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Traditional electric blues instrumentation. Was a big influence on many electric blues on rock players. Traditional yet super clean. I love how in blues tunes they talk about their problems, but they don’t usually ever get resolved. Makes for an easier tune to write for sure. Will listen to more Muddy Waters in the future for sure.
Initial thoughts: fun instrumentals, fantastic vocals, couldn’t care less about the lyrics. Feels raw and “alive” since it’s live, which I like. Final thoughts: pretty much exactly the same as the initial thoughts. Every song sounded really similar but I like the style they’re going for so I can’t complain too much.
Blues at its peak.
Love that sound.
I enjoyed this, felt very raw and real.
Nice blues.
Enjoyable.
Listened before: no Enjoyed: yes Listens: 5
Fantastic live energy on this one, you can hear the crowd reacting and dancing and it's no surprise. You can definitely hear a lot of later rock and metal sounds in their early stages on this record.
Essential blues with such assuredness, ruggedness and clarity to the soul and heart of quintessential American music.
I've heard of Muddy Waters, but I'm unsure if I could name some of his songs off the top of my head. I really enjoyed this recording and I definitely want to check out his other discography.
badass blues man. I mean... I wouldn't write a song about having my brand on a woman but you know... different times.
Such fun vibes of classic songs - great live album
Listened to on 8/9/22 4/5 Favorite song: I Feel So Good It started raining during this jazz album and I was SO here for it - easy to listen to and for someone who usually doesn’t like live music this was phenomenal
Great album to listen to if you love blues rock. Especially listening to one of the pioneers for it.
Muddy Waters is a classic, and this is an excellent recording of an excellent performance, that gives a real sense of what it was like in person.
Good
Not a lot of time on my side this week but I did give this a quick listen. Good renditions of Hoochie Koochie and others. Interesting story about the concert too. This album doesn't have a lot of his gems. I assume Muddy won't have any others on the 1001 and he deserves a 4 for his contribution to the Chicago blues scene.
There are some classic blues numbers here, well-delivered. I prefer the slower numbers that give Muddy and his musicians time to stretch out. Muddy's guitar is often less up front but the interplay with the piano and harp is very nice. With BB King at the Regal the insane club crowd stole the show, but here they are more laid back (maybe because 300+ had been arrested for drunkeness the day before). Many of the glowing reviews of this LP talk about the live performance and it's great part of the performance is on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLTCIqfsefc
very good blues album. Great sound and enjoyable.
so good and honest
Loving the variety in the albums that are suggested.
I don't consider myself a blues afficionado. Blues to me conjures up images of a weird high school teacher who would roam the campus with a harmonica or listening to the blues. So this is probably the first blues album I have ever listened to. And what an introduction. What an amazing voice and energy. The recording is clear and the musicality is evident. Really enjoyed this.
A glimpse of a master at work. This is the blues. Not at its most flashy but at its realest. Would have been great to be here. Not the most interesting thing I’ve ever heard so I’ll give it a 4.
I can see why he is so influential. As an album not sure I like having the songs repeated a few times, but they are all different.
Very early Blues, which I haven’t listened to much of. The band play perfectly together. ‘Goodbye Newport Blues’ is 100% my favourite. Very mellow and somber, jazzy. Although I did like ‘Soon Forgotten’ too.
Fantastic live blues album.
Yes
Soul food time machine
p53. 1960. 4.5 stars. Damn I love blues, and this is as pure as it gets. Half a point deducted for being a live album, but other than that it's perfect.
Appreciate the amazing guitar, but just not my kinda of music
I’ve actually never heard of Muddy Waters before this and damn, I enjoyed this album. It’s the blues at its finest. I don’t know much about the blues as some others probably do but this is a nice introduction to the genre. There isn’t really a miss on this album, and it’s an album I’ll probably save to go back to. Fav tracks: I’ve got my brand on you, goodbye Newport, meanest lady
Can't really judge blues, whether from the Chicago school or any other school. I understand that the way those sorts of songs are performed is pivotal for someone to dig them, but those nuances are simply not graspable to me. So I yes, I can't really judge, at least subjectively. One of the only blues records I have in my collection is the Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson. I guess that doesn't really make me an expert. But in this live album, Muddy Waters still sounds like the real thing to my admittedly ignorant ears. So I'm gonna trust the real experts when they're saying this particular record just changed the lives of thousands and thousands of youths at the time (including The Stones, Clapton, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and countless others), first in the States and then in the UK. This record was released in 1960, and it's one of the very first blues live album ever recorded. I've also noticed lots of Willie Dixon-penned tracks in there too, so I imagine he's worth checking out as well. And of course, I imagine you'd need to add "Mannish Boy" to all this (or Bo Diddley's "I'm A Man", which is basically the same song), to get a broader picture of the powers of that Chicago School. You gotta start somewhere, right? I can also understand the mystique around this album, given the circumstances in which it was recorded, i.e. during a festival that got almost cancelled because of the rioting that had occured there. There are lots of interesting anecdotes about all that online, but I won't delve into them right now, just do the research yourself if you're interested. The bottom line is that this gig (and recording) could have never existed, and popular music during the sixties and beyond would have been slightly different than what it turned out to be. So the words "culturally relevant" don't even do justice to how important this record is (and for once, this clearly goes beyond personal tastes). Those sorts of stakes are best exemplified through the last despondent track, "Goodbye Newport Blues", written right before the gig, with lyrics by none other than poet Langston Hughes--here sung by pianist Otis Spann (given that Muddy was too exhausted from his overall performance before, a performance which included classics such as "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Got My Brand On You", "Tiger In Your Tank" and two hectic renditions of "I've Got My Mojo Workin'"). Probably referring to the climate of violence around the festival (partly sparked by the police repression), pianist Spann mourns about what a "gloomy day" it is as he sings goodbye to Newport. And yet, as sad as it sounds, something poignant and truly magical is happening here, as magical as the sudden whisps of wind that can be heard in many parts of this quite "barebones" recording (The show occured in the open, by the way, hence those sounds of wind. This can be seen in the photograph for the cover, for example, even though Waters used a different guitar for the gig than the one he's holding for that picture--and there's even an interesting tidbit to learn about that semi-acoustic guitar on the cover, but that's for you to find out as well...). So, why am I focusing on this tiny moment of the recording? Why is it *magical*? The reason is this: during "Goodbye Newport Blues", Spann indeed laments: "What's gonna happen to my music? What's gonna happen to this song?". What's truly magical here is that the answer to that desperate query came in the many waves of great US and UK acts who would feel inspired by this record (and other ones like that) in the years that followed 1960. Those inspired youths all heard Spann's call, as if carried away by that wind which breezes through the speakers as you're spinning this very record. And they answered it, through the great divides of race, class and even an ocean sometimes. "What's gonna happen to my music? What's gonna happen to this song?" Well, what happened is that it changed the world. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
This was a fun listen.
A great, laid back listen. Perfect blues to have on while working or reading.
I liked the part where he sang about his mojo for 20 minutes
went by fast
Really holds up
I haven’t gotten into blues but this might just do it. I really love the intro part to the first song.
Hop damn doodle
Really liked this one
One of my favorite works from mid century. Fun tracks front to back.
The first Muddy Waters album I got really introduced his style to me, and I found it pretty inspired and surprisingly engaging. This one (while admittedly released 17 years before the other one) is not as "inspired," so I can't put it at the level of that one, but I do love his command of the blues.
Gran rock de los 60
Pretty cool blues album.
Classic Muddy Waters.
Great waters
Great performance by a great bluesman with a great band. 4 stars.
Solid blues/rock n roll album. While I find it odd that this list leans into too many live albums, this is one of the great one. Heard live these tracks are more interesting to my ears as I find Blues can go a bit samey for me. No disrespect to the genre, just not completely my taste. No doubt a hardcore blues fan would think the same of some of the punk and pop I love. Muddy Waters is at the top of his game here and his backing band are tight. This is good stuff
Blues poderoso
forgot how much i loved the blues
4.0 - I love that by the end Muddy Waters turned a polite crowd into converts. Awesome.
Un dels grans directes editats en vinil, amb un Muddy Waters en plena efervescència presentant-se al públic blanc de Newport per primer cop. Referència ineludible de tot el blues rock que havia de venir en el futur i un dels millors directes de blues de la història
-Cool blues jamming. I particularly like "Tiger In Your Tank" and "I've Got My Mojo Working" -Nice guitar and harmonica jamming -Some of the lyrics were pretty repetitive lol
I don't know that I've ever listened to Muddy Waters. So, let's see how this goes...! Well, he's cited by pretty much every blues/rock singer/guitarist ever, and with good reason. This sounds like where it all would have come from. I'm not a connoisseur of the blues, but this was a great listen. Things that stood out to me were the quality of the recording, and how trashy (in a good way) the snare/hi-hats sound. And, I love the tinkling piano flourishes in all the right places. In addition to the guitar and harmonica chops. It's all good. And, I'll put this on again.
gött häng alltså
Svaka cast. Ja ne bi mogla odsvirat ovak nest.
Bilo kakav blues ima posebno mjesto u mom srcu, pogotovo na mamurne nedjelje.
Most enjoyable Chicago Blues album.
Live, in every sense
A great Blues standard, for a live album it sounds perfect like it could be a studio recording aside from the fact you can hear the crowd getting more and more excited throughout the performance, as well as the little audience interaction bits between songs. What's not to like?
first listen love chicago blues
I love blues, and I especially love it live. This did not disappoint. I could hear the energy and low boil burning in his voice. So soulful and intense without being cliché or generic. Loved it!
Great, stomping blues record. Wish the bass had been better recorded, but that's just me I guess. Watching the video footage from this show on YouTube really made the music come alive for me too.
If you wanted a glimpse into what a popular Blues concert was like, while the artist was still young and at their height of popularity look no further. Muddy Waters croons and sings with an energy and magnetism that make it easy to understand how the genre was so popular, and why his voice is such a big part of it and so timeless.
Loistava!
Great sound for a live album - you can hear everything you need to musically. Simple start with I Got my Brand on You (classic blues style). You get to hear a bit more instrument skill on Baby Please Don't Go (listen 1min in). Soon Forgotten shows even more of Muddy Water's guitar skill in particular. But for me, it's I've Got My Mojo Working (both parts) that really lights it up.
Muy agradable y muy bueno
Thoroughly enjoyed this one!
106. Live at Newport - Muddy Waters 13 tracks I'm not a huge blues fan, but this was great. Some Blues feels a little droney & monotonous to me, but this was punchy and kept me engaged. Really enjoyed it. 4/5
quite good, 4 for sure
Love it but I prefer Howling Wolf
Great composition and showmanship. Muddy Waters was incredible and you can feel the passion and energy from everyone involved.
This was pretty good wish the sound was better but the groove is definitely all there 4 🌟
Classic blues album, some great solos. "I'm Your Hoochie Coohie Man" my favourite song on the album.
It was really interesting to see one of the styles that influenced rock music. A few of the songs are great, although the lyrics mostly exist to accompany the music rather than have any interesting meaning.
Very interesting how raw things were 60 years ago.
There's a charisma to this recording that eases itself across time, space, even the setting for the recording (live albums always capture a different kind of energy, I think. There's an intimacy here that is neither a natural presence on the stage or even in the studio.).
Really good blues. Standout track for me was I've Got My Mojo Working Pt 2.
What an amazing talent. What really gets me is the passion that comes through in his use of coloratura and his voice.
Solid Blues album
Puro blues!
Ya he mencionado que el blues puro no es mi máximo, pero aquí hay una presentación impecable. Waters comienza con "I Got My Brand On You" absolutamente animado y simplemente va construyendo la presentación a partir de esa base. El álbum alcanza su punto máximo con "Tiger In Your Hand", "I Feel So Good" y "Got My Mojo Working". La batería, el piano que casi rebota, la armónica asombrosa y, por supuesto, la guitarra y la voz de Waters son probablemente en esta grabación una de las mejores interpretaciones en vivo que he escuchado. El público parece sentir lo mismo, la banda los lleva a gritos histéricos que generalmente se escucharían en esos públicos de niñas adolescentes viendo a los Beatles o a los Monkees y no de los asistentes a un festival de jazz. Dicho eso, la interpretación es impecable pero tampoco siento que el disco sea perfecto, la selección de canciones a veces es extraña y en particular, como habíamos visto en otros discos de la época, eso de grabar dos versiones de la misma canción no me cuadra del todo. Cerca de la grandeza, el hecho que el blues no sea lo mio quizá es lo que lo detiene de la quinta estrella para mí.
Gran disco en vivo. Es una presentación corta. La mejor es Goodbye Newport Blues. 3.5 que sube.
A very enjoyable listen
Solid blues music
Makes me wanna go to blues night
Carino e divertente
Pretty good blues album. In the most positive sense feels like the zenith of commercialized blues. It captures the essence of the genre without feeling like an over indulgence that you might see in other performances.
kind of hard to appreciate it without the historical context or the taste in blues music, but it's alright, it gets better closer to the end
Clearly impressive. Top of his game. Blues isn’t in my normal listening but easy to listen to and appreciate.
Blues de la vieja escuela.
Hoochie coochie
Finísimo blues
Indisputably hugely influential in its time, another building block for rock n roll and music for decades to come, 4 stars because I assume muddy’s music gets even better
yo that last one slaps
Full of soul. You can hear how crazy the crowd are for it.
Uitstekende blues!
Added!
I am familiar with Muddy Waters' name, but I couldn't tell you what his signature songs are or if I have heard them. The album was good enough. I've heard a version of "Got My Mojo Working", but I'm not sure if it was Waters or someone else. "Got My Mojo Working" and "I Feel So Good" were the highlights for me. I'd spin this record again.
Like Genie from Aladdin (the Robin Williams one, not the Will Smith nonsense) rocking an Everton shirt, eating blueberries and riding a blue whale into the deep blue ocean. All the blues.
Really solid blues live album. They had me at “Mojo”. Really awesome if you like Chicago style blues
Soft 4 stars. A clear inspiration to 90% of the music I listen to today. Also this sounds overtly sexual (put my brand on you? Tiger in your tank?!). He has a great voice.
more bluesy than jazzy but lovin it, 4 stas
The blues ate not my thing. This album does have more going for it than your typical blues guitar album. It's got the feel of a jazz album the piano seems as important as the guitar. But every instrument takes a back seat to Muddy Waters vocal performance. I may well have fou d my favorite blues album. 4.5 🌟
Ascoltare il live di Muddy Waters è stata un'esperienza molto piacevole. (C'è anche il video dello stesso concerto su YouTube e merita di essere visto). Allora, di base a me il blues piace, ma, come spesso accade in questi casi, dopo un po' mi scoccio. In questo caso però, c'è stato l'attenuante del live che gli ha dato quel qualcosa di magico in più: un 3.5 che va a 4. (Comunque non me la sarei sentita di dargli 3).
4
Lovely!
Great
Never listened to any Muddy Waters before (except maybe on the radio or something). I really enjoyed this album! Live blues. What's not to like?
When the blues weren’t sad
Wow. Brilliant from the first moment. Loved the vibes.
Essential blues source
In conclusione: Non ce vuole molto a fa' una carbonara decente, ma te la puoi magnà una volta ogni tanto. Quando arriva lo chef che te fa la carbonara non capisci, è bona sì ma alla fine sembra la tua o quella dell'osteria sotto casa. Però fatto sta che te la magneresti pure tutti i giorni. Il blues è la carbonara e Muddy Waters è lo chef.
Il primo pezzo con questo testo fortemente da maschio anni 50 devo ammettere che mi ha mal disposto e ci sono voluti due ascolti e mezzo per farmela passare. Per il resto è un bel album blues che ha molta energia e i musicisti a supporto mi sono piaciuti molto. E' un disco da 3.5, che stavo per punire con un 3 ma mentre scrivevo ho sentito "Got My mojo working pt2" e metto 4.
Classic Blues.
Já conhecia. Sempre agradável
przyjemniak
Классический блюзовый альбом, со всеми плюсами и минусами для прослушивания в 2021. При правильном настроении при прослушивании дает множество полезного для понимания жанра и его приемов. Но даже без этих умственных ухищрений прослушивание альбома приносит удовольствие.
Nice old blues. Class act.
Just really not into blues, soz :(
Basic bitch blues
"I've got my mojo working", gran canción, divertida, energética, percusiones fuertes y entretenido su in crescendo en 2 partes. De lo demás no sé que más comentar, más que fue disfrutable la escucha en general. Buena variedad entre lo movidito y lo melancólico. Mood: quiero romper una guitarra al final de Tiger in your Tank.
Great Blues album, amazing story. Rollin' Stone
me like the vibes
Blues de la vieja escuela.
Una vez más, no sé bien qué decir por el género, pero se oye que todos se la pasaban bomba. Y eso me parece lindo, cómo la gente conecta con la música que disfruta. O sea, también pienso que hay mucho talento, claro y si bien no se me hace distintiva la voz de Muddy Waters (quizá ya dije una tontería), me agrada en general. Creo que la canción que más disfruté fue "I've Got My Mojo Working". Y pues eso, qué legado dejaron los afroamericanos, sin duda. 8/10
chicago jazz sensation
Tres bon album blues. Un des meilleurs que j’ai entend7 dans cette liste. Probablement car c’est du son live. 4.75
Really solid classic blues record. I can forgive the audio quality since it is made up of live recordings from 1960... there’s no way that’ll sound great. Favorite track(s): “Baby Please Don’t Go,” “Feel So Good,” and “Ive Got My Mojo Working”
Really enjoyed this, also has "Baby, please don't go" which is a fantastic song (in Archer).
I had a good time with this. Just having that little bit of audience interaction makes a world of difference in how I receive this kind of music. “When it was all said and done, the water may have been muddy… but the good times were clear.” - Me writing a review of this show for my local newspaper.
damn, he's good. i still have only so much time for the blues, but that was a good album.
I liked this album, but I usually like the 60s albums so not really a surprise. I will admit that I got a little annoyed by the repeat of some songs, but that’s partially my whole not loving live concert albums.
can't believe I'm giving a live album this high of a rating
Great record
Enjoyed this. Effortless swing, the interplay between the harmonica, piano and bass is a joy. Muddy Waters ties it all together with his deep, rich voice. Will definitely be listening to this again.
Still good tunes, 60 years later.
Great
The roots of Chicago blues. Muddy Waters has a great classic sound with both his guitar and his vocals. He laid the foundation for years to come.
Very good classic blues. What else to say.
I enjoyed it
Amazing.
One of the best
Great blues
It's hard not to enjoy blues music
Мадди не зря классика, этот альбом уже слышал, о это не повод чтобы не переслушать еще раз:)
Blues med stort B, live
Solid electric blues. Great energy.
Good old fashioned blues!
Dude sounds like he was a totes a legend.
Classic, you can really see how and why this influenced so many people. Great stuff
Beautiful blues.
Dat sweet blues
Muddy! He's a great guitarist. Some nice blues on this album.
Smooth
Love a bit of the classic ol’ Blues! Easy to listen to/ have in background!
Brilliant
Very cool
Blues legend. Also have a soft spot for live albums, the energy is always unmatched
Great listen.
Musicality was present throughout. Sitting by the pool on a warm summer night in the dim light and enjoying some scotch atmosphere, but also reading a large book in the comfort of your living room atmosphere.
1/19 Love the energy this live album brings, like a glimpse through time. Certainly a classic. Standout Tracks: I Got My Brand On You, Baby Please Don’t Go, I Feel So Good, I’ve Got My Mojo Working
Great stuff - never heard this before.
Really great blues album, probably Muddy Waters' best from what I've read. 9/10
Leuk.
Blues is still a style that's too old timey for my taste, but some of the upbeat songs on here won me over and the recording actually sounds really good
Yes . Very good. Very bluesy. Very different to what I normally listen to but liked it alot. I would gove it 3 1/2 if I could
Strong 6 I know mfers were going CRAZY for this. And you say Elvis invented rock and roll?? Right…right…
good
Obviously very good blues music...but not my cup of tea.
Somewhat entertaining, probably won’t be back to it Did enjoy got my mojo back 3
This is the first version of blues and rock n roll.
Tremendous voice
3,5
This probably would have been a rager in 1960. And apparently this was highly influential. But to me it’s just a solid blues album.
Listened to this during the heatwave and made me feel like I was in the deep south so mission accomplished I guess.
Very jazzy it’s interesting to listen to. Very vibey.
It was a good introduction to Muddy Waters and made me want to listen to more of his discography.
Better than I thought
This album reenforces my live album bias. There really isn't any real reason that this should be live, from what I can tell so far. The solos might have a hair more character, but there's no obvious crowd influence on the sound. It also has the blues problem for me of a lot of the songs end up sounding really similar to one another, and I just can't differentiate them enough as I'm listening. And my bias is a little confirmed here with the recordings at the end. They just sound better to me. It's a good album, but I don't really think it's all that great. I don't mind it being listed as a top 1,001 album, but I can't guarantee it would make my own personal list of that many albums. Favorite Song(s): Meanest Woman
Muddy waters is a very good blues player and sounds amazing live, overall a good listen
музыкант он конечно же великолепный, но мне такая музыка не нравится, в том же десятилетии дальше будет намного интереснее, из уважения поставлю 3
not the kind of genre i’d listen to voluntarily, but it’s honestly great, i don’t have much to say because i’m really not into this and don’t know what is good and bad. but overall sounds great to me.
If there’s any blues rock that I’d say is like worth it to listen to - it prob would be this. It’s just got soul in it that most other stuff on the list doesn’t.
aburrido m,e voi. ni auto ni nada
This kind of reminds me of the Sinners soundtrack like perhaps Ryan Coogler took inspo from Muddy Waters? Also, I looked up the Newport Jazz Festival to see how it is now and wow, times have changed because it's not really jazz focused anymore but maybe r&b focused. At least, it's still kind of black centric. The line up seems way more condensed nowadays as well, i.e. meaning less time with each artist maybe.
I find this album surprisingly accessible, which I hadn’t expected :-) So I’m giving it 3 stars...
this was really cool ! gonna listen to it more and it’s probably gonna grow on me
No se lo que dice pero buen instrumental.
Pretty fun
I like when he goes brrrbbbrrbbbppbbrrpb
Not typically a blues guy but this was more enjoyable than most albums I’ve heard. Muddy Waters had a fun time on this recording.
Solid classic blues album.
It's great but not something I'd listen to often
Good memories
뭐라 쓰지
Not my vibe in jazz, although I like the Sunday music.
I liked it but it seems some of the horns sounded out of tune or not recorded well. Also some of the lyrics seems overly repetitive.
Está bien, no sé en que circunstancias pondría este disco, pero me gustó la onda.
i liked this. love that he feels good and has got his mojo working > AI Overview The phrase "tiger in your tank" means having an abundance of energy, power, and enthusiasm. It originated as an iconic, pop-culture-defining advertising slogan for Esso (now known as Exxon) gasoline in the 1960s, promising that their premium fuel would give vehicles the fierce power of a tiger.
Cooool.
Review - a decent blues album but not as good as others I've had so far on this list Score - 5.5/10 Need to listen? NO
Lesson
sin este señor no existirían los Rolling stone .que más se puede decir
i might just not be a blues girl! i do love a live album though
Nice and jazzy but I was too tired when I listened to it so I can’t really rate it properly
Good but there’s nothing outstanding at all other than being a live album that didn’t hate
Oochie coochie goochie moochie yay
Best Song: I Feel So Good. Probably my favourite vocal performance on the album, which a catchy and endearing set of lyrics. Worst Song: Soon Forgotten. Sometimes a song's rhythm can be so slow it almost feels like it's moving backwards. Overall: A bit of a mixed album. Some songs feel like dated blues standards, whereas others (like "I've Got My Mojo Working") have this lively silliness that feels fresh and modern. Obviously intensely talented and influential, although for genre reasons alone i'm not sure how often I will return to listening to this.
So this is what blues is.. Not too bad!
Not a blues fan, but damn if this wasn’t great.
Considering when this was recorded, that it was live and that it had never been done before, this was seriously impressive. It is more or less pretty standard blues but sounded great, was fun to listen to and I would go back if there was a blues theme to music I had to play.
that was interesting - my first ever blues album. the songs sounds a little the same but it's cool
nice! lovely! can't lie i dont think this is my thang but i was not opposed to it, really love thinking about how culturally relevant blues music is but actually listening to it is just alright, like i know this is good but not my cup of tea so solid 6/10
I feel like this would be amazing live and I can understand why it was a game changer at the time. It's just so difficult to transport myself mentally back to 66 years ago and forget everything I now know about rock'n'roll and blues, in order to appreciate this in its 'fresh' state. It's still very enjoyable but it starts to feel a bit formulaic and predictable when he's done basically the same riff and structure ten times.
Tress cool mais pas mon style
Groovy baby
This wasn't a bad record by any means, but I found it pretty repetitive (which is kind of the nature of blues), and I didn't find it nearly as interesting as Hard Again, which I felt was much more layered and intricate.
That's muddy waters live alright. Apparently it's arguably the first lice blues album? That has merit I suppose. Sounds great for 1960, well recorded. The songs are the songs, good voice but fairly by the number stuff. Listened to the extended version it turns out with some studio recordings of some of the live tracks, which softens my initial annoyance of all the repeats. 3.
Very good, think I preferred the non live tracks at the end of the album though. Although I suppose the agreed recordings do give it some charm. I've moaned about live albums being live in the past so going with 3.5
This really captures a time huh. There's an original Langston Hughes poem here, a bluesman supergroup, and an utterly compelling Muddy Waters leading the way. Looking into this performance, it seems like it barely happened at all. And this really does archive a kind of "let's go where the wind takes us" energy. Like a lot of live recordings from around this time, I find this more compelling as a document of an incredible performance than I do as a collection of songs, although the songs *are* good. There's a formidable collection of blues standards here, that Muddy Waters rips though with charisma and power. Although, from a listening perspective, I do prefer the other Muddy Waters album on the list. But this definitely does justify it's place. (Quick side note: it's worth mentioning that there is a compelling argument that this is one of the most influential albums, *EVER*, this was one of the most vital bridges from blues to the next wave of rock music)
enjoyed this but it's not necessarily something I would seek out
Tuesday May 19th, 2026. This album felt pretty generic country to me, but also had some unique flare in the topics of songs and motifs. Some of it reminded me of Duke Ellington music, so it was likely somewhat inspired by Duke Ellington if that wasn't a coincidence. I did enjoy Muddy Waters' voice, and its always great to hear an album that was recorded live. My favorite song of the album was Tiger in Your Tank because it was funny. Overall, I didn't love it and didn't hate it. 6.5/10
It’s a good mix of folk-blues by one of the best to ever do it. There’s a lot I like, but there’s nothing I really love, and while I understand Muddy Water’s influence and might love something he’s done eventually, I don’t really have strong feelings toward this recording.
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Great album ... 12 bar blues can get tiring, however.
Made me wanna go out to work on a construction site.
Excellent album. Such good music.
12-bar blues has been so co-opted by dad bands playing the blooze that it is hard to separate. Can see why this would blow folks' minds in the early 60s, there's a raw urgency that was novel and exciting. But between the English blues reinterpretations of the 60s and 70s, and then then weight of later and poorer copycats, it's hard to listen to this with fresh ears.
I think that the music of Muddy Waters works far better in a live setting, but nothing here really sticks with me.
Usually I am not a fan of live albums but this is quite good! 3/5
so delightful to listen to. hell yeah
All the songs sound like an exact copy of the last one but atleast its short. Kinda shit my grandpa would listen to while giving a speech abouth how much he hate the current governement. Goes hard in an elevator/5
Jazz will always be jazz, but as an album, it sounded a bit like the same song over and over.
more interesting read than listen still very fun
Yeah, Muddy Waters is cool and all, but his way of repeating lines or words in the chorus gets on my nerves. Also, it's just a little too old for me. I appreciate for what it was at the time and the grounds it layed, but it's too far back to enjoy it for more than academical reasons.
nice jazz album
really cool. listened to it tired & hungry at the airport which was probably not ideal. still liked it!
Really didn't grip me. So many similar sounding songs.
Some good live blues I generally really like this genre but it just kind of felt more like background music here 6/10 Favourite: Hoochie Coochie Man Least Favourite: I Feel So Good
A natureza do Blues reside nos detalhes e assinaturas de cada timbre sobre uma base constante e firme onde a música opera como forma de expressão. Eu ouvi a mesma progressão por pelo menos 30 minutos e tudo que pude interpretar foram menções que fugiram da mesma frequência sendo exibida durante a duração do álbum e suplicavam por uma escuta mais minuciosa. Escuta essa que não possuo
The reign of 3s continues. Maybe not something I would listen to a lot on my own timing, but I couldn't possibly call this bad music. Gets ya going you know?
cool wenn man blues mag schätze ich
This is a fine live album but don't have that strong an opinion on it. The songs are a little muted and kind of blend together, so it manages to be really good but kind of forgettable.
It's _fine_ It sounds like any generic blues album or blues song, which is probably to it's credit. Muddy is a good singer, but the songs aren't good.
muy buen blues pero muy denso para mi, me suena todo igual 6/10
3.3/5
Medio repetitivo en las melodías pero muy bueno
nice lil blues album. not really my speed but i can appreciate why its important.
6.0/10 Pretty good..
This is cool!
Zanimljivo funky sinners
Didn’t do a heck of a lot for me if i’m honest but i can’t deny it’s well made and well performed music and he has a heck of a voice. Standouts are Tiger in your Tank and I Feel so good.
6/10
cute
eh, nothing got me excited but it wasn't bad
A bit dated but an influential work.
stvarno solidan bluz
It was good - Old timey stuff. I'd get the vinyl and play it every once in a while. Not a classic.
Good 3, very cool
another blues album so i thought i was going to just give it the same review as i did the others, but something about this one was a just a tiny bit dull in comparison to the others. still the same score as all the others though fave track: i've got my mojo working
Nice to hear some just raw straight blues from time to time. It has nice bitter-sweet vocals with slow parts mixed-in frantic parts. I wish the guitar was a bit higher in the mix, I feel I like would've liked this one a bit more had that happened. Overall when it's added all together, it's quite a bland one. It's a fine album, but I wouldn't go seeking this again. Highlight Song/: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" and "Baby, Please Don't Go"
Yeah. Ok. Deserves to be on the list.
Muddy Waters is great, his tracks are great. The Album is not. Why is 'Tiger In Your Tank' included twice.
yeah vibe out lowkey
Such an odd choice - not on Tidal so I went to YouTube. Clearly some record of the 50s boues guys NEEDS to be on this list, and you can see the influence Muddy Waters had - but it felt like it lacked energy compared to a Little Richard or a Jerry Lee Lewis. A decent 3 for historical reasons, but I can't see myself going back to this specific recording.
Not my style of music but I can respect the talent.
Twas okay at best
Normally I hate live albums, but I think the Blues as a genre actually is pretty good via a live album medium. Congratulations, you've slightly changed my mind about something. But that doesn't excuse ALL love albums! 3.5 stars because it's still a live album.
Me gusta conocer un poquito de la cultura de blues. Me pasa un poco como el Jazz, lindo disco para escuchar de fondo. Me parece que es agradable a los oidos. Nada sobresaliente. 7/10
Album#2 ----------- 1) 2.5/5 2) 2.5/5 3) 3.5/5 4) 3/5 5) 3.5/5 6) 4/5 7) 4/5 8) 3.5/5 9) 3/5 ----------- While this album has slower songs in the first half, which I'm not a huge fan of, the second half picks up in speed and I really start to enjoy it. I wish there were half ratings on the website so I could give it a 3.5.
This is probably near the peak of Muddy Waters' power. Killer band, and the undisputed heavyweight of Chicago postwar blues... But... I can't help but wonder how much more juice would be evident if this was recorded in a smoke-filled club on the wrong side of town. I have been a touring sound engineer, and have worked with hundreds of acts of all types of music, and it is absolutely true that the performance is elevated by a sympathetic and enthusiastic audience. While the (white) crowd at the Newport Jazz festival is polite and appreciative, they are not dancing, shouting, drinking, and exhorting the band to new levels. What if?
This album should be enjoyed on a back porch with a glass of tea.
Very cool recommendation. Odd waves of bass but it’s fine. After album finished, Spotify sent me down a rabbit hole of old rock blues: Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells, Elmore James, Champion Jack Dupree, etc. Woo! Beautiful.
It’s bluesy
REAL baby making music ⭐⭐⭐/5 Highlights: "I'm Your Hoochie Coohie Man"
Not much to say about this one. Very cool blues and distinct voice but also very run of the mill for the time period. Highlights: Feel So Good, Soon Forgotten
A really energetic live performance. The songs seem overplayed, but they are the originals that too many people have covered, often way worse. It doesn't excite me very much, but I appreciate its importance.
Muddy Waters js clearly a blues master, but the simple format of the blues holds it back from ever being something I can really put on and jam out to.
great album for someone who doesn't really go for blues. favs definitely were I've got my mojo working, and baby please dont go (stuck in my head no matter what)
Good but not my particular flavor
It was pretty good. Nice jazz vibe
7 / 10
you like jazz?
Obviously, there's some watershed moment shit going on in this record: the king of smoky Chicago blues bringing the funk to the white college types of New England's most gilded age yachting town. Some cool renditions of blues standards in here, but this probably isn't the best Muddy Waters album.
#912. Not bad, but honestly sounds like a middle of the day performance at a festival when you know the crowd really came to see the guys playing after dark. 3/5: pretty good.
Mad aura to play "Got my Mojo Working" and then just go "lets do it again" and play the whole song a second time immediately after.
267/1089 okayy Baby, Please Don’t Go is a bop this is the type of music that i don’t feel it’s fair for me to critique or rate, so even though i’ll give it star and number ratings, i’m focused more on just letting it play i can’t complain about a good blues album, idk how much i care to go back to it etc but i enjoyed listening this time faves: Baby, Please Don’t Go, Goodbye Newport Blues 63/100
First things first this is recorded really well and the vocals sound great compared to the James Brown live album. I feel like a black man singing “I’ve got my brand on you” is so strange, like does he get the irony? But it’s better than a white guy. Some of these songs are dragging a little but they’re very thematically consistent. I’m intrigued by these extremely low bass noises that occasionally occur.
I don’t fell anything about it, but as live it good performing
Ik heb respect voor de artiest en het zit heel erg goed in elkaar. De stem is goed en het is een goede performence. Niks op aan te merken behalve dat het nogal mondharmonicaheavy is. Het prikkelt mij niet echt. Ik vind de nummers hoochy coochy en mojo working het leukst. Respect voor wat hij heeft betekend voor de muziek.
Belangrijke artiest als voorloper van de latere rock n roll, waar Beatles en rolling Stones en vele andere artiesten het ook van hebben afgekeken. Muzikaal gezien is het minder hoogstaand of complex dan bijvoorbeeld jazz maar t klinkt wel lekker. Voor die tijd was het al best voorruit strevend dat hij elektrisch speelt. Al met al goede plaat, goede artiest maar zal het niet vaker opzetten.
Good
nog een perfecte bbq album
3,5 leuke blues, maar wel gewoon echt de classic blues…
Blues (delta blues?) Some decent upbeat tracks here. Classic sound. Best track - Baby Please Dont Go, Tiger in your Tank, I've Got My Mojo Working 3 stars
I don't know if time has been particularly kind to the blues. Sure, Muddy Waters is an apex predator, but for most of this album I was appreciating what the White Boys Who Copied This Kind Of Thing brought to the table. As it stood, it was pretty limited, recycling the bars and lyrics and sounding like standards. But about halfway through Tiger In the Tank, the album came alive. Muddy and his band started sounding looser but still in command, it felt like the live album was actually the right format. The crowd reacted, the band reacted, and we got somethin'! But that was about halfway through and it ended on a slower note that probably worked better live. Absolutely an artifact, absolutely something worth listening to, but not really all that memorable.
Rarely listen to jazz/blues so this was a good album to expose me to the genre, and I did find it a little hard to get into- track mentions; I feel so good Meanest Woman
Soothing