Reviews (page 4 of 14)
I've never felt more like singing the blues when City win and United lose...go Muddy
Wonderful throughout
Love blues but this is a bit meh. I assume the rhythm section is spitting out bog standard 12 bar patterns so that Muddy has a chance to shine. But there's not enough creativity in the melody or solo lines to carry it off. Sorry Muddy. I know you're a legend and all that, but this won't be troubling the decks again. 2*.
I enjoyed some of it, the voice and style is great, but I wasn't into the lyrics and repetitiveness that much. Still, cool to hear!
Mannish Boy is so good. The rest is fun
Siempre me ha parecido que Muddy es un gran artista. Buena voz, buena composición: buen álbum.
Classic blues. Just what I needed on a rainy dreary Tuesday.
Some real bangers. A legendary vibe/voice. Enjoyed listening to the rhythm section.
I was a bit torn between a 3 and 4 here, but ultimately decided that I think Muddy Waters is one of the best do ever do it and so deserves the higher rating. My only struggle with it, really, is that I just don't find the blues to be that interesting most of the time.
Down home and dirty Chicago blues album. Really enjoyed this one as well. Simple, effective blues from one of the genre’s legends. Great guitar playing, and his gravelly voice is perfect for the style. Made me want drink some bourbon in a smoky Chicago club. 4/5
Pretty good blues
I mean it’s Mr Blues himself. The OG. How many bands and artists have name checked Muddy Waters as inspiration? Would the title have been a euphemism when it was released? Blues is great, the sound of the harmonica is spine tingling. Loved the album. 4.0/5.0 Best Song: I Can’t Be Satisfied
Good Solid Blues, Muddy Waters is the man, what a guitar player. Its got so much attitude and so much grit. The bloke knows his way around a guitar as well. Best track: Mannish Boy
Está bueno es algo fuera de lo habitual pero me gusto
It’s a pretty good blues album that o really enjoyed. Some songs are too longing otherwise it’s great
spoko ale jie porwala mnie ta plyta troche nudzily mi sie te pisemki
This style of electric blues isn't very "fashionable" today I don't think. But it is very easy to enjoy. And here it is played to perfection.
Lots of bluesy picking and shredding here!
Great song
Αν και είναι αρκετά παρομοιότυπα τα κομμάτια μετάξυ τους λόγο της φύσης των blues, δεν με πείραξε ιδιαίτερα. Είναι ευχάριστη μουσική με πολύ 'ψυχή'. Θα έλεγα πως είναι ένα καλό άκουσμα ωστόσο ένα κομμάτι την φορά Walkin' Thru the Park
Bus Driver is an all time blues ripper, same with I Can't Be Satisfied. Unfortunately not much stands out on this for me, though Muddy Waters charisma and his excellent band are remarkable.
For the most part, I really enjoyed this, but that didn’t surprise me. I have heard Mannish Boy covered so many times, that I am probably over that one, but this is still an excellent, good old blues record. Four stars.
Ensikosketuksia bluesiin. Hyvä jammailu ja kitara. Vähän toistuvilta soundaavia biisejä.
сертифицированный ситигриль блюз если бы я слушал много блюза, то возможно выделил бы этот альбом, или этого исполнителся Но так как я такое почти не слушаю, могу лишь отметить несколько вещей. Блюзовые мелодии, которые сильно приедаются, клише какие-то Гармошка звучит классно, с перегрузом. Сами композиции энергичные, это мне нравится. 3.2
chill
Decent 4
cool songs individually but gosh is it hard to listen to the boogie woogie chord progression for 45min
Thought I would like this wayyyyyy more than I did. No denying that Muddy Waters is a legend, and it's great to listen to some straight up blues. But man this music can only go so far. By design, 12-bar blues only have like 3 chords in them -- add to that a very similar tempo and vibe for every single song, and unfortunately it gets old fast. Not to mention that damn harmonica. Fuck man, that's grating. Sorry, Mudster.
I respect the blues but I can’t say I enjoy them much.
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look at his face, with that pose and this album title. Muddy Waters knew what he was doing. Hard Again opens with "Mannish Boy", one of the best opening tracks I've listened to across these 233 albums. it strips the blues to its barest essentials, hitting the same riff over and over and over again for over five minutes. you've heard of a three-chord blues: now try just one. I could see Swans recording a take on it! the first four tracks are a raw, rugged assault on the senses, with so many instruments playing at once, from the multiple guitars to the keys to the distorted harmonica. somehow, they simultaneously compete for dominance and work as a perfect unit. I can't explain it. Johnny Winter, the album's producer, also plays some mean slide guitar and is, according to Wikipedia, credited with "miscellaneous screams". he's basically Waters' hypeman, and it's such a great dynamic. propulsive drumming as well. this is yet another reminder to myself to listen to more blues. strong 8/10.
Muddy? This one is clear as spring water ... And produced by Johnny Winter with Dave Still engineering it? Come on, jump in the Waters, it may look Muddy but it is some fine swimmin'! Five stars.
"I though Muddy Waters wrote that song" --Smithers as he's looking over Marge's padded resume. Muddy Waters' influence on the evolution of the blues and rock is undeniable. Many of the ideas presented on Hard Again became standard practice for artists moving forward. I definitely prefer later blues artists who refined the genre, but it's great to listen to this influential predecessor.... but does Mannish Boy really have to keep going for five and a half minutes?? I get it -- that riff is definitive... but sooooo repetitive!
1 listen. Favorite Track: Jealous-Hearted Man
Expectation: -> At least I'd heard of Neil Young. Not so here. After listening: -> Never heard this album but its influence has made it ubiquitous. If I owned a blues bar, it would be on repeat. Track ranking: Mannish Cat Bus Jealous #2 Baby Walkin Satisfied FL Girl
All I think about is the scene in the office with Michael and Darryl in the moving truck when Darryl is teaching Michael the Blues. It's the same song.
El blues más clásico, sin florituras, directo, duro en ocasoines, todo eso es Muddy Waters. Personalmente me cuesta disfrutar de este estilo tal cual. En otras cosas soy muy purista, pero generalmente los estilos que más me gustan son fusión de otros tantos. Escuchado este álbum, me sorprende este sonido en 1977, en pleno auge de la música disco, señal que a las grandes estrellas, las modas les ha dado casi siempre un poco igual. Para los puretas, este es vuestro disco.
Primer álbum de los 1001. Son las 00:49 voy por la segunda canción Bus driver, por ahora me va gustando, me lo imagino como en una película vieja yendo por la ruta en un auto viejo o como en un restaurante de fondo así con esa onda de estados unidos, todo de otra época. Nose si es un álbum que escucharía siempre o volvería a escuchar pero me gustó conocer este tipo de música, en realidad ya la conocía pero me refiero a que tendría q tener el día este tipo de vibra para que lo vuelva a poner. Canción favorita del álbum: Deep down in florida.
Creo que es la primera vez que escucho un disco de blues de los 70. Tiene un inicio difícil pero a medida que avanza el disco se hace mucho más amigable
I can’t believe I’ve never heard this before. Used to listen to a lot of blues but was more into the guitar players. This is a classic for sure. I think I still like the famous blues guitarists a little more.
Pleasant enough listen, good energy even if a bit repetitive
Guter Blueser
I was quite surprised seeing how late this album was in the career of Muddy Waters. The fact he only had a couple more releases before passing away is kinda shocking too. As far as the genre of Blues, I don't think there's anything more accessible than the Chicago iteration. Just in terms of how it pulled from an established style (Delta Blues) to being a catalyst for an upcoming genre (Rock n Roll). But Hard Again ironically comes nearly 25 years give or take after the likes of Chuck Berry evolved that sound, yet it doesn't sound like Muddy is trying to keep up with trends. Instead here you have 9 tracks that sound so raw and makes me wonder if a lot of them were done in one take. Lyrically, its the blues, there's not much to say but instrumentally from a solid rhythm section to this harmonica that flows throughout and of course some nice guitar leads too.
Classic Muddy Waters. Its good to hear some of the blues classics.
Not my cup of tea at all :) I guess Blues aren't my thing. Composition was "nice" in the sense that it was comfortable to listen to.
Loved it
Блюз з тих жанрів, що поважаю, але практично не слухаю. Хороший альбом, Mannish Boy суперхіт. Дуже сподобалися загальна енергетика і звук гітари.
Я не знаю як оцінювати цей жанр. Бо це дуже дефолтна музика і всі пісні на одному цьому блюзовому ладі. Але разом з тим звісно це класика та об'єктивно гарно. Поставлю 3, бо мені скучно це слухати альбомами.
Love. Legend. The “comeback” that proves he never left. Four & half, and that rounds up to a fiver
Great album ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I found muddy waters from this dude I have a crush on and immediately loved him, I listen to him all the time and I have a cd of his, I already knew this album was gonna be a 5
I really want to like this but I just can’t. He seems very talented but the blues just don’t work for me. Can’t get into the genre no matter who does it.
instrumentals were interesting but its just not my style and i had a hard time getting through the album
nice
It’s good for somebody, but it’s not for me!
Blues is definitely one of my blind spots hi Sinners) and I have absolutely never heard of Muddy Waters (or have I? Perhaps in passing or as a lyric or poem). Thrilled to be introduced. Opening song is music that became bad to the bone? (Mannish Boy; per wiki re Black manhood)
Blows my mind that this is 1977. Send decades younger. This album is absolutely incredible. Not much more to say about that.
I can hear this is epic. I’m just not the listener. Great for a casual party!
Amazing
Sing so good make your feet stink
vibes demais!!!!
8 - GOOD
Terrific set. I don’t love it as much as I do After Rain as far as late period muddy but I’m not slagging this one, I just love that dirty grimy album. Muddy and a band of guys who know what the fu k they’re doing with produced by a guy who clearly loves the music and knows when to leave well enough alone in a room for three days. The real deal.
Cooler than I thought
Some classic blues! Pretty upbeat style blues. I enjoyed it.
Pretty enjoyable, though I find blues like this ultimately quite repetitive and samey.
man's got a VOICE
Makes me want to dance with my friends a smoke a blem
Good voice, nice guitar and keys overall music nice simple lyrics couldn't understand or find half ot them whole album almost sounds same. As a album not a big masterpiece but has good songs defo worth. Blueesss love guitar wibble thingy
Bit samey but great blues
Good blues. Well produced.
ASS
good and chill, no strong feelings in any direction
I don’t know enough of Muddy Water’s back catalogue to know if this is the best offering but I know as an artist in general he’s a must listen, for sure.
It’s the Bluesprint. Get it?
Everything Muddy does is 5/5
7 / 10
Blues. Soulful, gritty Blues with great performances by all the musicians and Muddy Waters himself. The slide guitar, the harmonica, the piano, the vocals. All brilliantly done. Mannish Boy is a great opening track. Fantastic album.
you like blues?
I'm not entirely convinced that I didn't hear the same song over and over again. Obviously I respect that Muddy Waters influenced so many genres, but I didn't like this, sorry.
Good on the whole but a lot of the songs feel very samey. The same riffs and rhythms get reused throughout, which I guess is sort of a blues staple but it's not something I really care for.
Legend. Master. Still relevant and still kicks ass
I liked the geetar
Bog standard blues album. Liked the use of slide guitar, but nothing outstanding
late era muddy is so cool. solid album with more variety than you might think in a batch of blues. johnny winter's guitar work here really stands out.
Objectively good music, just not my taste
Great album, not my genre
SO FUCKING GOOD
Not my cup of tea.
sounds all the same :(
Hoo boy. This sounds like high quality blues, but it didn't make me hate blues music any less. This probably deserves 5 stars for quality, but I really hate it
Really good. Makes me want to explore the blues more.
Man what do you want me to say, the GOAT of blues for a reason. 8/10
This is another great blues album. It vibes kinda hard. Not perfect by any means, but a very enjoyable listen.
Listened in the car. I mean it's really well made with the greatest blues musicians of the time, but even in 1977 this music was old fashioned. I can only take the same 12 bar blues progression so many times before I want to turn it off and listened to literally anything else. Appreciate the art, didn't love listening to it.
Some real banging blues that’s not watered down for the masses.
Pretty good.
Not always my vibe but always good
Great stuff.
I don’t know it was fine? Listened to it yesterday and don’t really remember anything
By the 70s, all of these musicians who grew up on Chicago Blues jumped at the opportunity to do an album with the legends that inspired them. Which means you’ve got not only talented but inspired musicians. Muddy Waters is the peak of these blues musicians so you can see why everyone here plays with such reverence. Muddy himself is in fine form and this is a great collection of blues songs. Not all of them are my favourite iterations of these songs, and sometimes being good at your instruments removes some of the chaos that should be inherent in the blues but this is still a damn fine album.
Not as good as the first Muddy Waters album i listened to but still good. I gave it a second listen and a lot more stood out fro me. Perhaps it was the mood I was in the first time compared to the second, but I really enjoyed this listen. A couple of really good songs. Crosseyed cat was probably my favourite. Very close to a 4. 3.5 stars
Очень красивые женские вставки
So. Damn. Good. Solid from start to finish.
This is the type of guitar playing that is kinda fun to watch live, would be really fun to play along to, but isn’t super dynamic or incredibly exciting. It’s fine and there is a time, place, and setting for this. I want to hop in a canoe and paddle slow a creek
Fun fact: Winnipeg is based on the word winipīhk which in Western Cree, means muddy waters. Anyways I thought this was some enjoyable music.
This is the BLUES
Pretty boring
Muddy Waters is a great blues singer
3,5
Quintessential blues and he was one of the best; however, there was too much harmonica on "Little Girl" for my taste. That instrument really sets my back teeth on edge...best song, "I want To Be Loved".
funky wunky dunky
Some of the songs remind me of Sea Sick Steve. Enjoyed this one.
Top notch blues
He’s kinda smooth but it didn’t really do much for me
Finally got a blues album. Lot of soul here
I really enjoyed this, but it was wildly repetitive
2,5
Very good album and worth its place on the list
I can appreciate it for what it is, but not my fav. Very repetitive sound
Okay blues album but heard better.
Mannish Boy is one of the greatest riffs of all time. I feel like a fucking MAN listening to that shit. The whole album is pretty great. It is all 12 bar blues and I can't listen to too much of that in one sitting, but nevertheless this thing rocks.
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As a general rule, I'm not a fan of blues - but damn, this album absolutely slaps. Terrific musicianship, plenty of energy and so much soul. Everything in its right place, the production is superb and it just sounds great. Blew me away.
Un bon classique du blues par un guitariste, jazzman, touche à tout qui a influencé les plus grands comme Chuck Berry. Des airs/riff qui restent bien en tête et qui précède la révolution rock 🎸
J'ai assez peu de culture Blues mais l'album en entier vaut le détour, sonorités très lourdes, voix qui porte. L'album ne fait pas répétitif malgré le même style. Je ne lui donne pas 5*, il arrive relativement tard dans la culture Blues en ne révolutionnant ni en ne perfectionnant pas son style A écouter pour être de bonne humeur !
first blues album full listen? huh
I love Chicago Blues.
I wish I could better articulate what the tangible differences between blues, blues rock, and what I think could be called "electric blues" is. Because I don't really like "blues rock", but I do like the blues, and I do like "electric blues", which I kind of just think of as blues with an electric guitar, but "Blues with an electric guitar" is also getting awfully close to a way that one *could* describe rock and roll, sometimes. But regardless, Hard Again by Muddy Waters came out in 1977, which feels downright modern for an album on which someone is truly, honestly, earnestly playing the blues. Not rock and Roll, and not Blues Rock, there *is* an electric guitar though. And what that electric guitar does to The blues is pretty magical. The ultra-emotive vocals of traditional blues are here, and the relatively simple riffs and song structures are here too. But the electricity here means that the guitar can finally cry as convincingly as the Bluesman himself. On top of it, those simple riffs I mentioned end up really chunky, and honestly kind of heavy on these songs. Blues Rock just doesn't have the raw power that this sort of stuff occasionally exerts. Somehow I've gotten this far without really talking about Muddy Waters himself. He's got some incredible charisma here. Keeping stuff on the rails, and audibly relishing in it when stuff goes off into jammy territory sometimes. When I looked this up, I was surprised that this stuff was actually recorded in the late 70's. Muddy Waters was getting old, and frankly, this music sounds like it should've come out before 1955. But I attribute that to his history. To put it simply, the man *knew* how to play the blues and he had the decades to prove it. I really thoroughly enjoyed this. There are some fantastic, powerful songs here, and Muddy Waters is an incredible well of charisma that holds it together.
one good song
“Muddy Waters said it, you know the blues got a soul James Brown said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll” For many Muddy Waters is *the* Blues vocalist. He was extremely high up a physical list of Blues artists my guitar teacher wrote for me to listen to when I was eleven years old and I haven’t looked back since hearing his bellow on “Mannish Boy”. Muddy Waters is one of the most popular and influential singers in a too often overlooked genre without which we would not have had Rock ‘n’ Roll never mind contemporary Rock and guitar music. “Hard Again” is one of his many masterpieces and if you’re after an introduction to the Blues then you can’t go wrong with this. It spans the huge breadth of the genre and you are guided through every bar by one of the largest personalities in the game. The guitar work is provided by Johnny Winter who is a legend in his own right and compliments Muddy perfectly. Winter takes the limelight when the songs demand it without ever outstaying his welcome or overshadowing Muddy as the star of the show. If you wanted to introduce someone to Blues music this is one of a handful of albums I would recommend. It’s a wonderful demonstration of everything the genre is about.
yes! Endless middle aged be-goateed hwhite men fucking around with the blues will never be able to match this energy. You can go to Clarksdale and see the cabin this mf used to live on in a plantation, then let the electric chicago blues tear the space fabric between the modern age and the delta. Makes the da duh duh da DUM blues not just tolerable but great. Love whoever is yelling in the background.
Typical blues songs and therefore quite repetitive
I don’t listen to blues every day, or even every year, but I really enjoyed this piece of musical history. “Mannish Boy” is a killer opening track and, hands down, my favorite on this album.
Quintessential Blues, probably not necessary to ever hear any other Blues, as it's all just more of this.
i leaned that i'm not a fan of blues, very samey.
dun dun dun dun dunnn - YEAAHHR
one of the most important blues albums with one of the best blues tracks ever
Spectacular start, one of my favorite Blues tracks. There are some more great songs here and overall this is just a fantastic Blues record. It is still Blues though and I really need to be in the mood for Blues to really get me. Today it worked.
Good straight-up blues record, classic. Gets repetitive by the end. Rocking harmonica, nasty guitar and adult lyrics
Respeto al señor, esto si es blues del bueno Pero ya al rato se me repite mucho la fórmula, pero es interesante ver el origen de música de este tipo
No suele escuchar mucho esta clase de música pero un par de temas estuvieron muy buenos
Unc wdym your hard AGAIN? 😂😂😭
Beautiful classic blues
legendary
Havent listened to blues much so it was a great listen
A solid showing of electric Chicago blues from Muddy, though a bit longer in the tooth and not quite as incendiary as his Newport 1960 live album that we got a while ago in the challenge.
My dad would kill me for giving this any less than a 3. I didn’t love it but it’s hard to hate a bunch of musicians doing their thang.
I'm think I enjoy what the Blues gave us down the line, more than I like the Blues themselves. There are good guitar parts here and there, but overall it's a completely forgettable album.
Extremely solid blues stuff, but without the live element of Newport 1960 I think it's missing something. Not a repeat listen for me, but I appreciate it.
Love the album, Blue is quite new to me, but I loved it
My ears are not exactly bleeding but still as annoying as a fly buzzing around your head. I guess these blues sounds and guitar solos just are not my jam.
Good record! Groovy -
All of the songs on this album are good and Muddy Waters is a talented musician. That said, I'm not a fan of blues music in general. The songs are repetitive in nature and after about 3 minutes of the same riff, it gets a bit boring. Great musician, but not for me.
70
Bluesy
hell yeah
Classic but started to sound all the same.
Helemaal een vibe
The only reason it’s not a 5 is because a lot of his songs are really repetitive. The same riff played again and again and again.
169 albums in and I believe this is the first Black blues I've gotten. Plenty of white boy blues though. Priorities... Everyone is so in the pocket here. James Cotton's harp-playing, Pinetop Perkins on piano. Mannish Boy is an opening salvo like no other. Highlights: Mannish Boy, Bus Driver, I Can't Be Satisfied, Crosseyed Cat
Well composed, however what you hear in the beginning is as far as the sound develops. And for a genre so defined by jamming I was hoping this would experiment a bit more.
The more I listened to this, the more I enjoyed it. Very solid album.
Album #45: Hard Again - Muddy Waters Genre (W): Chicago blues No singles. I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: Well, I think I’m in for an insane ride with as energizing a track as Mannish Boy. I hope the rest is as decent. The more I listen, the more I kind of like this classic blues sound. I haven’t been exposed to much blues music, but I feel like I’ve been missing a lot. Maybe it isn’t my style, maybe I’m just not into blues. I should be. Favorite songs: Mannish Boy, Jealous Hearted Man
I loved this one. I feel like I've been craving this genre for years and finally got the right recommendation. I've happily followed the artist and plan to listen to more in the future.
12 bar blues slop please make it stop
Muddy comes out blazing on this album, and the raw grittiness is so incredible -- the lack of production polish on this album is necessary, not a detraction. "Bus Driver" is a bit chaotic, but I still love it. Absolutely 5 stars.
I'll be honest, I didn't even know Muddy Waters was still recording stuff in 1977. This just sounds like a 50s album with enhanced production to me. To me, most blues of this ilk sounds all the same. As much as I like a good bluesy lick in a classic rock song, every actual blues album I've heard of this type is just a load of guitar and harmonica and no great songs putting their heads above the parapet. A number of these are old songs such as Mannish Boy, his most famous track. I'm sure he's a great talent and all, but not my bag.
So this is probably a three or four star album. But I was into it. Like, I'm really digging this album. My biased opinion: five stars
This album concludes that I don't have interest in blues anymore
Not my style
It was fine. That's all.
Aujourd’hui, on s’arrête sur une institution, une plaque de marbre. Un truc qu’on ne discute pas sans risquer de se faire lyncher par les barbus en chemise de flanelle : Muddy Waters, avec son album Hard Again, sorti en 1977. Je vais casser le suspense tout de suite : pour moi, c’est un 3 sur 5. Et avant de sortir les fourches et les torches, laissez-moi vous expliquer pourquoi ce disque est à la fois une bénédiction et un putain de somnifère de luxe. Commençons par le positif, parce qu’il faut bien respecter les anciens, bordel. 1 point pour "Mannish Boy" évidemment. Ce morceau, c’est pas de la musique, c’est un acte de guerre. C’est le riff ultime. Cinq notes, pas une de plus, pas une de moins. C’est le genre de truc qui, dès que ça démarre, transforme n’importe quel comptable en chef de gang en puissance. Muddy hurle son nom, il affirme sa virilité avec une arrogance qui ferait passer les rappeurs d’aujourd’hui pour des enfants de chœur à la kermesse du village. C’est lourd, c’est gras, c’est possédé. Rien que pour ces cinq minutes de pure testostérone électrique, l’album gagne son ticket d’entrée dans l’histoire. Ensuite, 1 point pour la légende. Putain, on parle de Muddy Waters, les gars, le mec qui a appris au monde entier ce que "électrique" voulait dire. En 1977, Muddy est un vieux briscard et il revient sur le devant de la scène grâce à Johnny Winter. Winter, c’est le petit blanc albinos tout excité qui a décidé de redonner au King son trône de fer. On sent ce respect dans chaque note, dans chaque cri de joie que Winter lâche en arrière-plan (même si au bout d'un moment, on a envie de lui dire de se calmer). C’est l’album du grand retour, le disque qui dit : "Je suis toujours là et je vais vous montrer comment on fait". Et enfin, 1 point pour le Blues. Parce que c’est la base, c’est le squelette de tout ce qu’on écoute. Sur Hard Again, le son est organique, c’est enregistré quasiment en live et il y a une authenticité qu'on ne peut pas acheter. On sent les doigts qui glissent sur les cordes, on entend le souffle de James Cotton dans son harmonica qui semble vouloir exploser. C’est du blues pur jus, sans additif, sans colorant. Mais voilà, le problème arrive maintenant. Ma note s'arrête là pour une raison très simple : l'ennui. Passé les vingt premières minutes de l'album, une sensation étrange s'installe. C'est une impression de déjà-vu ou plutôt de "déjà-entendu". On a le sentiment d'écouter le même morceau en boucle. Alors attention, je le répète : c'est un BON morceau. Mais c'est le même, bordel ! C’est le syndrome du "12-bar blues" poussé à son paroxysme. On connaît la structure, on connaît les licks de guitare, on sait exactement où le morceau va nous emmener avant même qu'il ait commencé. Pour moi qui cherche le truc qui va me faire dresser les poils, Hard Again finit par être une expérience un peu trop confortable. C'est de la musique pour vieux rockers en pantoufles. On sait que Muddy va grogner, on sait que Winter va balancer un solo plein de slide. Et au bout d'un moment, mon attention décroche. Un album de légende ne devrait pas me faire penser à mes corvées ménagères. Il devrait me hanter, m'obséder, me donner envie de brûler mon appart ou de monter un culte à la gloire de Satan. Ici, on est dans le "bel ouvrage", c'est de l'artisanat de haute volée, mais ça manque de cette étincelle de folie, de ce danger qui fait que le blues devient parfois autre chose qu'une simple suite d'accords. Putain on est en 1977, les gars ! Pendant que Muddy enregistre ça, il y a des mecs qui s'épinglent les oreilles et qui hurlent que le futur n'existe pas. Il y a une urgence ailleurs. Et même si je ne demande pas à Muddy Waters de faire du punk, j'aurais aimé un peu plus de relief, un peu plus de risques. Au final 3 sur 5 c'est la meilleure note que je peux donner car c’est la note de la reconnaissance éternelle et d'un hymne immortel. Mais c’est aussi celle d’un disque qui manque de souffle et de variété sur la longueur. C'est une pièce de musée, c'est beau, c'est historique, mais ça reste derrière une vitrine.
just not my thing i think! haven't really listened to blues for 10-odd years, and when i did i preferred it more acoustic, muddier (lol), deeper. this would be a killer kind of thing to see live but i don't get much out of sitting down and listening to it
Some great blues rhythms on the album. Crosseyed Cat was probably my favourite.
As I finish this album at 12 in the morning, I realize this is the album I'm gonna listen to when it's 12 in the afternoon, outside in 110° dry sunny weather in Texas, and I'm going to love it.
Muy bueno
Love the guitar work, the powerful and soulful singing, and the grooves. Really draws me in. I am, of course, very partial to the blues.
This was so fun! Why don’t people make music like this anymore? I probably am just ignorant
Absolutely amazingggg
Solid 4, a lot of genuine stuff here
i’m not a blues person myself nor i never heard a blues album. at first it felt fun, but then it kind of felt repetitive.
Interesting instrumentation on "I Can't Be Satisfied". Mannish Boy's riff was immediately identifiable! My preferred styling of blues rock, larger sound and abrasiveness! Stopped on "Deep Down In Florida" General mood: 😊 (feeling the rhythm!)
Album- Hard Again (1977) Favorite song from album- I can't be Satisfied Album Rating- 7/10 1 Song added to playlist Not something id typically listen to.
Like the blues? Then this is Excellent.
Es increíble como finalmente se aclaró la persona que estaba detras de muchas canciones que utilizaban en las bandas sonoras de películas y series que me gustaban, la curiosidad estaba ahí pero nunca me molesté en buscar al autor, y es una lástima porque me perdí de una calidad innegable. Un blues en toda su palabra, con una guitarra sucia y melódica que se roba la mayoría de las canciones.
Rock 80’s, sexy. Night, wine, blues, bass.
Pretty good. Quite not my style
Great stuff. Muddy waters can do no wrong.
I'm not big in the Blues, but I enjoyed it.
The Blues is not normally my thing , , but this album brings such incredible energy. It's undeniable. The production is great, you can hear each part without any of them standing out too much.
Satisfying to listen to, but musically a bit too simple to listen to again. Nothing major to fault, but I feel like I’ve heard a lot of this before.
This was alright. Just alright. I wouldn't listen to it again and it is most definitely not my sort of music but I can appreciate its good qualities and instrumental talent.
The name of this album felt a little misleading but maybe that's because we've been forced to listen to a fair few albums of that nature recently. Although I liked this more than I expected I don't think I'll ever come back to it which makes me err between a 2 and 3 but I feel like being generous today.
When people say they've got the blues they've got this guy.
This was a good one. Didn’t have any favorite songs from the album though. Rating: 3/5 stars
Great--clearly influential music
Very blue, enjoyed
Very nice, mostly as background music.
How many albums on here can claim to have the same song reinterpreted/performed by the same artist but decades later? I wonder if purists had as much trouble with Chicago Blues as folkies did with Dylan going electric... Pretty fun listen, not entirely sure I'd check it out again.
Cool sound, and I really liked it at the start, but this album is pretty one-note. Maybe I just didn't listen hard enough, but nothing really changes or develops throughout the album.
Mannish Boy I Want to Be Loved #2 Jealous Hearted Man The Blues Had a Baby Crosseyed Cat
I Can’t Be Satisfied Deep Down in Florida Crosseyed Cat
wonderful album again! cant complain
Yeah baby thats what i call passion and RnR
Classic blues
Didn't think I'd love the blues this much. Really was a dope listen SONG FAVS: Mannish Boy I want to be loved #2 I can't be satisfied The Blues had a baby Crosseyed Cat Walkin' through the Park
Gefiel mir sehr, schöner Blues Sound
werd kein Blues-Fan mehr in meinem Leben
Hat mir nicht gefallen, war mir zu repititiv.
Very nice
Muddy Waters is another artist I’ve heard many times, of course. But had I ever actually sat through an entire album? Not until today. I’m beginning to realize on how many artists I’ve robbed myself of completely understanding their body of work. Hard Again was an incredible album, some classic Blues. I particularly loved the way he leaned into the Blues influence behind Rock n’ Roll music with songs like “Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock n’ Roll.” Tremendous album, I’m buying this one.
Pretty cool. Muddy from time to time calls out to someone called Johnny in the bridge and Johnny arrives with a shit-tonne of shredding. However apart from Jonny’s boring contributions there’s a real swagger about this recording. But I can’t help feeling a Chess years comp would be the place to start.
𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 is exactly the kind of blues record that hits with both grit and joy. There’s a real sense of rebirth here — Muddy sounding energized, playful, and fully in command, pushed along by Johnny Winter’s raw, crackling production and a band that sounds alive in every bar. It’s unpretentious, loud, and full of personality. Sometimes you just need a record that reminds you why the blues keeps surviving.
O, child...it wasn’t at all Hard to listen to this Again.
Has the best of both worlds excellent production but still sounds spontaneous and gritty.
i mean come on it’s muddy fuckin waters
I didn't like it, but that's probably because that wasn't my style of music.
I like my blues a little less raucous, but this was a good listen.
It's solid, but it honestly gets a little repetitive. There aren't many good solos, it's just kind of all of the same harmonica riff.
Mannish Boy and I Can't Be Satisfied are the obvious standouts. The rest is good, but pretty standard issue post-war blues. The mix favors the vocal, guitar, and harmonica; the rhythm section is practically inaudible, which is a shame. Still well worth listening to.
Not a style of music I listen to... really ever, but I found It decently fun. 3 stars for my first listen just because this is something I'll need to have grow on me.
I'm not a blues expert, but you can easily tell this is a solid blues album. If you hate blues, you're gonna hate it. If you love blues, you're probably gonna love it. If you have any interest for music in general, you should be able to at least enjoy it. I don't see how anyone with a minimun interest can rate this with less than 3 stars.
Fantastic album from start to finish. My 11 year old also enjoyed. He plays trombone.
It rips
Blues at its absolute finest. Perfect from start to finish. Best-Jealous hearted man Worst-I want to be loved #2
More mature than other of his albums. It sounds really well and it is a great comeback album to the rockier side of his discography. However, I'd much rather have 'Electric Mud' in the list as his magnus opus. 7/10 [SWAP]
You can tell a great deal of talent went into the making of this album. Not for me though.
Lovely album, great sound, so easy to listen to and have on in the background. Could it be 1 of any number of blues albums over the years, probably yeah, but I guess if it ain't broke and all that...
The busiest of the blues. Very stripped down, exactly what it needed to be. A particularly standout for me was the gentleman screaming in the background
Holy smokes this album is dripping with so much feeling! It’s the ‘70s so the recording sounds nice and warm which complements all these great one take jams. Great to see that someone as capable and knowledgeable as Johnny Winter was involved with this. I don’t know much about all the old blues guys but this makes me realize how much more work I want and need to put in with the blues to round out my musical knowledge.
I mean, if you played this for me and asked if we should send this record into space so aliens could know what the blues sounds like, I would say, hell yeah, send it. 5/5 aliens should hear this before they die.
70s blues. Sultry, great rhythm. Excellent blues album.
Not bad, just the blues really
My rating 4.0. Excellent album but then again I love the blues. The line up is fantastic as is the execution.
Obsessed!!
Repetitive instrumentals, nothing catchy. It's a typical blues jazz/rock album, exactly what you would expect.
So good
Muddy Waters had a powerful voice. There's a lot of energy evident in listening to this - everybody seems to be having a good time recording. Excellent production - everything is present and nothing overwhelms or gets lost. For me, it starts to drag a bit as it goes on and there's not any one track that stands out in any way. Overall, though, a fun listen and I'd say a worthy entry on this list.
Absolutely amazing blues. So good.
Ya heard one Muddy song and ya heard ‘em all. Opening track is a great starter, they just get very, very similar from there. Not a bad 15th album, maybe just ran out of ideas and new material. (2.2*s) Hoochie Coochie Man will likely make the 1001 List one more time…
Muddy is a blues classic and this album features his top track as the opener. I prefer the Yardbirds cover but still a great song. As for the rest of Hard Again, it's again, hard for me to distinguish any song from the other just like all blues. There is always the same guitar riff, with piano and harmonica accompaniment and a down-on-their-luck grumbler at the helm. Heard one blues song, heard 'em all. It's not bad though, just repetitive. I just got get older, drunker and less fortunate to have more appreciation I guess. Getting a slightly better rating than the previous live one from MW at 1.92 stars.
Well aware that Muddy Waters is a well respected legend of the blues genre. Many artists cite him as influential but I can't say I've ever listened to his music. That's definitely some growling blues. Pretty much the same song over and over again which I guess it to be expected. I have to admit I liked it more than some a lot of the other traditional blues as it was a little more upbeat. This felt like something to listen to on the front porch of a southern bar as opposed to a dark smokey late night lounge. It's not my genre for the most part but can appreciate it for what it is even if I'll never listen to it again. File it away with a lot of the other classic artists that have been passed by. Manish Boy was somewhat familiar from other versions I've heard from other artists. 1.86 stars
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It’s very impressive that Muddy Waters was still making kickass albums into his sixties. A true blues legend.
Hard Again feels more like a glimpse into a time well before a lot of people appreciated music for what it was truly worth, and yet brings the sound to the 70s with such style and swagger that it is hard to look away. Muddy Waters is not an artist I had any knowledge of prior to starting the 1001 albums to hear before you die list, and after hearing this album from the man himself I have to say I am quite impressed by just how groovy he was this late into his career. It is a sound I am pretty foreign to, but still wanted to give my full undivided attention to because I wanted to see if I could learn a thing or two. Mannish Boy is by far the most famous song from this project and I believe I have heard covers of it before or just interpolations without even realizing it was from the mind of Muddy. Other than that I wasn't too blow away by anything here, the theatrics of this project and how it swings around is very interesting and enthralling but struggles to keep me motivated through all 45 minutes of this album. It is a very touching piece for the right kind of people, but personally I thought it was just solid and not much else.
Not my thing
No, the blues doesn’t do it for me. I mostly find it bland and sluggish.
3/5
Love the jazzy, blues style rock
Chugging electric blues with a raunchy harmonica, bouncy bass, and guitar tone that cuts through, bringing those hot pentatonic licks straight to your ear hole. The singing is the best bit: saucy, expressive, funny. But even in 1977 this was a pretty tired sound, and even if MW was one of the original masters, mere authenticity doesn't make it any more interesting.
track 2 and 7* unbelievable guitar unbelievable bass
7.5/10
Not my thing. Alot of talent tho
Undeniably good, but sort of faded into the background. I’m learning I prefer music with a little drama. Also I’d love to hear an album by a woman any time soon - not Muddy’s fault, but this list is warped.
Masterful.
sooooulful blues. Not my shtick, but i was stank facing and bobbing the head throughout. Very cool. Mannish Boy was the pick of course, bad to the bone!!! 3.5/5
Pretty cool, great guitar work , the blues has always been an area where I am very not educated and it was nice to hear an album from Mr. Muddy Waters (65 years old here!).
I randomly went to watch Johnny Winter not knowing who he was. Good show. Relevant because he produced this album. Didn't do the same with Muddy Waters, but bet he would have been fun to see. His music is tainted by association with the restaurant Red Hot and Blue, so I now need to go eat some barbeque after listening to that.
Favorite tracks: I Want to Be Loved #2, Crosseyed Cat We get it: you have sex. I can't deny that Muddy Waters is talented but boy does it get repetitive after about 2 songs.
I used to think Johnny Winter was a little over-the-top as a white boy lost in the blues. But this is such a smart, cool and sympathetic reclamation project that all is forgiven. Muddy sounds great and happy, and the band is rocking. Only docked on a star because the old Chess recordings with Little Walter and company are so powerful and original.
Felt like finding, under an old tree root, the true spring source for a thousand riffs spanning all genres of music. Backbone music.
It starts out with a bang and doesn't let up. It was like a wall of sound but blues. Big energy and soul went into this album.
No other genre is more forgiving to aging performers/voices than the blues and here Muddy Waters is in top form any way you slice it. In fact, his voice sounds richer than ever. Hard Again is a terrific album and while not his absolute best it's bloody close. I'm assuming there are other Muddy Waters albums on the 1001 generator list (At Newport 1960 would be my pick) but if Hard Again is Water's only appearance on the list- it's a solid one. This is Chicago Blues straight out of Clarksdale, Mississippi and no one played it like Muddy Waters (Big Bill Broonzy gets awfully close at times) and it's doubtful anyone ever will.
I like my water clean not muddy like the swamps sounds like im in the western American bar having a pint of butter beer or honey mead and chanting old rhymes like ma used to with the lads
not for me 1 song added
From a period for sure, cool to compare to a new age album but for sure tough to add to a modern playlist.
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The first two or three songs even seemed interesting and listenable, but the further I listened, the more I got annoyed by the endless shuffle in every song, the shrill harmonica, and the pianist. I let out a sigh of relief when the album was over.
If you are looking for a blues album to listen too, this is definitely that. I have never been a blues fan so this album is not for me.
Wonderfully modern sounding production of some fantastic blues. 4*
Nice
unique voice, I can hear where other blues/ r&b artists derive their influence/inspiration.
i liked it!
Mannish Boy gets a 1.5, could have turned it off after that
Bästa Muddy hittills
Typisk musik som jag nog skulle uppskatta live men som inte intresserar mig så mycket på ett album såhär.
Inte min favoritgenre men detta var stabilt!
I don't think that there's a record that's more blues than this. One would place this somewhere in the '50s, but not in the midst of the Disco era. Of course, many songs sound similar; the blues is based on a few basic riffs and rhythms, and the rest is the singing and the improvisations/solos.
Made me hard again
One of the best to ever do it doing it loud.
The sound is awesome and great for its time. However, listening to the entire album start to finish now is very repetitive
Long instrumentals at certain points that I could have done without but still a very good album and would have been fun to see live.
I like it muddy, not repetitive.
I enjoyed this album, it had a nice bluesy vibes to it. Made for a great album to listen to on my way to work this rainy morning. Some songs got a little repetitive but overall I found it very enjoyable and fit the vibe very well!
It's good, but boy do the instrumental riffs drag after a while. Good in small doses, but a long listen all at once.
Really enjoyed this blend of blues that is modern in chronology but traditional in sound. It features many rhythms and themes of classic blues rock and roll, but features a more upbeat sound that kept my toes tapping.
Solid blues album. Thought some songs dragged on a bit too long.
Bus driver is fun. Overall really fun but feels like the same song the whole album Crosseyed cat stands out
Fun album and a fun listen
Having never really taken the time to sit down with blues music, I really enjoyed this. There is an incredible 'live' sense to the recording and I found it really easy to listen to. May just have started a little need to go and brush up on other influential blues artists!
It's 1 of the post WW2 blues greats, it's cornerstone music of most of what’s on the whole list. When listening to it it's great, and im not sure why don't listen to more? But it's not a go to preference. Know it's a cliche about the blues being real, but this even as a later recording just has something, well real. And this anyday over that Eric Clapton and his ilk waterdown. 4 Star
3 stars - fun! okay
Early Chicago blues when the Delta still reigned supreme. Good stuff.
I'm sure I've heard his songs, but never sat down and listened to an album/song on purpose. I really enjoyed this. I'd throw this on a playlist. Is it bad that his music just makes me want to sit in a bar and have too many drinks? A scene out of the Wire at either the cop or dock worker's bar. The blues just remind me of summer street festivals, and walking past bars blaring this music out of open windows in the city.
a little same-y after a while, but even my stoic heart couldn't withstand that energy and joy. a fun album to spend some time with!
muddy waters is a hell of a blues singer. favorites: mannish boy, i want to be loved #2, jealous hearted man, crosseyed cat
Mannish Boy alone makes this worthwhile listening
solid blues album
So, this is hardcore blues. The first song is just one repeated riff - that's too repetitive for my taste. There's no doubt about the quality of the musicians, the energy and the artist. But I get tired of it way too soon.