At Newport 1960

Très quali mais pas forcément mon style

Has some variety, a decent pace, sounds nice and doesn't stay too long, I don't know how much more I could ask for from this early on, but it probably achieves as much as it needs to

When I was young listening to the radio the only black american music that featured on the radio was Mowtown. Okay, but safe. So when I first heard proper Chicago blues it was a revalation. Muddy Waters was the first exponent I was exposed to and he became a firm favourite. This album is a great example of his vocals and giutar work. The backing band are exceptional. Features great classic tracks

Another in a long line of albums that are just ok. Did I enjoy this? Yeah. Would I ever come back to it? Probably not. Some interesting songs, but not enough here to be fascinating.

Enjoyable listen…you can’t go wrong with Muddy Waters 😁

Not my favorite, but not my least favorite either. Again, a very very specific type of mood, in my opinion. While I wouldn't say that these songs are good for casual listening (in my opinion), I think they would be pretty cool to learn how to play in a band. Lots of room for bluesy creativity that would really "wow" an audience!

Incredible live blues!

Any good Rock n Roll fan knows its just repackaged blues. I had never listened to Muddy Waters before, that was a mistake. An excellent singer and guitar player. Can't forget your roots.

This an amazing tribute to his talent

Very good blues album, I had an Eric Clapton "blues" album yesterday, and you can really hear the difference. This one sounds sooooo much more authentic and from the heart. Mid 4.

Old-school Blues? Count me in. I Got My Brand On You - 9/10. Classic Blues music. They style is a bit repetitive, but it fits the style. Great Blues by one of the all-timers. I'm Your Hooche Coochie Man - 10/10. I've heard covers of this that are more upbeat, but I prefer this one. Baby, Please Don't Go - 9/10. Simple and clean. The simplicity gives the musicians nowhere to hide a mistake. But these guys don't need to. Soon Forgotten - 8/10. Incredible piano playing in the background. I want to make sure that gets noted in my listening notes, but the rest of it is so good that it might get missed. Tiger In Your Tank - 8/10. More upbeat and jazzy. Damn, but this man is outstanding. I Feel So Good - 9/10. There's not much more I can say than to say that I know how much effort it takes to sound this effortless. I've Got My Mojo Working - 10/10. Classic Blues. Muddy Waters is one of the best at it. Goodbye Newport Blues - 8/10. Clean and excellent. Overall Rating: 4.44/5 (8.88/10). Perfection isn't when there's nothing to add, it's when there's nothing to take away.

Great album which I came to lately. Had numerous Muddy vinyl in th70s including the outstanding Hard Again, and was lucky enough to see him on his final uk tour in 77 at the New Vic. The band on this recording are extremely tight, which when reading the history of the build up and civil unrest the day before is surprising. Great album 5 star from me.

Solid listen

Blues isn’t really my thing, but I enjoyed this.

Super loose and gritty. Great renditions of classic Muddy songs. The shuffle drums and sloppy piano along with Muddy's vocals create a laidback atmosphere. Favorite songs: I Got My Brand on You, Tiger in Your Tank, I Got My Mojo Working Pt. 2 (epic instrumental section).

OK, with a lot of the "influential" picks on this list, I don't really hear it. With this - you can easily see the thread that becomes the base "the 60s" is built on. It's still not really my genre, but the genres I do love owe it a debt of gratitude.

good

Yep

Exception - and grows on you.

Pretty good. I Got My Brand On You is super catchy

Enjoyed the absolute hell out of this.

All sounds the same to me

Solid album

Love me some Muddy Waters

This was awesome. I've heard Muddy Waters, but hearing him live was fantastic -- a whole other vibe. And especially considering it was at Newport, I can only imagine how many people in that audience were influenced in their later work. This will be on repeat for years to come. I've already put it on 3 times, if not more. That said, it's not really my specific style of music, so I dinged it a bit, but if I could give 4.5, I would.

One of those cases where the stuff influenced is better than the original.

From a modern listening perspective, I didn’t really enjoy it. The live recording sounds loud and chaotic, a lot of the songs start to feel repetitive, and if you ignore the historical importance, there isn’t much that truly stands out to me.

I found this very enjoyable. It chugs along in a very relaxing manner.

Don't get it.

High 2 Any song on here is great. As a collective theyre extremely samey

4.5.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

I think it's just to elevated for my pop taste

It’s called the blues but it makes me feel so good

Muddy doing his thing live and in fine form. The blues at their best.

Cool!

Tykkään kyllä aikansa blues meiningistä mutta tämä livelevy jätti vähän kylmäksi.

Some brilliant blues music. This a man who you sense has lived every single thing he’s singing about and it still pains him. Muddy Waters is a legend for a reason!

Pivotal in the blues

Very chill blues album

As with the other Muddy Waters album, very enjoyable and this one even bluesier. I quite liked it as a live album. A couple of good easier listening albums recently, looks like the trend is changing.

I enjoyed it, but (to my ears) this is quite repetitive (and to be fair, there are actual repeats of songs)

Enjoyed this although it sounds a bit the same throughout. Would rate 3.5.

Gorgeous sweet sweet relief. More like this ploise

I can hear why this album is on this list, but there's something about it that's not for me. Not sure what. Maybe too much repetition?

I don't enjoy this genre, every song sounds the same to me. 1,5/5

Boss live blues

Did not enjoy but wasn’t actively heinous

Loved this. This list should be more of this.

Dated. I’m sure it was fantastic in its day.

Need a relisten but nice Sunday morning vibes

I see it was influential. But the first few tracks are just standard blues numbers. It gets better with tiger in the tank. Mojo Working is an absolute killer track. And this was 1960 😮

Some great Muddy. Newport has had some of the best concerts over the years, and this set with Muddy Wtaers ranks up there with the best.

A great album. I enjoy listening to it again. 4/5

Very enjoyable jazz album, it must have been a great show to see live.

Epic name with epic jazz music

Not nearly as good as Hard Again. Solid, but not great. There's just not enough guitar in this one. Also I just don't think most live albums are as strong as studio ones (usually).

great live performance, energy, & tracks

Very good …

Muddy waters is a blues legend for a reason, just an absolute masterclass in how to make a 12-bar blues sound special every time. With that being said, it is difficult for a track to really standout when they are all based on the same form. Incredible guitar work though.

I found myself appreciating this album more than actually enjoying the music, but it’s definitely a solid listen. Also, remarkably clear and crisp for a live album. Best Track: Soon Forgotten

There’s something both heavy and effortless about this set — Muddy in total command, backed by a band that swings like a hammer and smiles while doing it. You can hear the roots of so much that came after in every riff and groove. A landmark performance that feels as alive today as it must have in 1960.

7/10

Same song syndrome strikes again

a live album... interesting... the songs do sound very similar... live songs are lowkey better than the recorded ones haha love that energy :) lower 3 area maybe even 2.8 or sth

Nice! Might be first proper blues album, def first Chicago blues one, very nice solid live muddy waters record, probably 4 stars, perhaps revisit?

An ok blues album that was in the very early stages of moving away from Chicago-style blues towards the more polished R&B and soul sounds. Best: Baby, Please Don't Go Worst: Soon Forgotten

Good album, I can appreciate it, nor really my thing though.

Always crazy to hear live albums from the 1960s. Everything was so primitive but it still sounds so good. There are points on the album where you can hear a rumble in the background that might be wind blowing across the microphones or a distant train or something. At the same time it's just cacophonous when they really get cooking ("I've Got My Mojo Working"). You can hear the crowd clapping and cheering and screaming and the musicians stomping - the drums sound amazing! I love blues in general and this is my first time hearing this concert of Muddy Waters'. He has such a great voice. The "big band" sound with horns, harmonica, piano, backing vocals sounds great with this style of blues. This is just a great record from a titan of blues.

Great live album, it sounds as clear as day and it is enjoyable all the way through. Very good record.

What is left to be said about Muddy- he’s the greatest. One of the foundations of every rock album that came after him. The guttural soul of his music can’t be and never will be matched.

Simply beautiful.

This album is good, danceable at times, and extremely sensual. The father of blues... I discovered him through names like Foo Fighters and Slash. I just wouldn't recommend listening to it at the gym because it's not a sound that works with headphones.

70

It was the bluesiest of blues

Good stuff.

Iconic but a lil too gritty

Old school blues, sounds good not my favorite though a lot of rythems sound the aame

I got my brand on you - 7/10 Im your hoochie coochie man - 7/10 Baby please dont go - 7/10 Soon forgotten - 7/10 Tiger in your tank - 6/10 I feel so good - 8/10 I've got my mojo working / pt2 - 9/10 Goodbye newport blues - 7/10 Meanest woman - 7/10

My heart sank a little when this one popped up. I know how influential this stuff is, and the history of blues music is something we should all be aware of and never forget, but I have to be in the mood to listen to it. And I really wasn't. At least I didn't think I was. The moment he started singing, I completely switched on to it. I had actual goosebumps at one point, and when the record finished playing, I played it all over again. I'm probably more familiar with the his later material when he was older and gruffer and I think that's what I was expecting, but this was just wonderful. His vocal performance really caught my attention and the music was a total joy. A great record that I'm glad to have finally found.

Off the cuff remark: while it put a smile on my face and got my toes a-tappin somehow didn't quite live up to the legendary status. Standout track: Tiger. In your tank Revisit?: perhaps I should?

oh how i love a live album. i’m right there with him singing my little heart out. i can feel the emotion in every word and it’s truly such a treat 8/10

This is The Blues.

💙

What's even to say. It's so damn good. It makes me FEEL. I'm still not sure what a hoochie coochie man is.

Не моя музыка. Возможно до появления Битлз это ещё интересно было слушать, но после - увольте. Для меня скучно и не интересно. 5 из 10.

I love Muddy as one of my favorite exponents of Chicago blues, he has some unique licks and that smooth voice, but im not sure the sound quality of this recording does him justice. Hard to nail down a single record though given how prolific he was.

Je veux rien savoir, Muddy Waters est le GOAT du blues.

My first real introduction to Muddy Waters. Would have preferred a studio album versus a live album but it was still a good introduction.

Some really outstanding songs and an incredible vibe

I wouldnt be upset to hear this in a coffee shop or a cocktail bar (a dimly lit one). But im probs nor gonna seek it out. TWO!

Muddy Waters is great. Newport is also great. Great combo.

Big like

Solid. Great recording sound. Can’t believe this was recorded live in 1960 with quality like this.

Oh, to have been at Newport in 1960!!!;Alaska is was only 3 years old and totally oblivious to music then. What a gift then that this album is able to transport me right back into its front seat !

Um hmm

Not my preference for music, but I did find it enjoyable. ★★★

L'harmonica c'est rigolo 2 secondes et après ça tape sur le système. Pas nul mais toujours un peu pareil, pas fan du jazz rock de ces années là.

Sympa, du blues quoi. Je connaissais surtout de nom

Pas mauvais mais pas non plus très marquant, comme beaucoup d'albums qu'on a eu jusque là 3/5

2 stars I know it’s revolutionary and influenced everything after it. But cmon, it all sounded the same and was not very interesting. I won’t ever put this on again. But I’m glad it existed when it did so music could become more interesting.

There are like 4 lyrics in this 44-minute album. The repetitiveness of it really annoyed me after a while. Again, I can appreciate what Mr. Waters is doing, and understand the influence his music has had on generations after him, but I don't like it.

Det er mye kjedelig materiale her, men så kliner de til på Got My Mojo Working og du kan kjenne energien i publikum gå fra litt laber til ekstatisk. Dette er proto-rock. Gi meg en skive med det energinivået, så snakker vi.

Utvilsomt god stemning, men følte ikke helt liveenergien. Også sliter jeg dessverre litt med blues. Men Muddy Waters har flere andre plater som er veldig gode. Anbefaler også å sjekke han ut i The Last Waltz, det er virkelig en stor opplevelse.

Det er smått utrolig å høre hvor inflytelsesrikt dette albumet er. Her kan man høre fremtiden! Jeg syns til vanlig at blues kan være litt kjedelig, men dette var langt ifra kjedelig. Fantastisk hvor frie de var til tider i harmonikk og rytme. Til tider var det nesten litt atonale tepper som la seg i arrangementet. Slik skal det gjøres!

Good document of a past era, the gentleman blues artist. Enjoyed.

Love the energy, love the music 4.1

Would have been amazing to be there! But of course music must evolve, and this is just a bit boring now

Classic, easy 5 stars.

Short and fun. I loved his interactions with the audience

that voice! one of a kind - the original badass

That voice and what a band. Got My Brand Ok You and Got My Mojo Working sizzles.

Wow. This was a treat. The perfect album to play throughout my day. Such skill!

An album that helped codify what blues would sound like for generations. Highly influential - especially for a group of young Brits who would take the what was do display here, repackage it and sell it back to America. The record itself still feels vibrant. A band with aces at every instrument being led by a true master. As good a representation as any of an artist and a genre.

yo THIS is my shit right here. Never heard before, incredible sound quality for 1960.

Muddy water live is up there with the best of the best

muddy waters - good drag name? Prob not my place to suggest that.

Classic Blues? Sign me the fuck up

(86/100)

Not the hugest Blues fan but it is difficult for me not to like this-one of the foremost Blues musicians of all time playing some great new tunes and some reworkings of old classics such as Baby, Please Don’t Go, one of the greatest songs ever, whoever’s doing it.

fuck eric clapton

Blues really isn't my genre but it's a good recording and good album the man was extremely talented.

Peerless, nasty blues.

This is the highest rating I will give to a live album. Muddy Waters is a legend!

Amazing album. Some much great blues!

When you say blues this is what it conjures. Not massively my thing but recognise how good this is

I don't really like the blues. I said I don't really like the blues. I don't really like the blues.

This was a grand old blues album. I'm sure it's incredibly important to the history of rock music but I thought it was just fine! Not my kind of blues but fun and easy to listen to.

Original blues for the win!! This was a great album to just sit back with a coffee and a doobie and listen. Enjoyed the whole album. I find you can’t go wrong with good classics like this.

Pretty solid blues music. Not much to say

Great live Jazz album! Very soulful!

Bluesy. I'm a little picky with my blues music though, and muddy doesn't really hit for me. Respect the greats and all, but this is not entering my rotation.

Love Muddy. Heard some of the track from this album before. The guy playing the harp (James Cotton?) is fantastic. Just great blues music.

9/10 Proper blues, delivered perfectly. I love the noise of the crowd as they lose their minds over what must have been a defining experience. And the wind blowing on the mics, the spontaneity of it all - I'm beginning to love me a live album.

On my first listen, the first few songs sounded pretty boring to my ears, but on my second listening, I enjoyed those first few songs much more. Parts of the album do sound kind of thin because of how quiet the bass is. Muddy Waters’s vocals are powerful and legendary. You can hear the influence that Waters’s music would have on popular music throughout the record. 4/5

4.3 - Die Musik allein ist schon großartig, aber in Verbindung mit dem aufgeladenem Publikum und einer Band, die sich die Seele aus dem Leib spielt, ergibt es eine ganz eigene Erfahrung, die aber leider erst in der zweiten Hälfte so richtig in Schwung kommt. Highlights: Baby Please Don't Go, Tiger In Your Tank, Got My Mojo Working

Oh damn! This... mmmm. Some good blues right here!

Some good listening

aardig, maar erg gedateerd

I'm not typically a Blues person, but my opinions are shifting with age. I'm also finding I enjoy live records more than I did previously, and At Newport 1960 is no exception. Muddy Waters plays the tunes. Nothing particularly special about this performance; just decent Blues tunes. I'm a little disappointed by this slower rendition of "Hoochie Coochie Man". It just doesn't feel as lively as it could be. Still not really Blues fan, but this was nice. Essential :)

Muddy Waters is another name I hear come up from time to time, but if you had asked me to name a song by him (or even what genre he was known for) prior to today, I probably would have failed. For that reason, I'm glad this album is on this list. At the same time, it kind of feels like At Newport 1960 was chosen over one of his studio albums as an excuse to include a variety of his early career hits by proxy, as it isn't a particularly compelling live album (compared to something like At San Quentin by Johnny Cash). That said, it's an interesting time capsule with really good recordings (especially for 1960), but Muddy's blues formula wore out fairly quick for me here. It does pick up some momentum around the time he plays "Tiger in Your Tank" (and you can tell the audience gets a second wind around that point as well), but it's stylistically just not my thing. I'm a white man in my late 20s – who would have thought? Speaking of, I learned during my research of this album that "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" was actually the origin of the "stop-time riff" that would eventually be popularized by Bo Diddley. As a young white adult, I mainly know the riff from George Thorogood & the Destroyers' "Bad to the Bone," which Thorogood apparently pitched to both Waters and Diddley before deciding to just record it himself. I genuinely can't imagine having the kind of self-confidence it would take to essentially rip off someone's song and then pitch that ripoff to them. Insane. Highlights: I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man, Baby Please Don’t Go, Tiger in Your Tank, I Feel So Good, I’ve Got My Mojo Working

I love Muddy Waters, and I'd never heard this album. It's a good set, but I prefer him to sound a little grittier. This felt very polished, but it still absolutely cooks. 8/10

Great musically

This is early blues at it's finest. A great album!

The return of Muddy Waters, aye? It's only been 18 albums since I listened to Hard Again and I'm already bidding farewell to this guy's discography. The aforementioned Hard Again didn't do much to woo me - it's beyond my sphere of interest, though I appreciated it for being an interesting late-career pick and an album where the vocals were well-suited to the music. Truth be told, it isn't looking up for Muddy on this second outing as I find it immensely difficult to get into live albums ("At Folsom Prison" and "At Budokan" are the albums to have deviated from this rule). In any case, I'm never above going into an album with an open mind. Man, this is one of those early, early albums. #29 if we're going by chronological order. The last one of these that I got was The Genius of Ray Charles, if I'm remembering correctly. Anyways, this is fine. I find it pretty hard to feel one way or another about blues - it's one of those genres which falls right down the middle for me (albeit teetering slightly into "boring" territory). The live component adds a bit of a novelty value to this music, though I was hoping Muddy Waters' charisma would be channeled through the music a little more. "I Got My Brand On You" is a solid opener. I like Muddy's vocals, and the very bluesy guitar in the background isn't half bad. "Tiger In Your Tank" is a good enough time. I like the lively percussion as well as that good piano number. Muddy has a bit of a sauntering quality going on with his voice, which is also nice. "I've Got My Mojo Working" has a cool, free-wheeling sound. I like the punchy instrumental as well as those charismatic vocals. Book time. Broadened the appeal of live blues music. "...live blues at its best". A consistent seller. Wikipedia reveals that this album was critically acclaimed and has had an influence in the creation of hard rock. There isn't too much going for this album (none of the early ones have much going on, admittedly), though I'm generally favourable to pre-historic albums being included on the list. I think they're interesting when looked at through a historical lens rather than a merit one. I cosign this inclusion.

Groove

I'm a hoochie coochie man now

Muddy Waters is an exceptional blues mucisian. This album is great for a live album, my only issue is that it becomes repetitive.

Just a good, honest, live session of Blues from when of the all time greats.

Live album.

funky, good licks, good background music

Pierwszy album electric blues przesłuchany, nóżka skacze, na początku nie wiedziałem jak nazwać tą muzykę. https://onlysolitaire.substack.com/p/review-muddy-waters-at-newport-1960 Daje dobry kontekst dlaczego to nie pierwszy, nie najlepszy ale ważny występ

Excellent

Unc music

NAH this fuckin BLUEES

This was fun. Not something I would regularly return to, but not a bad jazz albums. The live aspect was fun, and I really enjoyed how the songs were shorter and they got in and out of them. Actual rating....2.5. Liked Songs: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" , "Baby, Please Don't Go" , "Tiger In Your Tank" , "I've Got My Mojo Working"

Not bad 3

The tracks on this album are good. The only memorable ones for me are the last 2 tracks. Favourite Track(s): Goodbye Newport Blues Least Favourite Track(s): Baby, Please Don't Go

An album I’ve never taken the time to listen to before. Waters inspired a lot of artists - cannot understate how influential he was. The sound quality on this is good too.

Ó já. Þótt lögin séu öll keimlík þannig séð er þetta bara svo frábært. Þessa plötu verð ég að setja aftur í spilun. Ég er blúsari en bara ekki búinn að hlusta nógu mikið á blús því miður

Anytime. A 5.

7/10

09/09/2025 A brilliant album, well worth a listen. Spotify listeners: 1.1 million

Holy shit. This is outstanding. What an incredible live recording. Easy 5 stars.

It's blues. Done well.

Good, but very much of the same thing. Very basic blues. Favorite song: tiger in your tank.

Classic blues deserving of respect but not my jam

Some solid stuff there

Kind of an amazing album, especially live must’ve been amazing g

Muddy was insanely influential. So influential that I think he's got a bit of the "Seinfeld isn't Funny" phenomenon going on this album, for me at least. I don't think it's bad at all. I like it quite a bit, actually. However, it doesn't strike me as something profound enough to transform music. Probably because the impact is so ingrained in the music that came after that it's lost some of that dazzle. I love Muddy's voice and his band kicks ass. It's a cool album that might be a little repetitive (as the blues tends to be, in my opinion) but it's done well enough that I kind of don't give a shit.

yeappp that rules.

Very pleasant - he sounds great and there’s a lot of palpable energy in the live performances. There seemed to be more variation in the style of music than in the later studio album of his that we heard already on this list, so I enjoyed that too.

Fora

Solid stuff! Not super remarkable but will definitely listen to it again in the future.

One of the best live blues albums

To be honest, I wasn't too impressed. I get that Muddy Waters is a blues legend and all, but the band sounds very loose and unrehearsed, and it just isn't a compelling performance or album.

Great listen. Doesn’t get enough credit for the sound that made others more famous.

This album is pretty great. It sounds really good, being a live recording, and it has great songs. There's so much personality. I liked it a lot.

Not in the mood, but it's okay.

Love this...especially the live sections

Just a really good time! Unusually I really liked hearing this as a live recording because hearing the crowd go bonkers reminded me how new and exciting this music was when it was released. My favourite song was probably I’ve got my mojo working.

I find blues a little repetitive and a little goes a long way. The live energy adds quite a bit and the atmosphere is enjoyably woozy, but not massively for me.

I like blues, just not live albums!

Another live album, eugh. Fine, not my thing, not an artist I enjoy, but performed well

One of the few instances where I will forgive a live album. This album felt so alive all the way through. Raw, unfiltered. Good blues entry. My Rating: 4/5

Fint folk album.

Smooth as hell

I’m half way through this and I don’t want to continue. I feel like I’ve heard this album 10 times before and every song is the same. I’m not continuing this 3.8/10 1.9/5

Beautiful southern blues

Wonderful blues.

absolute banger - live

Classic blues. Liked Tiger in your Tank

This album is a true testament to Muddy Waters' talent and ability to engage with an audience. He built up the crowd's energy gradually, until they were at their peak during his back-to-back renditions of "Got My Mojo Working." That build was so fun to listen to. While some of the energy definitely translated to the live recording, it didn't all translate. I'm sure seeing this performance in person would be one of the best concert experiences ever, but I felt disengaged with this album at times. I think I'm just not a huge fan of live albums generally. To me, they often fall flat sonically and feel far away. This definitely was not a bad album, but it was one I don't think I'll return to.

Enjoyable! The Apple Music version had a few extra songs which were nice, but the live versions at Newport were better. 3.5, bumping to 4

Muddy is the GOAT

Totally fine, even if not my thing.

Ersti 5 Minute: Gar nöd wasnich eigentlich lose aber freu mich uf epis neus. Bests lied: baby please don‘t go Final Review: nöd epis wo ich jetzt aktiv lose wür welle, abet zum denebed lese isch es sehr acnehm gsi. So als Nebebescheftigung perfekt

This is performed so well, you almost don't hear it's live.

9/10

Good - lots of classics

Amazing

This was definitely up my alley and can absolutely see myself listening to more of his work.

God knows what it means that I love a live album

Quite good stuff.

Pretty good

Good bluesy time

unfortunately could not be less of my thing

Interesting music to the older end of what is acceptable to a modern ear. Probably won't return to this one

Entspannter vibe zum malen

Honestly never really dabbled in blues before, so this was different for me. I enjoyed it. I think I'd enjoy it more if I knew more about the genre/history so I would know why it was so monumental. But overall a good listen.

Tiger in your Tank got a little repetitive by the end. I Feel so good is nice Big fan of when goodbye newport blues came on, great vibe switch

This was enjoyable, solid blues material. Not remarkable, though.

Classic blues

Easy listening, clear vocals.

Recommended version: live registration with video. Such a joy. 7/5 full marks Thank you for having this pop up on my time line. Finally.

Muddy Waters is wonderful and I love his style and his voice and he's an amazing talent when performing. However, I've grown really tired of blues albums that are just variations on 12-bar blues. I get that that's like the core of blues music, but it just gets very repetitive when listening to an album. This was good enough for me to enjoy it, but I would have enjoyed it a lot more with some more harmonic variation. Three stars.

All I can think of this: https://youtu.be/1PvJNbdPqSA?si=86r5EBMZs44UVhRC (6/10, 3/5 on this scale) (Update: 2/5 now)

Good energy. Fav track is I've Got My Mojo Working (pt 1).

Got my Mojo working......

Hoochie coochie indeed

It's a totally a new world for me

fun and jazzy and yeah

Iconic

good music. very nice to hear. am I gonna go back to it? I think so. did it change my life? not really

This is #day379 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… some ten days ago, I got a similar B.B. King live record. Now, here's to some good ol' Chicago blues. I sometimes miss those days working at a local record store, as I'd definitely throw this, most likely, on a Sunday morning and let it rip through the summer air. Following suit with the King's album, I'm giving it a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day380.

A live album where you can really feel the energy of both the performers and the crowd. I struggle with the blues because the focus is on the guitar chords and vocals instead of the songwriting, which typically follows the same formula. I do like the sound of electric blues guitar though, and here it's accompanied by raucous drumming, a piano, and a harmonica, the last of which sometimes steals the show. Waters's vocal performance is fantastic; I especially like his word-less ad libs on "Mojo." I do find myself wishing for a bit of variety at points, but the playing is so good and the energy so high that those thoughts quickly go away. This isn't rock music, but it certainly has the swagger of it without losing what makes the blues great too.

At Newport 1960 was enjoyable for a one time listen, but it’s not really my style of music.

Four stars on listening and a fifth for historical context. Feel the blues.

Haven't heard this live one before, but wouldn't expect anything less. 4/5

What a banger album - incredible piano player

Classci Jazz, pretty solid

Love this. An important document of live electric blues from that time. A legend at work.

Blues has become my fave genre in recent years. I'm a sucker for this rawness and sheer power. It's a robust escape from some of the crap that modern music throws up. Live at Newport was another welcome back to the future moment for me.

I'm sure it's excellent, but the blues all sounds basically the same to me.

Can’t go wrong with Muddy Waters. His music is legendary. Great album!

Not big on the blues, unfortunately. I understand its influence and importance, but everything sounds similar and I get bored. Uneducated, I guess

Pros: I enjoyed this album. It’s one that I would never personally choose to put on, but would not object if on. I like his voice and the entire sound of his music. Nice background music. Cons: Feels repetitive. I felt myself wondering, “didn’t I hear this song already?”

What's not to love about blues music?

Man Willie Dixon was a great songwriter. Anyway the history of this is interesting (who knew the Newport Folk Festival got wild?!?! - all the current nerds just know about dylan's electric shit). Langston Hughes wrote the closer?! Interesting stuff and Muddy is a true titan - however this maybe is just noted as one of the first live blues albums? It's all very good - great, I dunno.

álbum, un clásico del jazz y del blues, inspiro a figuras cómo Hendrix o Page, un álbum fundamental para entender al género y entender a otros artistas. Mejor canción: Get My Mojo Working parte 2, en lo personal todavía me falta entender los orígenes de estos géneros, así qué le doy un 7.2, es un álbum qué combina la magia del jazz y él blues con la energía desenfrenada, mágico aunque mi calificación podría subir si escuchará y entendiera aún más él género.

Heck yes

Good album

Super cool first song. The band is playing great. The drum sound is incredible for 1960!. Muddy has a great presence and sounds good. Not over the top which can be tough some time on blues record. You can hear that clearly on hoochie coochie man. Track 3- the band is just awesome. Drums, piano and harmonica as leading instruments interplaying with Muddy's guitar. Great joy. Good guitars on four. Track 5 is a less impressive one. Good energy and playing no 6 and 7. On 7 drums incredible again. Wow. 9 as the closer, bluesy as hell. And great. Piano is amazing. It deserves to be here. Dropped me back in time, and the music has many qualities 3.5

I love all this old blues stuff from the Chess label, it’s all so earthy and “real” these guys really did have the blues! This was a way of life and not just music, excellent.

Great classic album in the way blues should be heard: live. Muddy has a wonderful voice. Four + stars

Best ones are Ive got my Mojo working and Tiger In your tank and soon forgotten I love the live versions bc u can hear people going absolutely bonkers

(2) guys i love jazz but im not the biggest fan 😔😔

Cool one Anything live at Newport rocks Muddy sounds so young

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I love the aesthetic of this album. I think I get a little tired of it halfway through though.

would’ve loved to see Newport’s reaction to this. so perfect

anything's a 5 star compared to german electronic shart

Very very very good Only thing keeping it from 5 stars is my standard of it doesn’t make me gostupidgocrazy

great album

Interessante conhecer pela importância histórica e pelas influências estéticas do estilo.

7/10

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.

Listening to Blues Music in 2025 is usually a boring, dreary chore. The style is defined by it's standards, forms, and cliches. Older generations seems to love it for that very fact. They find comfort in Blues' unchanging nature. Muddy Waters was, in his unique way, an innovator who electrified and modernized Blues Guitar and bandleading. This record is an excellent snapshot of a moment when Blues Music made a significant leap into an unknown future. That future gave us Hendrix, Clapton, Psychedelia, Heavy Metal, and countless other musical milestones. For further listening enjoyment, check out Waters' controversial psychedelic album. "Electric Mud."

I normally steer clear of blues music, and I'm not 100% sure why. Still, this was a good album, in my opinion. I feel like the instrumentation in each song was pretty much the same. However, Muddy Waters has a good voice, and the songs are pretty enjoyable to listen to, if you're looking to listen to something more mellow. My favorite song was probably "Got My Mojo Working."

boring, je croyais d'être dans sinners

Damn this is good. Good blues always gets me, and it doesn't get much better than Muddy Waters.

Haha love the Hoochie Coochie Man. One of the live albums on here that's actually good because blues/jazz just sounds better performed live. This was a solid listen. 3 stars.

Just some nice clean blues. Probably if I were more naturally drawn to the genre and history, I would rate higher, but as it stands this is a solid 3 for me. Soulful playing, decent mixing, and solid singing to go along with it.

Short and sweet.

Classic Muddy blues

I PREFER THE MUDDY WATERSSSSSSS. This is some good ol fashioned blues. I assume stuff like this was super influential to bands that influenced bands we listen to today. I kept thinking there was thunder outside while listening to it but I think it was wind hitting the mic on this.

solid blues. not everyday listening

Js not my typa music tbh

I’ve listened to Muddy before, and I’m not convinced his stuff works in an album format. There’s not quite enough of a narrative thread, and not enough variation to keep my attention. His guitar playing is fantastic though, and it doesn’t stop me from wanting to BE there. His stage presence is phenomenal.

Average blues sound, nothing exceptional

Man, just classic

I already wasted the time listening I'm not wasting more rating...

Who would have thought this would be my thing. Great live music and bare bones presentation, just how I like it. It hadn’t struck me until now how much delta blues sounds like zydeco. I’m very slow.

Crisp, clear, timeless.

So glad to have been introduced to this album (and Muddy Waters in general). I knew his name, and probably would have had a sense of his style, but this forced me to sit down and listen to it. This would be easy to put on any time.

Had me dancing and moving with this album. I was reminded of Elvis (though I have not listened to him) in between but then the reality is Elvis himself got inspired from this genre. A truly beautiful listening experience. There's politics, and that politics is necessary. Legendary singing. It's my first time listening to blues probably.

Incredible blues album, start to finish!

Super solid blues album. Love the old timey live blues sound.

Not my style tbh

Fun listen. Very talented guy, and great blues!

Cover 7.5 Great love album. Totally dig it.

Love

Classical blues album, of course wonderful music, but not my kind of music.

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.

You want blues? This is It!

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

Music that speaks to my soul. Simply amazing.

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.

Objectively Muddy waters is a legend, this felt kinda meh, maybe would appreciate more on a focused re listen

No private session used for Spotify. I am not a huge blues fan, bunch of familiar chord progressions with lots of solos. This was better than most I have been required to listen to though I didn't need to versions of "Tiger in Your Tank."

It was okay, not sure if I love blues as much.

Blues legend but not the best live/studio hybrid recording

Good music just not my style

A legend for a reason. Makes you believe harmonica is the sexiest instrument. Also very cool to hear the crowd engagement with the live album format - starting with polite applause and going full-out losing their minds by the end.

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

Helt ok, men inte min grej. För släpigt och enformigt. Alla låtar följer samma formel - repetera en kort mening till bluesbeat 25-30 ggr. Connectar inte och blir inte så rolig lyssning. Vill lyssna igen: nej Bästa spår: d - im your hoochie coochie man D2 - inget Betyg, D - 4 av 10 (2 av 5) D2 - 4 av 10 (2 av 5)

Okay for a few tracks but not really my thing.