/10 Really solid live blues set full of originals which is what I really like. A big turn off for me in 50’s and 60’s music is the heavy prevalence of covers and it makes it far more fresh to have a guy like this just play some good original compositions. It’s also well produced for its time and stands as a good listen to this day. Really no complaints even though I’m not particularly passionate about its genre
GOT MY MOJO WORKIN' GOT MY MMRRBBGGLGLG WORKIN' Good energy pretty fun but not totally my thing. BUT as far as Newport music festivals in the 60s albums that I'm not totally into, I kinda liked it 5.5/10
This was a fun album! Very classic blues sound and can hear the influence on so much of rock music. Top Songs: I Got My Brand On You, I’ve Got My Mojo
Thank you Muddy for giving us the Stones, Hendrix, ACDC and Zeppelin. Pity about Clapton, though.
1/29/26: Classic material right there. 7/10
Muddy Waters is PEAK.
7/10
I can only imagine what a party it would have been hearing this music live. I loved the trilling piano and the soulful harp. Favorite song: Soon Forgotten "There been so many people forgotten, one day I'm gonna forget you." 3.5 stars
Point in time, yet timeless classic stuff. Man on the Mt. Rushmore of American blues for sure. Great sound, pace and flow. Can’t go less than a 4 here.
To be a fly in the mud for this show would’ve been cool. Really dig the way this paces. Slow and soulful to warm up the crowd, gradually building to some rousing moments. The piano also gives these renditions a nice touch. Enjoyable listen for sure.
Loved the “Newport” versions of these songs. Just a little dialed back but still b’s deep in the pocket.
What does it mean to put a tiger in your tank? Love stuff was solid. Crazy how good the recording was (especially his voice) for 1960. Back to back this is just some solid blues. 3.75
Rounding up on cool-factor alone... 3.5/5
When to listen: Feeling bluesy. I know Muddy Waters can do more emotive blues, the kind that makes you want to get up and dance. That wasn't this album for me. Maybe it wasn't supposed to be?
Solid MW blues album. If that’s your thing. 2.75
Solid early rock/blues album
This might be my only exception to hating live albums.
Legendary Muddy Waters, pretty solid for the most part, I'm not too huge a fan of classic blues but this was a fun listen. Top Track: Meanest Woman
Primer álbum de blues que escucho, me parece. Interesante experiencia, pero diría que no es mi género favorito. Me parece repetitivo y monótono, aunque puede subir el animo
keep throwing blues music my way and i’ll enjoy every second of it
Ya like blues?
I dig it
This is a great album from a blues legend. I didn't find an extraordinary live album (the audience seems a bit muted), but I enjoyed it. I have some Muddy Waters records in my collection, but not this one. One of the massively influential albums for the development of the British blues boom of the early 1960s and on the subsequent development of rock music, this definitely derves its place on this list.
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Crowd pleasing songs, very little variation in melody. Favourite track: I've Got My Mojo Working
A rollicking set, full of energy and atmosphere. But the now customary marks off for a live album that’s not a re-imagining.
Muddy Waters is the grand master of Chicago blues, and his recording from Newport Jazz 1960 shows him at his best. Every track is strong, the arrangements are mature, Mr. Waters is completely confident in his performance, and even the recording is technically good (for its time). An album can't really get much better than this, at least not from the mainstream perspective of this project. If you also like Chicago blues (like me), then this album leaves nothing to be desired.
Blues 101
This is a perfect summary of jazz. No matter if you like the more energetic and bold songs or something more calm and easy, there's at least one song for you on this album. One of the perfect examples of how music doesn't need to have lyrics to be touching, to move you.
While I haven’t been especially impressed by most of the live albums on this list, and I don’t typically listen to much blues because it can start to feel repetitive, 'At Newport 1960' truly stands apart. Muddy Waters’ performance is absolutely incredible. Blues may be rooted in simplicity, but when an artist can command the crowd in a live setting and pair that presence with unparalleled guitar skill, it elevates the music beyond genre and turns it into something unforgettable.