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I've been really aware of Muddy Waters for nearly 20 years now. I took a course on the history of modern music and the professor really emphasized Muddy's influence on blues and how that bled into the massive rock acts that came around in the late 60s and early 70s. I started to really enjoy his music, not listening to it regularly, but going back to it from time to time. There's something really amazing about music that is so simple, yet so compelling.
Classic Muddy blues
Crisp, clear, timeless.
Super solid blues album. Love the old timey live blues sound.
Cover 7.5 Great love album. Totally dig it.
Rigtig godt blues album. Det er kendt for at være en rimelig vigtig koncert i musikhistorien, fordi det var blues som blev spillet for mange hvide mennesker. Blues er jo forældregenren til rock og denne performance inspirerede bl.a. kunstnere som Rolling Stones, led zeppelin og Eric clapton. Der er god swing og det er elektrisk. Det er Chicago blues som er præget af mundharmonika, forvrænget guitar, klaver, og rytmesektion. Det udspringer fra netop en som muddy waters som flyttede til Chicago og transformerede Mississippi blues til noget mere end blot baggrundsmusik.
Love the energy of this live album. Very upbeat for blues music. Strong singing performance. I can understand why this was very influencial, given this was one of the first concert recordings of this genre.
Classico blues senza troppi fronzoli
What's not to like? 4/5 Highlights: I Got My Brand On You Soon Forgotten
Maybe first time listening to Muddy, even though the name rang a bell. Lovely groove, heart and soul. Post-war American blues it is. Nice touch to have it live, but recorded so well and such clean performance too. Just solid, consistent blues throughout. ‘Goodbye Newport Blues’ an improv?! Think it would be better to end here rather than studio tracks of songs performed but okay enough.
Has mit 1.5 Wuche verspätig glosst am Mentig morge, und sovill chani segge: macht Spass & isch e Vibe liiiike it 4 stecke für das gmüetliche stück.
I really enjoyed this live album, particularly I Feel So Good and the end on Mojo Working
Großartiger Blues und sehr gute Live-Aufnahme!
Love Muddy Waters. It's funny, he was one of the first on my list and now one of the last. Feels fitting. His voice is fantastic on this release, and the backing band does an amazing job.
I saw we were back with the Blues and my heart sank a little. But actually I ended up really enjoying this. The music just moves, and it has a New Orleans (Delta?) kind of jazzy vibe in places that is awesome, as are Waters’ vocals.
Legendary!!!
A great live album, compelling blues. Good lyrical storytelling.
Live albums are tricky. Sometimes they sound like they were recorded in a tin can. Sometimes they sound suspiciously clean and shiny. This one surprised me and to be honest it is one of the best live records I think I've heard. It feels like we're there at the Festival with Muddy and the ecstatic crowd. It is incredibly well-recorded and well-mixed without sounding fake. The musicians are tight, but in a dialed-in way. The performance is loaded with so much personality and character. Standouts for me are “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”, “I Feel So Good”, and “I’ve Got My Mojo Working”.
I enjoyed that.
Pretty good live album! I'm not usually big on those, but he and his blues sound pretty great here.
Fiery electric blues that put nearly everything from the following decade to shame. (Looking at you, Aftermath.)
Hard to believe something as polished as this could be a live recording, but the energy is unbelievable! 3 for the songs but 4 for the incredible performance. My mojo was going.
Some good old classic blues!
A good live album with some fun blues!
you can’t ever go wrong with a blues album. I don’t know why both of them have been live albums though. Muddy is one of the best. His band was full of legends too.
An epic live example of true blues, so good
Lifted my mood a little
thoughts: i’m not particularly a “live album” guy, but this kind of music lends itself to the format. great vibes here throughout, very easy to find yourself tapping your toes along with the music. i can see how this has become so influential songs: “baby, please don’t go”, “tiger in your tank”, “i’ve got my mojo working” rating: 8.0/10
Great performance!
more live blues, nothing mind-blowing but i love how much energy there is in his performance. also one of the songs mentions april 12, 1951 and I can't find any info on what of importance happened that day. favorite song: "i've got my mojo working" overall: 7/10
awesome final three tracks really good live album crazy that something from 1960 can sound that good
4.1 2x
Was heading toward 5 if not for the duplicate songs
i like muddy waters, not my usual genre but can’t help but rate it
Nobody does the rockin' blues better than ole Muddy.
I’m typically not partial to a live album but I enjoyed this listen. I guess I’m the bluesy type. This is not something I would have listened to when I was younger but I suppose I’m maturing in my old age. I thought the live/studio mix on one album was weird and I didn’t love the tiger song. I feel like this album totally makes sense being a blueprint/foundation for other artists after it’s time.
Feels incredibly influential. Great playing
Muddy is the coolest and this band is hot shit. 4.5/5
classic
such singing :O
very pleasureable album to listen to
I'd already heard too much bad blues rock before listening to Muddy Waters for the first time, so he comes off as more rock to me than is probably historically accurate. The songs are pretty good, but as someone whose ear isn't really attuned to blues nuances, they all sound more or less the same to me. But I'm sure others would say that about some of my favorites. Between a 3 and a 4 on this one at the time of writing, though I suspect I'll give it the 4 because otherwise I'd feel bad about implying that Disraeli Gears is on the same level.
Voor 1960 natuurlijk een geweldig geluid. Toch ben ik iets meer fan van zijn latere platen.
I get annoyed at all the derivative blues on this list, but the OG is pretty damn good.
It was a slow burn but I listened to it over and over. I was absolutely shocked at how much I got into it and the time passed quickly. Best songs were “Got my Mojo Working” and”I feel so good” Only issue I have with the album is the short runtime; Only 32 mins
Hugely important and all around fun blues record. I think it’s great how Muddy’s set builds off the energy of his audience. Master class.
Great live set. The obviously didn’t hate everyone who went electric at Newport. I saw a bit of video of this set. He looked so cool. Mojo working was the stand out for me. How cool must it have been to be at this gig in 1960
Absolutely timeless. I love live albums so I might be a little biased. He absolutely crushes this set and it’s fun to hear him whip that crowd up into a frenzy. Him playing the same song twice because the crowd was digging it so much the first time is awesome. Incredible performance and performer.
Lovely little bit of blues
blues, just live blues.
These white people ain’t seen nothin’ like Muddy Waters at his best live, chugging along with a perfectly tight band. This is just pure workmanlike blues, and builds upon itself until the crowdstopper of “I’ve Got My Mojo Working” hits not once but twice, and you can feel the electricity in the audience. In short, it rips, and one hell of a set to show the folk set how real blues works.
Definitely one of the better ways to get the appeal of Muddy Waters, still sounds fresh 4*
# Album Name: Live at Newport 1960 # Artist: Muddy Waters # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Really enjoyable listen! I love the sound of this album. It really hit me for a first time listen. # Top Tunes: HC man / Tiger in your tank / Got my mojo working # Would I listen to it again? Oh yeah baby
Good live album!
Muddy enthralls a crowd and truly the only way to hear these songs is in a live format. His voice has such a natural bluesy tone, his singing is clear and powerful and captures you in the story of each song. The live band playing with Muddy brings the full energy to the house. Fave Tracks: Baby Please Don't Go; Soon Forgotten; Tiger In Your Tank; I Feel So Good; I've Got My Mojo Working Worst Track: I Got My Brand On You
I mean it's blues
Great voice...Great band...the energy
A joy to listen to. I should listen to more jazz
Great classic blues album. It'd be hard to find a more seminal record than Hoochie Coochie Man and its timeless stop time riff.
An enjoyable live blues album. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.
This was a short punchy blues album. Also loved the guest female vocalist near the end. Just as I was starting to wonder how long the album was, it concluded. Great album for a certain mood.
Blues is not usually my go to for listening. I acknowledge the influence and legacy of Muddy Waters, but much prefer listening to Mississippi John Hurt or Son House. That being said, still a solid blues set from a master.
Great, rollicking set from one of the best of the genre. Muddy and his band probably blew away many of the acts at the Newport Folk festival.
Could hardly believe this is a live album, the band sounds so tight. Enjoyed the hell out of this, especially loved Tiger in your tank and I've got my mojo working. There's a reason Muddy Waters is considered a blues legend, and just this alone can tell you why
Very soothing and comforting
Waters' kraftfulle stemme treffer rett i hjertet. Så mye å gi i alle registre og en intensitet i hele spennet av stemmen. Otis Spann kommer stadig vekk med fortreffelige, små pianoornamenteringer. 'Soon Forgotten' er et høydepunkt. Her får hele bandet komme til med hver sine små detaljer og små linjer. 'Tiger in your Tank' gir albumet litt ekstra tempo, men mister litt retning mot slutten. Energibomben 'I've got my Mojo Working' kommer like gjerne i to runder. Noe som gir mening; det er bare å høre på publikum. Skjønner godt at Jim Morrison tok den til seg og transformerte den om til sitt eget lille mantra. Tvers gjennom solid skive, også for folk som meg som ikke har så mye blues i seg.
Loved the blues vibes and soul of this album! I’d never listened to Muddy Waters before but I dug this album heavy. I would definitely give this a listen again and recommend it to others!
the sound quality ooooo i miss
makes me think of my dad!
high quality recording of a blues concert recorded at the newport jazz festival in newport, new island. waters has a voice and songwriting style that's pretty distinct from other popular blues and jazz musicians. the crowd is very excited, the performance is very smooth, and muddy waters plays off the entire act with elegance, singing strongly and clearly, talking to the audience in a straightforward manner and telling them what the next song is. while the blues sound isn't still my forte, it's a significant album that makes it worth the listen for me.
Two solid blues albums in a row, excellent! Live albums are sometimes a little hit or miss for me, but this one was good, 4 stars.
Really enjoyed this one. Great band, including Otis Spann and James Cotton. Muddy sounds fantastic. Great electric blues album!
This was really good, not like fantastic but I would come back to this again.
Dope
Favorite songs: Meanest Woman, I've Got My Mojo Working, Tiger in Your Tank, Soon Forgotten, I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man Least favorite songs: Goodbye Newport Blues 4/5
A great album for the blues!
This is proper, authentic stuff. Obviously a big influence on all the blues rock of the 60s onwards. Remember watching musicians in a bar in Lisbon play Got My Mojo Working, good to learn the origins.
I like the slow jams - the groove is ridiculous on those. The fast stuff is whatever. 1. I Got My Brand on You (4:50) - 7/10 Amazing groove 2. I'm the Hoochie Coochie Man (2:57) - 8/10 Amazing chill 3. Baby, Please Don't Go (3:04) - 8/10 Breakdown in this one is so good, great jam energy 4. Soon Forgotten (4:17) - 7/10 The groove is so good - love how it swells throughout. 5. Tiger in Your Tank (4:32) - 6/10 He put a tiger in my tank? 😳 6. I Feel So Good (3:01) - 6/10 7. I've Got My Mojo Working (4:27) - 6/10 He gets freaky on this one tbh 8. Got My Mojo Working (2:55) - 6/10 Gotta do it a second time apparently 9. Goodbye Newport Blues (4:53) - 5/10 Who's this guy?
Muddy live is so much better than a studio album. The energy is great, the crowd and improvisation is what makes this soar.
What an incredibly stellar sound and clean recording. Newport folk walked so Woodstock could run.
Really cool album, and not something I would have listened to without this list, I don't think.
I don't ever really listen to blues but this may change that. This album was excellent.
Svårt att inte dras med och bli glad av denna och det blir förstås inte sämre av att det är live. Saknas låtar som riktigt sticker ut dock, men en svag fyra är det i alla fall.
A good live album. 4 stars or B.
Blues, clásico
8/10.
pretty good i must say. didn’t really take notes on this one (whoops) but i did like it. pretty jazzy! my head says 3/5 but my heart says 4/5. so i’ll go with 4/5.
Really enjoyed it. Listened to it while walking Simon along the boardwalk in Honolulu
I still remember hearing about muddy Waters when I was a young girl from the hairdresser. Been a fan ever since!
pretty damn goood
Favorite was "I've Got My Mojo Working (pt 1.)".
Muddy Waters is one of the greats and this album is a delight. Hard to find anything to dislike about it. Definitely deserving of its spot on this list.
Muddy Waters. Nuff Said
Very nice, very good!
Simple good blues songs
What a classic
Complete
My worries when it comes to music this old is usually that to my modern ears it may sound rudimentary, especially when it comes to production. It's generally hard to not judge it by modern standards, especially in this day and age where music is so easily available. I know of this artist, his name being tossed around as an early influence on the rock and blues bands that would show up in the mid to late 60s and early 70s. My initial fear going into this is that it will be more influential in a historic sense where as the music itself hasn't aged well. I'm hoping the music this has inspired hasn't completely surpassed it, and that there's still some value left there. Heading into this with an open mind. I Got My Brand On You As I expected it doesn't sound great, the recording quality hasn't aged well. This sounds like fairly standard blues to me. It's pleasant, but doesn't exactly inspire. His voice is pretty good, though it's not like I'm completely stunned by it. The band does a great job with the instrumental, they work well with the vocals to create the atmosphere expected of a track like this. Generally a solid performance from all parties. Fine. 3/5 I'm Your Hoochie Cootchie Man This is a classic. Immediately recognizeable. Old school cool. Has some great energy to it. Feels like something that would be great to feature in the background at a gathering of some kind. Good. 4/5 Baby Please Don't Go Charismatic performance from Muddy Waters. He sounds tight and professional. It's a simple song which works for what it is. (There's a minor disturbance somewhere in the recording which through my headseat sounds like my roof is falling down, scared the shit out of me.) Fine. 3/5 Soon Forgotten Another fairly standard blues track. I like the piano a lot here. I'm struggling to find anything to set it apart from similar songs of the era. I guess I could point to the instrumental sections as offering a very well knit arrangement. They really sound like they've been working together for quite some time. The song feels spacious, much credit to each individual performer for knowing which notes to play and where to leave space for others. This of course stretches to Waters himself as well, where ge makes sure the spotlight isn't always on him. Decent. 3.5/5 Tiger In Your Tank It's fun to hear a bit of a bit more dancy, faster pace tempo. I appreciate how he adapts his voice to this style. Shows of some soulful vocal chops that wouldn't be too out of place in a later era. The song has very repetitive lyrics which kind of works to its detriment. I really enjoy the energy of the track, it's a lovely mood lifter after a series of slower bluesier tracks. I wouldn't mind if it was a bit shorter. Decent. 3.5/5 I Feel So Good Don't have much to say that haven't already been said about previous tracks. More of the same really. It's a pleasant listen, just not particularly notable. Fine. 3/5 I've Got My Mojo Working Has some grit and intensity to it. Charismatic vocal perfomance. Can tell not Waters and the band is really giving their all here. Really like how much work the drummer is doing on the track. Really energetic and fun little track. Great. 4.5/5 Got My Mojo Working Pt. 2 A continuation of the previous track. Honestly just feels like a repeat. Felt the previous one ended just fine, this is unecessary. I guess the culture was different back then, and that this is obviously for the crowd, but to me with my modern expectations it's just strange. Fine. 3/5 Goodbye Newport Blues It's a nice little blues song to end off the setlist with. Can't really say I find it exceptional, but it works for what it is. Portrays the feeling of leaving somewhere pretty well, which seems to be the intention of the track. Fine. 3/5 My apprehension towards this album prior to listening to it was mostly unfounded, which came as a great relief. In truth I was pretty scared I wouldn't enjoy this, and while it didn't exactly blow me away I'd say it was a pretty good time. My individual track ratings may not reflect my true feelings about the album as a whole, as this is one of those cases where the album is more than the sum of its parts. Considering this is taken from a live show with no production tricks or gimmicks you'll quickly see the magic is rooted in the performance itself. Muddy Waters and his band were great showmen, and managed to entertain through only their talent alone. This is built purely upon music, enthusiasm for the craft and charisma. It never needs to rely on complicated instrumental passages, or intricate lyricism. It just delivers simple, solid songs in a way which resonates with people through the magic of the blues. Muddy Waters sounds passionate and professional throughout, really going out of his way to create a good show. The quality on display is what I presume inspired the greats that took influences from Waters's work, as they could see the pride and passion he has for performing these songs. In the end this is an important piece of music history. While everything here hasn't necessarily aged all that well I still think its most important elements remain intact. If you're gonna listen to it, listen to it as a whole. It's a solid tracklist which really shines when played in its entirety. 4/5 Fave track. I've Got My Mojo Working Least fave track. I Feel So Good
Izuzetna muzika i izuzetna izvedba, mada ne moj stil. Opet, ne bih ga namjerno često slušala ali mi nimalo ne smeta.
No fat, all the songs were solid. Could easily be a 5-will need to revisit.
Epitome of keep it simple.
norm AWDaw da DA
he is a musician
I haven't listened to blues in so long. What a great reminder of how fire this genre is. I love being able to hear how rock has so clearly been influenced by this. GOT MY MOJO WORKIN!
This was quite good. I'll be adding this to my collection
It's sometimes hard to appreciate music that is so clearly the root of everything that came after it, which this clearly is. Having a full band and great sound quality, make this a really good listen. It's minimal but robust at the same time. It was a delight to listen to and appreciate, but also an album of it's time. Probably would be fun to have on while sitting on the back porch drinking a whiskey. Loved it.
Hey, this Muddy Waters guy is pretty good.
Fabulous collection and recording of the missisipi delta maniac mister muddy waters. He's in my rushmore of blue artists, no one quite did it as well as muddy and with as much class. He fit in at Newport!! Hell yeah.
Brilliant live album, folk blues at its finest Muddy is the king of the blues for me and this is a treat from start to finish. Sounds wonderful and the musicianship is outstanding.
I don't listen to the blues very often, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this album. I'll give it a four because it is good music, even if the blues isn't the most popular genre. When I played the latter half, I actually had a bad day It made me feel a little better.
Did not get through it all. But loved what I did
Loved it
Classics for sure - but I like the louder stuff like the 'Hard Again' album a lot more. Definitely legendary but not a lot of replay value for me: 4.5 stars
For just how influential this is it should be here, the fact that it’s as good as its reputation. 4 Star
yeah, blues is alive - wenn ich die platte aus den 1960ern höre finde ich beachtlich wie gut das klingt. mir gefällt der mix der songs und nun ja: blues ist einfach zeitlos, muddy waters unvergessen.
While I'm not a huge fan of Muddy Waters due to some of the lyrical content, you gotta admit that this show is nonstop shit kicking blue goodness. They rip, pain and simple
Read about Issaquena county while listening
Det gynger det her mudrede vand.
Perfect blues album, only complaint was that it wasn’t long enough 10/10
I thought this was a cool record. Like really and truly cool. Not my favourite music of all time, not my favourite performances or performers, not something I want every day, but very very cool. Got My Mojo Workin' is one hell of a track.
Classic live performance from one of the greats.
Muddy Waters has influenced everything to come after him. A great live show.
I didn’t know blues could get you bobbing your head along to the beat. Enjoyed this one a lot.
Love me some Muddy Waters
Real nice to drive along to in the sunshine
Much better than the BB King disc. I’d prefer a more stripped down version- but Muddy Waters in any context is good blues.
A soul legend doing his thing. Hell yeah. 8/10
Puro fuego baby!!!
Not really a Blues fan but found this quite sooything strangely. must have been the mood I was in.
Not the best Muddy Waters performance. Seems he's in too much of a hurry and so loses some of the emotion of his songs. Still, it's a good listen. 3.5/5
Bueno, ya he escuchado albumes de esta epoca y estilo, me gusta la mezcla, su voz, la primera canción "I Got My Brand On You" me parece un gran tema. Un lindo album en vivo.
Goddamn I love the blues.
I like it unusually for a live album. It's blues done right, just enough variation and good energy too.
Muito bom blues 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
Great performance
Enjoyable even if I won't listen to it often.
Very nice
Liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
Killer live album. Opening track, "I Got My Brand On You" is particularly good. Not a lot of crowd banter for Muddy - all business.
Yeah, excellent live blues. 4/5.
Great album, although the Chicago blues style isn't my favorite
enjoyable listen
The whole album is just a build up to “I’ve Got My Mojo Working” and he hits that song and just goes off. Then he plays it again and you still aren’t tired of it. Blues can be formulaic and samey but I’m glad this performance was captured on tape because it was something special. In fact, listening to this live album makes me wonder if I - and obviously all of you cause you’re a bunch of idiots - have been wrong about the blues all along. Maybe it’s not formulaic and samey, maybe we’re just experiencing it the wrong way. The songs don’t have variety because they are all parts of a whole, which is the performance. We are no more meant to listen to a single blues song on tape at our work desk than we’re meant to read Shakespeare in a classroom. These things are meant to be experienced live. We are meant to attend a performance by this artist where he builds and builds and builds from song to song and lures us into a sense of regularity and then explodes and blows everyone away. Also, hearing Muddy Waters sing about mojo the way it’s meant to be sung makes me want to slap Jim Morrison in his stupid hippie face.
Amazing live album! I normally don’t love live performances because of the awkward breaks and crowd noise, but this is a tasteful recording. Great set of classic blues tunes. No real complaints. Standout track is “I’ve Got my Mojo Working”.
Heavy nostalgia with this one. Spent many a Sunday night enjoying scrumptious spirits and listening to blues music with my Pops. The frenzied TIGER IN YOUR TANK and I'VE GOT MY MOJO WORKING are like bourbon soaked triple espresso's.
This is essential listening to understand how so much of the popular music to come after was shaped. I'm glad to finally familiarize myself with Muddy Waters. Love when songs are so good they have to play them twice - Got My Mojo Working and GMMW Pt. 2 were my favorites. He has so much character in his voice, and you can feel the electricity in the band and audience both.
Pretty good, 3.5
Classic blues. Muddy is great and he especially gets the crowd rolling on "Got My Mojo Workin'", so much so the crowd tells him to play it again. Awesome Couple lull spots keep it from a 5 but still cool album, must have beeb even cooler in person
Solid
I mean how can you argue with this? Yes, the progressions pretty much all sound the same, the vocal structures are all the same, tempos are pretty similar throughout, all in 4/4 time (I think, wasn't exactly counting...). But there's so much history in this album. Without this pretty much none of the rock or popular music that followed would exist. It's such great music. Imagine being in the audience watching this - it would have been amazing to see this performed live. Is it the best music ever created? No, but it was the foundation of almost all popular music to come after. Just the structure of the guitar parts in particular, it's fantastic and any guitar player since has been influenced by this whether they know it or not. I suppose the downside to this album is that, listening to it 65 years later, it is simple and predicable. I'm not sure you can really fault it for that, and it's not that it didn't age well, but it is dated sounding. I don't think this is something that a lot of people who are not interested in music history would really appreciate. As for a rating, it's certainly a 5/5 for historical value but maybe only 4/5 for me personally as far as how much I enjoyed it and would want to play it multiple times.
Pretty good. Not a big blues guy but I enjoyed this
Super fun, energising, captivating blues, excellent live performances, great vocals and instrumentation. Doesn’t overstay it’s welcome and definitely a great album to get on a Friday! 4/5
The best part about Blues music is that it sounds unpolished and off the cuff when in reality the bands have perfected these songs, but allow the music to speak them while playing. Perhaps this is similar to jazz, the jamming or the improvisations lead listeners to believe that these musicians are winging it with simple blues chords. The truth is that these guys, Muddy Waters specifically, are masters of the blues. They have constructed songs of heartbreak and despair and paired with a bare bones backing track, and then they have added the right mix of harmonicas, keys, and soft drums to make it catchy. This is true art. Chicago blues spicing it up with some electric instruments is just the natural progression and there is no wonder it inspired so many mainstream rockers to borrow and borderline steal elements. This was a benefit for society in all facets. This album is not fully fleshed out, but it possesses some historic progressions in heartland rock n roll. The foundation it laid is worth its weight in gold.
Today, I learned that Muddy Waters' real name was McKinley Morganfield. Anyway, he's a legend and this was a dope live blues recording. I think blues is a genre that benefits greatly from the live experience and the charisma of the band leader, Muddy's giving it here.
Very upbeat instrumentals. Particular standout: Got My Mojo Working
Now this is some no frills Blues. Gotta respect Muddy playing “got my mojo working” a second time. Energy really amps up on this album as it goes. Safe to say Muddy Waters has found himself a new fan
Onvervalste stereotype blues. Het is de man op het lijf geschreven. Het is gewoon goed, maar prikkelt naar de huidige standaarden nog niet bijzonder veel. Ik zet gelijk maar even Hard Again opnieuw op. Het album dat we eerder van hem kregen. Nog steeds overduidelijk blues, maar wat een power zit daarin. Dat is toch het verschil. tussen 5 en 4 sterren.
Een live album is altijd een beetje valsspelen. Maar ik zit natuurlijk even de wiki door te spitten. Nu blijkt dat hij begonnen is met een greatest hits album, omdat hij daarvoor alleen maar singles uitbracht (of uit mocht brengen?). Dit live album is net als die greatest hits eigenlijk meer een soort compilatie van alles wat hij daarvoor had gedaan. En de man was live een fenomeen natuurlijk, dus de keuze is begrijpelijk en gerechtvaardigd. Deze zure broeder heeft zijn zegen gegeven wat dat betreft. Vervolgens krijgen we precies wat we van Muddy verwachten, een half uurtje hele dikke prima blues. Hij wordt ondersteund door oa een zenuwachtig pianootje en een mondharmonica, oftewel precies die instrumenten die je verwacht bij een pot blues en een pot bier. En dat is gewoon lekker om te luisteren.
I had definitely heard a couple of these songs before. I was impressed with both the talent of Muddy Waters, and how good the audio sounded sespitw it being a live album from 1960. I can see how Muddy Waters was hugely ingluential to Blues and early Rock music. Overall- really good album
30/1001 An entire album consisting of pretty much only classic Chicago blues standards is a wonderful idea. The standouts are the obvious songs like I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man and I’ve Got My Mojo Working, while Goodbye Newport Blues is a surprisingly fitting bookend to the record. I also think Waters is brilliant with his interaction with the audience, before heading back for a part two of Got My Mojo Working. 4/5
Very enjoyable and energetic, Muddy Waters is a legend.
Dirty.
Not much to say about this one other than it's pretty damn great. Respect.
Great Album! A real journey through a legend‘s catalogue and his skills as a blues man!
solid blues from a true master. Four stars.
good ol blues music!!!! so musically impressive. go off
If you like the blues, you like Muddy.
Great album, I jammed to pretty much every song in it and there were a lot of familiar ones as well. I know that people were jamming to this tons back in the 60s.
Great jazz album for a cold day chilling or nighttime relaxation. Has the 60’s vibes and overall Americana which makes classic jazz so great.
Very impressive musician; great live album. Classic blues. 8/10
Well, it's a blues album and it's live. It's definitely well recorded but the blues is one of those genres, especially older recordings of it, where everything sounds really similar to everything else unless there is a big solo in the middle of it. Unfortunately there aren't really enough variations or breaks in the songs on this to differentiate the songs from one another. Nothing is bad, it's just all very similar. I know that Muddy Waters is an excellent guitarist, but it's not really shining through on this album. I suspect part of it is to appeal to a majority white crowd at a ritzy festival, and the fact that it's recorded live and missing a lot of that bass tone that would come through on a studio session. The studio versions of some of the songs on the remaster prove that second point, in my opinion. I think "Soon Forgotten" and the "I've got my mojo working" set are the best on here, largely because the tempos (one slow and one deliberately quick) allows the instrumental and vocal range work to come to the front. I honestly hope we get another Muddy Waters album on here because this doesn't showcase how good he is.
Solid live album from a legend. The songs can be a bit repetitive but the run time doesn't drag.
85% Best: I Got My Brand On You; I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man; Tiger In Your Tank; Got My Mojo Workin' Must-Hear? Sure
Whenever I hear Muddy Waters it’s a revelation. History and influence heard in every song. Music wouldn’t be what it is today without Muddy Waters. Legendary.
Live albums are never great, but this is amongst the better end of the spectrum. Muddy Waters is a great and this collection has some real high points, but it inevitably gets let down by poor sound quality and the unpleasant wooshing of the wind on the mic.
Enjoyable bluesey music
he was killing it
yup
The blues is not my thing, but this was great.
This is just good ol’ fashioned, old school blues…good stuff, but for me, I think it would be improved by leaving out the repeated selections. Still, 4 solid stars.
Don't fuck with a lot of old school blues, but Muddy is a straight up fuckin' G.
4 - Just great blues
Needs to be played loud!! Glad I finally listened to it.
Excellent, very enjoyable listen. Will put into my rotation for sure. Authentic and honest...
Some nice blues songs. Was a nice tight experience and not longer than it needed to be.
The bluesy roots of so much of what was to come. A great album.
Very, very bluesy. Love to see where the inspiration for rock came from originally. I don't listen to live albums too often. This record is pushing me towards live albums now.
Rockin and rollin
👍🏼
Album 615 of 1001 Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960 (1960) Rating : 4 / 5 I enjoy Muddy Waters and this one only reinforces that opinion. Good stuff. A quick album of a live performance from the legendary Newport Jazz Festival. Good stuff.
Great Blues album
Live blues/jazz at its best. Ok the recording/production could be better but the strength and feel of the groove is still felt all the way through; weren't they ever so polite in those days! Just good old-fashioned blues played and sang well.
When you think of blues, it probably sounds a lot like this. Soulful singing, harmonica, repeating lyrics on the hardships of life, and classic blues licks. I enjoyed this a lot despite never heard of Muddy Waters before. Looking at his wikipedia page, he was tremendously influential to a ton of artists. I liked I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man the most here. The only issue is that a lot of this Chicago style blues is fairly similar sounding.
It was chill and had a good range of songs.
I have a special affection for Muddy Waters because one of his other albums was the first one I ever got from this generator. That being said, I still enjoy his ultra bluesy sound
Fav song: Hoochie Coochie Man Fantastic recording quality and production value for an absolute LEGEND of blues music. Incredible performances from the entire band and just a joy to listen to from start to finish. Muddy Waters is one of the GOATs for sure.
Buddy Waters is a legend. Period. What I love about live albums like this is it shows you the energy that is produced on the recorded album is the same energy that you would’ve seen live. A lot of these older blues guys didn’t cut their teeth inside of a studio but instead from live performance hundreds and thousands of times in the Chitlin Circuit gets back in the 50s, 60s and even into the 70s. It’d be interesting to see some of the modern artists try to do what they did trying to maintain the same energy, and trying to produce a show that was absolutely perfect before they went into a studio. Key tracks on this one for me is Tiger in your Tank, mostly because it’s got such a great energy and it’s kind of a weird concept. You also can’t go wrong with I’ve Got My Mojo Working, which was hugely influential into the bands like the Doors. Overall, this album is definite must for blues enthusiast.
I mean, it's Muddy Waters. Why wouldn't it be good?
rather good don't usually listen to blues but this serves as a good sign for the genre 4/5
4 stars
It's hard not to appreciate this album -- classic and pure blues! Amazing! The only reason I can't give this a 5 is I don't tend to want to listen to blues; it's not really my thing. But this was still a great album.
I really wanted to like this more than I did. Like, in my mind, this is **the** blues album, y'know? Not even just Chicago blues; blues in general. It inspired everyone from Led Zeppelin to Jimi Hendrix. It's an important album, and from everything I've heard, maybe Muddy's best. Only his first greatest hits album might pass it. And to be clear: I don't **have** to like it just for those reasons. After all, I'm sure I've disliked plenty of albums that're just as important to their genres as this one is. That's to say nothing about common critic consensus. And of course, I recognize as well: it's high expectations. I shouldn't be coming into any album with expectations that high, but, hey, it's not like I can easily stop having them once I get them, so... Y'know, if there's a short answer to why I feel the way I do, it's just that I expect a different kind of energy from blues than this album provides. I'll admit: maybe I was spoiled by having my first Muddy Waters album be HARD AGAIN. The blues on that album is loud and hard as hell; the kind that'd blow up your speakers without even needing to turn it up too high. Meanwhile, this album's a lot more, y'know, laid back. It's quieter, the tempos are lower... Neither really picks up 'til they play "I've Got My Mojo Workin'" twice in a row. That's when the album peaks for me, and the energy carries after that, but it's so late in the album by that point that it hardly matters. Of course, I realize that there's probably a lot of nuances I'm missing, from how they're playing to Muddy's charisma and personality. And I wanna emphasize, I hardly think this is bad at all. It's still Muddy Waters, and he does a damn fine blues tune. On top of that, its context as part of the Newport festival, where I believe this was the last show played before the other two days got canceled, does add a narrative weight to the whole thing that I rather enjoy. Ultimately, however... Eh, it's largely just not what I really look for in the blues, y'know? Still, I wouldn't feel right to give it less than a 4. I suppose you could chalk it up just to how much I liked "I've Got My Mojo Workin'" and that otherwise it'd be a 3 — Muddy didn't work his mojo to the point of complete exhaustion, after all — but I'unno. I still think it's worthy of a 4, even if it's not exactly what I want from the blues. I still had a good time with it, and that's what matters.
Fun, old, blues. Good album if cooking.
Mm yes very blues
Hard not to like Muddy Waters. Classic blues sound.
Finally a historic recording and a recognition of the blues and black artists in music history. While, personally, I like the blues (the mysogenistic stuff I can do without) this album from a legend was a good listen.
This is great, I enjoy some good blues.
Only album so far that had a song so good they included it twice
Pa ovako, vrlo rado bih sjedio u toj prostoriji, natezao viski i ljuljao se kao list na vjetru, ali kad slušam u svojoj kuhinji dok pijem kavu mi ne radi nešto previše. Daleko od toga da je gospodin blatna voda legenda i da je ovo super bluz i dalje mi je samo bluz A bluz volim samo kad sam pijan, kad ga slušam live ili kad ga sviram Što je dosta često zapravo 😁 Naginje na trojku, ali bit će četvorka
8/10 Legenda bluesa koji je komercijalizirao zanr ponajvise zahvaljujuci ovom live albumu, veliki utjecaj na mnoge glazbenike i bendove poput Claptona, Zeppelina, AC/DC i jos mnogo njih. I've Got My Mojo Working uvijek volim cuti a ostale stvari ne moram posebno naglasavati jer eto, sve zvuci slicno ali na najbolji moguci nacin. Ovakav nekakav koncert bi zbilja volio cuti negdje, ali nisam bas upoznat previse sa danasnjom blues scenom, i isto tako, jedan je Muddy Waters. Zelim jos blues albuma cuti na ovoj listi, bas pase na ovu hladnu jesen vani!
I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Sounds surprisingly good for a live album in 1960. I had a preconceived idea that this was going to be quite slow so I was pleasantly surprised by the energy, like on I've Got My Mojo Working. It maybe does blend together a little bit but that's probably down to me having little exposure to this sort of blues Highlights: Tiger In Your Tank
Some classic blues from the master of them. Brilliant album, a great live album but I still prefer the studio format.
Solid bluesy album with some heart. Worth a listen.
A fundamental influence on blues music, if I understand the history correctly. While listening through I heard small snippets that echoed music I listened to growing up from The Tea Party and Big Sugar. I doubt the influence is direct, but just by listening to this album I could hear its echoes in my memories. That's pretty special.
Something charming in those bues-singing men, still not my thing
You can trace so much music of the 60s and 70s back to Muddy Waters. It’s all here - the good kind of RnB.
A quality performance from Muddy.
This was an incredible listen from start to finish, and you can hear the influence this left on blues and rock artists for generations after. A very very solid 4/5 for me
Mood setting music Down in the dumps, sun shining, Core blues performance
Now here's some blues!
Times like these remind me that deep down, we’re all just hoochie coochie men
This guy is good. 4/5
Always loved muddy Waters. But you can hardly tell there’s an audience and this is a live recording. Maybe it’s because it’s 1960 and Newport, but it just doesn’t seem like the crowds into it at all. Some great singing and some great guitar plan, but I think there’s better muddy water out there
I don’t the the blues are supposed to make you feel happy, but this album always does.
I enjoyed this! Again, feels unnecessary to be a live album
This made me want to eat ribs in a dingy smoke filled bbq joint.
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Over 60 years old and still some bangers
Where it started...
blues, man
Cool
There’s just something special about like blues music Faves: I Got My Brand on You, I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Sometimes I can’t decide if I like the blues but it turns out I’ve heard a lot of bad versions of the blues. This is the good stuff, the genuine article.
Another good one, another one I have on vinyl. I’ve already stated my love for Muddy in my last album review for him.
Enjoyed this album. Original blues music
I loved how understated and soulful this was. a classic performance that heats up as it goes along. i especially loved that fuzzy harmonica that underscored every song. overall, i'm not a huge blues fan, but these guys from that post-WWII era (Muddy, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, etc.) really do it for me.
Glad to listen to this one, I needed to recalibrate my mojo.
This album came on the heels of a lot of instrumental jazz, with more to come, which I enjoy best in smaller doses. This was a welcome change. The vocals are casual, and thoroughly enjoyable. Normally I'm not a fan of albums packed multiple different versions of the same songs but this album was an exception. It's confirmed my appreciation of Mr. Waters.
Newport, Rhode Island, juillet 1960. J'imagine la scène, ça sent le pique-nique propret, les fauteuils pliants, les polos bien repassés et les applaudissements polis entre deux solos de saxophone un peu trop longs. Le Newport Jazz Festival, c'était le rendez-vous d'une certaine intelligentsia blanche, venue s'encanailler avec bon goût sur les rythmes syncopés d'artistes noirs, certes, mais des artistes "respectables". Le jazz, quoi, un truc cérébral, qui se déguste le menton dans la main. Et puis, déboule ce type, McKinley Morganfield, alias Muddy Waters. Avec sa gueule de boxeur et sa guitare électrique qui sonne comme un avertissement. Il n'est pas là pour faire dans la dentelle, il n'est pas là pour qu'on analyse ses grilles d'accords, il est là pour foutre le feu. Et merde, quel incendie. Muddy Waters, pour un mec de ma génération, né en 1970, c'est une figure quasi mythologique. C'est le nom qu'on voyait dans les interviews des Rolling Stones, de Led Zeppelin, de Hendrix. Le patriarche, le "père du Chicago Blues". On savait qu'il était important, fondamental, mais on l'écoutait peut-être plus par devoir que par plaisir viscéral au début. C'était la musique des parents de nos idoles, le code source, le Vieux Testament. Et écouter cet album aujourd'hui, c'est un peu comme lire la Genèse après avoir passé sa vie à dévorer des romans qui en sont inspirés. Tu comprends enfin d'où vient toute la putain de lignée. Et bordel, mais quel son ! On est en 1960, et ça sonne plus brutal, plus sauvage, plus VRAI que 90% des productions rock actuelles. Il n'y a pas de fioritures. La section rythmique, c'est une locomotive lancée à pleine vitesse qui ne déraillera jamais. C'est simple, carré, et ça te rentre dans le bide sans demander la permission. La guitare de Muddy, et celle de Pat Hare, c'est du fil barbelé électrifié. Ça grésille, ça crache, ça saigne. La slide est là, bien sûr, gémissant comme une âme damnée. Et puis il y a la voix de Muddy, une voix qui ne cherche pas à être belle. Elle est puissante, chargée de toute la poussière du Mississippi et de toute la suie des usines de Chicago. Elle raconte des histoires, elle prévient, elle ordonne. Ce qui rend ce disque si monumental, c'est le contexte. Ce n'est pas juste un concert de blues, c'est un acte de guerre culturel. C'est l'irruption du blues le plus terrien, le plus sexuel, le plus électrique, au milieu d'un festival de jazz qui se voulait distingué. On entend la foule, au début, peut-être un peu perplexe, puis, titre après titre, complètement possédée. Sur "Got My Mojo Working", ça n'applaudit plus, ça hurle, ça exulte, ces blancs-becs en chemisettes à manches courtes sont en train de prendre une leçon magistrale de ce qu'est la musique du diable, la musique du corps. Cet album n'est pas juste un grand disque de blues, c'est l'un des actes de naissance du rock'n'roll tel qu'on l'a aimé, celui qui a les couilles sur la table. Sans ce concert, sans cette énergie brute captée sur bande, est-ce que les Stones auraient eu la même arrogance ? Est-ce que Jimmy Page aurait fait sonner sa Les Paul de la même manière ? Est-ce que le hard rock aurait même existé ? Probablement, mais différemment. Le hard rock n'est pas né dans un garage à Birmingham ; ses premières respirations, sa première inspiration, c'est le son de Muddy Waters branchant sa Telecaster et poussant l'ampli dans le rouge devant une foule médusée. Alors, pourquoi 4/5 et pas le panthéon du 5/5, la note parfaite ? C'est une excellente question et elle mérite une réponse honnête. Ce disque est un document historique parfait, c'est une performance cinq étoiles, sans l'ombre d'un doute. L'énergie est palpable, l'importance est indéniable. Mais dans le cadre de ce projet "1001 albums", je note aussi le ressenti personnel, l'impact intime. Et pour moi, si ce disque est une fondation essentielle, il lui manque peut-être cette noirceur abyssale et dépressive. C'est une musique de célébration, même dans la plainte, c'est une catharsis tournée vers la vie, vers la danse, vers la baise. Mes propres démons me portent parfois vers des territoires plus... morbides. Le 4/5 n'est donc pas une critique, c'est une marque de respect immense pour un maître. C'est la reconnaissance que sans cette fessée monumentale de 1960, une bonne moitié de ma discothèque n'existerait tout simplement pas. C'est brut, c'est puissant, ça ne triche pas. Pas de Pro Tools pour sauver le cul d'un batteur à la ramasse, pas d'Auto-Tune pour polir une voix. Juste des hommes, leurs instruments, et une envie furieuse de prouver que leur musique est la plus puissante du monde. Mission accomplie, Mr. Morganfield. Reposez en paix, vous avez engendré une sacrée tripotée de monstres.
Yep that was a blues album from a man in Newport in 1960. I have nothing else to say.
Muddy mentions my birthday!!! "On the 12th day of April" Thanks Muddy Muddy, baby, everything alright in there? I think I'm about to pass a kidney stone DUNDUNDUN DUNDUN AHHHHHHHHHH DUNDUNDUN DUNDUN OHHJHHHHHHHH
Show me your hoochie coochie, man! With a lot of live albums from this era there’s an obvious cut between tracks even though it’s literally one continuous recording, but this one was smoooooooth.
fun and groovy sound with Muddy's raspy vocals and fantastic guitar work. Great live album.
good live set
Gewoon lekke
Fedt, groovy, bare smoooth. Teksterne er faktisk dejligt meget ikke rapey, hvilket godt kan ske med blues. Men ligesom meget andet er det måske lidt ensformigt i længden. For et livealbum for 1960 er lydkvaliteten fandeme i orden.
Blues - gut abgehangen
It was a great blues album. I'm not someone to listen to this regularly, but I can appreciate why this is on this list.
As a blues guy I have to respect him. What may seem cliche now is because he made it a staple of the genre. Alas, it is impossible for me to remain unbiased. I supposed what is true of popular music now was true of popular music then; 'it's just the same four chords.'
Enjoyed that.
Instantly made me want to dance, I haven't danced blues in so long. So many moments that felt familiar when I know I've never listened to these songs before - makes sense to read that this album was inspiration for lots of contempories. If you cut out the very beginning and end, you could have convinced me that the first part of the album was recorded in a studio, the sound is so clear. That is until the music starts to get more upbeat and the squealing, cheering, and clapping fans can be heard. The studio recorded tracks at the end of the album make that extra energy in the live recorded tracks more apparent.
4.5
Fantastic live album! (9.2) ★★★★½
So much feeling and passion. Really cool! 4.5 stars
4 stars
Obviously super vital in rock history, but doubt I’d listen to it again.
Timeless and legendary. Muddy Waters is the man
I think I wasn't in the mood, but this was still obviously good music
It's Muddy Waters, what's not to like
Very nice live album!
I've never really considered myself a Blues fan, but you can't help getting swept along with this album. Great!
Good blues done well.
A fantastic and chill live blues album fromm one of the great Delta blues players. Great for putting on in the evening and having a drink.
Rock solid blues album. One of the best to ever do it. Only added one track to the 1001 Experience Playlist to remind myself to go back AND listen, the kind of lp to listen to the performance all the way through
This is weird. Two nights ago I dreamt that heard Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker playing in concert. Not together on stage, but at the same place. Details are a little fuzzy (muddy maybe?) and I can't remember where this was, but the guitar was amazing (and probably not either of them). Anyway, Muddy was one of the best at this game. Many others have done similar but he has panache that the others somehow can't replicate 4/5
Mad respect for this musician.
Some awesome blues, what can go wrong! Absolutely nothing with this record that’s for sure! Awesome!
It’s nice to have some good ol fashioned, mainline, no frills blues sometimes. Just such pure music that’s endlessly enjoyable to listen to. Also funny because I thought he was saying put a tiger in my taint for the first minute or so.
3.75
Not generally my style but I greatly enjoyed it. Tiger in the Trunk or whatever it was called was really speaking to me.
I love the blues, love the harmonica and this is MUDDY WATERS! I want it to be five stars but something is holding me back. Which I think is my underlying hesitation- he sounds a bit restrained? There are 5 star moments, but this is 4.5 stars for me. I know there is a better Muddy Waters album out there and am now going to try to find it.
Love it, just so chill
Sometimes, the old school sounds excellent instead of sound outdated.
Nice. This is indeed a source of inspiration for so much RnB and rock music that came later
It sounds really nice, never been that much of a muddy waters guy though. He doesn’t have the ferocity that John Lee Hooker and Big Mama Thornton have. His playing is immensly great though.
Good. I liked this one. The last few, non live tracks feel a bit tacked on, but overall, lovely stuff
The album Americans weren't listening to when the Brits stole "their music". It's OK though because now Americans show their authentic love of the blues by listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe (are you taking the piss?) Bonamassa. Snide aside this is a great album and totally pivotal in modern music, the band sound very relaxed and together, and Muddy's voice is incredible, just the perfect link for American folk, real old school delta blues, the more electric Chicago scene and the emergence of Rock and Roll. It also sounds great for a 1960 live recording and the respectful crowd get more an more into it as the songs roll along. Wonderful. Actually one of the albums you should hear before you die because hundreds of the others on this list owe it a debt.
I feel differently about blues music now compared to when I first started this endeavour. It’s still not my favourite but discovering good blues like Muddy Waters has been a revelation for me.
Very good album
This seems to be old hat, but as the “first” live blues album, it’s showing just what the blues were all about. As I listened, I couldn’t help but think of a generation of rock artists who were influenced by Muddy Waters, from the Beatles to the Stones to the Yardbird - and everyone they influenced as a result.
I enjoyed it.
Significant Chicago blues artist post war. Great album with heaps of soul
Solid live blues from an all time important artist
Excelente, toda la onda
4 classic blues
Brilliant live album, love hearing the crowd get crazier as it goes on.
Think I first listened to this years ago. Probably liked it then but I definitely appreciated it more now. Great stuff.
An essential blues album with great performances of some classic sounds. Muddy Waters influenced so many musicians I admire
I Feel So Good after listening to this. Got My Mojo Working now.
I dig this. Very blues-y early rock. 4/5
Gritty, emotional, bluesy stuff. A little repetitive at times, but then blues isn't exactly a genre known for being prolific in that regard (without introducing a blend of other genres to the mix). Muddy Waters does the genre justice with his gnarly blues wail, and though none of his big hits are present, the album does just fine without them. Love the live setting, too. It's fun to hear how laid-back gigs could be in 1960. Waters, by this time a pretty big face on the musical world stage, ends each piece with an offhand "Thank ya." before introducing the next piece and getting right back into the music – often in 10 seconds or less. It's great pacing and the audience experience must've been fantastic. Love the piano playing too. Other than the singing, this was a highlight. 4/5 Key tracks: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, Goodbye Newport Blues, Got My Mojo Working
The sound/production quality on this album is much better than other live albums I've had on my list, but I'd still rather listen to a studio version. That being said - great energy and great tracks!
Muddy is a master at his craft. Such a great blues album. 4/5 Will listen again
Great listen
Muddy is a legend, though I’m still grappling with including live recordings on this project. This one at lease is worthy of review as an individual piece of art. 4/5
Annoying that the songs repeat on the album. Good music
I kinda like it. I like blues a little more now.
Muddy Waters is the Blues. Lots of classics here. That harp player is serious! Liked songs added: - I Feel So Good
nicht meins aber ich erkenne an dass es wichtig ist..
Very good album all the classics and more top Blues