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I've heard most of this album before but end to end. 1st album suggested 1-31-23. A 3 year commitment? i don't know. Classic for a reason.
Slide guitar to die for.
Great listen and I enjoyed just about all of the tracks
the yelling on the tracks really makes me happy. I've got the blues, no doubt about it.
So good, so soulful. Amazing.
old time, blues, made me want to dance
I still have to have my due contact and baggage loaded with Blues, but the energy, electric guitars, rhythm and performances are very flashy and captivating. Full sound, Muddy's powerful vocals and a rich and cohesive repertoire. Irresistible listening.
Master Bluesman practicing his craft
Muddy Water’s first album after leaving Chess Records is a return to form. The album features joyous Chicago blues with a generous supporting group of musicians. Muddy’s voice is energetic and he sounds like he’s having a great time.
Enjoyed
Though this album was recorded during the later part of his career, Hard Again, re-established Muddy Waters as one of the true Blues greats of our time. He sounds fresh and rejuvenated and his performance is top notch, making this an enjoyable listen. Makes me regret never seeing Muddy live!
Good album.I like the sound of the blues.Did get a bit repetitive towards the end.Glad it was only 45 mins
Strong blues album. I enjoyed it.
Muddy
Let me say that in general, while I appreciate it as an art form, I do not enjoy blues music. Having said that, there is so much more feeling in this than in any of that boomer blues-rock nonsense that seems to make up about every third album on this list.
Enjoyed the listen! Great musicality and raw talent, man what a voice. Not a huge blues fanatic but is a really great album!
Great shtuff
Y a rien qui accote du bon blues!
Really cool stuff - 4 stars
Mannish Boy Crosseyed Cat
I'm not a blues guitar guy, but if I was..this might be my favourite album. Mannish Boy is KILLER! 4 stars
I have to imagine this is a gold standard for the genre.
Great album
Groovy little ensemble
Classic.
really cool blues-rock all the songs are good 4.5
Majestic performance from Muddy Waters, backed by some exceptional musicians. Some great classics here - Mannish Boy above all - and each track has your head nodding and foot tapping
Muy buen disco de El Blues. Casi parece que el género entero fue inventado para la combinación de su voz y su guitarra. El disco termina justo donde debe hacerlo, antes de saturar y empezar a sentirse repetitivo y quizá mi problema es que me cuesta trabajo seleccionar una rola que destaque, porque aunque me gustan, se conserva siempre muy en la misma línea.
Incredible blues album. "Mannish Boy" a killer song to start the album. It does trail off though - the album appears to be top heavy but a great listen all throughout. 8/10.
Voiko aidommaksi blues mennä?
Puro blues.
Awesome back to basics blues. It's got energy, soul and it's catchy as hell.
MANNISH BOY
gotta love Muddy
I really enjoyed how fun and genuine this album. The background hollers on the opening track. The soulful singing throughout. I would listen again for sure.
Legendary innovator, he is the reason it sounds cliche
Soulful
Good traditional blues
Great performances but really it is the blues for the whole album. 7/10
I liked the guitar.
It is Hard indeed! Great rhythm and feel all around! So good!
Solid delta blues
Very good for a lazy late summer still hot blues
Classic blues tunes with fantastic guitar riffs.
Nice to listen to a blues album, haven't been exposed to this much
When I think of the blues, the sound of this album is what I envision. Needed another hour of Little Girl
Chicago blues is the best blues* * Not that I have any problems with other forms of blues.
As someone who does not listen to blues in any way, this very pleasantly surprised me. I think if i was a blues fan this would be a 5. Fav track: The blues had a baby and they named it Rock and Roll Least fav track: Mannish boy (i dont dislike it though)
Great.
Second Muddy Waters album so far. Not as energetic as the live recording but a good solid blues album. The 15 year old seemed to like it too.
Ok
Four songs in and my soul is being spoken to.
I prefer the muddy waters
Zeer typisch bluesalbum. Zeker de eerste song is een herkenbaar melodietje! Goed album!
Me encantó tener la oportunidad de entrarle al blues. Un gran disco y gran candidato a ser adquirido.
This IS the blues. 4
Such a brilliantly filthy romp throughout. Only 13 years after the release of "Folk Singer" this feels so lived in, and raw.
If you were to check my profile, it will no doubt show that Blues is my least favourite genre. This really isn't the case as it only that insipid English Claptonesque Blues that I have an aversion to. This Album and Muddy Waters in general is the stuff of greatness. His growling voice, the metronomic rhythm section making this music dirtier and meaner than young Eric could dream of playing.
4.0 - I love Muddy Waters and this album is a worthy showcase of his talents. Clear, uncluttered production. I do slightly prefer the rough and urgent bite of the original “I Can’t Be Satisfied”, but the updated recording is also great.
Gutes Blues Album. Irgendwas zwischen 3-4. Ich runde auf.
A true blues pioneer
This album itself is a bit too late to be very influential, being 1977 and all. But Muddy Waters was the king of electric blues, the most influential figure in the development of blues rock when he wowed audiences in Britain and pushed the formation of the Bluesbreakers. And three of his classics are re-recorded here better than ever before. This is one of the most consistent blues albums out there. Excellent production done by Johnny Winter. Flow is smooth and satisfying. There's a good mix of energetic dance tracks ("I Want to Be Loved") and slower introspective tracks ("I Can't be Satisfied", "Deep Down in Florida"), but for the most part it's loud and impactful enough to engage the audience all throughout. This is one of the albums I would recommend for newcomers of blues.
Great Blues album. Would listen again for sure.
Sons característicos de músicas conhecidas estilo Country. Gostei!
As much as I get bored by heavily blues-derivative rock... it's nice to be reminded that the real deal once in a while is a blast. Production is perfect on this, Muddy's voice is great, and I love the occasional "voices in the background" giving it the real feel of being in the room with the band. Of course there's only so long I can listen to 3 (or 2...or....) chord songs before I'm feeling a little worn down, but self-check: the entire genre is based not around songwriting/craft but feel and attitude, which this album churns with. The aforementioned voices of the band themselves give it that authenticity - and I usually hate that word associated with music but I have to admit it fits here. An absolutely essential primer for anyone who doesn't "get" blues. Learn from the master. 8/10 4 stars.
nice blues album one of the important people in original blues and laying the foundation for rock and roll later on
Ok
This is not my favourite style of blues, but this album is great. What unbelievable energy.
The initial oooo must be the boldest album opening in album history.
Ma Muddy dobar sti
"When your erectile dysfunction is gone" - na naziv albuma. Čim je bluz, odma je prava mjuz'. hh. Ovakav blues mi najbolje sjeda na toplije vrijeme, puno toplije - usudio bih se reći, vruće! Pa svi ovi blues albumi što su dosad bili, moguće da su popušili zvjezdicu samo radi toga što su u krivo vrijeme došli, pa mi nije sjelo kako vjerujem da bi. Ovaj album je peglaona i čika Mutni dobro masira po gitari ko inače.
Ufff, jedino bolje blato je bilo pokraj školskog.
love it!
Jazzy
awesome start to the day! will defo be listening again
I don't know blues much more than I know jazz. But this album stood out much more than the jazz album we got a few days earlier. I still don't really know how Muddy Waters compares to other blues artists. But I can say that I really enjoyed this album, and would gladly listen to it again.
Growing up my cousin was obsessed with guitar and played in many bands, mostly blues. He introduced me to the blues and I’ve enjoyed the genre ever since. With a fairly basic structure, blues music can sound the same. However, the blues are best distinguished by unique layers on top of the basic base. Mannish Boy starts the album off with a bang. I especially love Johnny Winter screaming out in the background. It’s obvious the band has played together a lot. They are seasoned and tight. The guitars, the piano, and the harmonica all offer engaging layers on the basic blues sound. I’ll be coming back to this album again.
These blues didn't make me blue
"She used to get a ride in the daytime now she gets a ride in the night" Looolz!! Singing about your wife cheating with the bus driver, going to Florida, a cross-eyed cat it doesn't really matter. If you got troubles, 12 bars and three chords you can build any kind of song you want. Throw in some blazing guitar, harmonica, and piano solos and jam the f*ck out!
I like this. Feels very classic and bluesy.
Solid blues album but not perfect. Emotion comes through.
Blues is not really my favourite genre but these were total bangers
good stuff. 4/5
Blueeesss
I think this is the first pure blues album I've gotten after more than 300 albums - surprising. This is great, although I'm more of a fan of John Lee Hooker type blues - more of the gritty, raw style. But Muddy Waters is obviously an exceptional blues man. 4 stars.
Solid, no skips
Actually enjoyed this. Listened to most of it.
This genre is so good. Why isn't it played more?
Pretty good.
Good Blues
I like it, it's not a genre I've listened to a whole lot before
Good live performances. Legend.
The man who invented electricity! Can’t go wrong with Muddy. Good length and smooth sound. I always loved this blues.
Nice easy listening album with great instrumentals
It's not for every day, but I like it
This is pure music. I liked it very much. After all the songs, I think that it is a little bit repetitive, but it's so awesome that even this drawback is something good!
Mostly known songs...still classic Muddy is capital c CLASSIC
6/10
good album. dont know much blues stuff
Ckaswic
Bad to the bone copied this. A bit raw, I liked it generally Transported back to the 70s
Great Blues album felt like I was in a southern bbq restaurant. More background noise for me during the listen. However Mannish boy slaps. THERES SOMETHING IN THE WATERRRRRRR
Seminal album.
Classic. Was great for a snowy day.
So much fun. I'm not cool enough to like this album. Harmonica is too high in the mix if he's going to wail on that one E/G trill for most of the whole album, but otherwise I could listen to this 10x. 100x if in person. Muddy Waters has the best voice for blues.
Much to enjoy in this bluesy mayhem
In here are some of the rawest and rolling-over-me-est blues I've heard. Muddy exercises his control over the throttle, though. I appreciate the resulting variety but wish the recording was more consistently live. Nevertheless, this takes the form to some pretty magnificent places.
An immediate must purchase after about 10 minutes of listening. Muddy at his upbeat best. Glorious.
Well recorded heavy electric blues. Typical Muddy.
Great!
Crunchy, raucous blues. Muddy is just having a great time cutting these tracks, being a little raunchy, and soloing through each track with a downright nasty tone.
Muddy is maybe the best blues vocalist ever. He’s also a solid blues guitarist, and he leans on one, the other, or both in really smart ways throughout this album. He does a good job of leaning in the band (especially the harp player who is phenomenal) and not “sealing the show” - it’s a real nice balance. It’s also perfectly imperfect- if that makes sense. It’s good sloppy blues. I loved hearing them BS with each other after most of the tracks.
I don't necessarily like the Blues, but I absolutely love this album. It's probably because nobody did the Blues like Muddy Waters. No one else has ever come particularly close. Deserves to be on this list for "Manish Boy" alone. This thing just slaps. The only issue I have, and this is really just nitpicking, is that none of the other 9 songs compare to the magic and joy of Manish Boy. But you could say that about almost any song.
Blues de antaño
The endless blues made with perfection. Today I‘m not in the mood, but maybe tomorrow. ;) definitely annoying in the wrong mood, but if you wanna learn the classic riffs with the right vibe you can‘t go wrong.
Iconic style and riffs. Sometimes a little too repetitive. But I understand why many artists have copied.(7/10) Favourite Tracks: Mannish Boy
made me want to sit in new oleans and drink moonshine
Its the blues. You like it or you don't.
- punchy drums and punchier delivery. - surprised with the variety and consistently high quality of blues - One or two filler tracks - misc screams are the real MVP
First song was a corker. Despite the rest having far fewer plays they were all still great.
- a great album that i did not know the words to but i knew the tunes to!! - muddy waters has a beeeeuuutiful voice - down and dirty and this is amazing !!! would listen to again - honestly an experience - likes: all but little girl (maybe) - few out of 5!
Love the sound, and I understand it has influenced rock and roll in more ways than we can imagine. I just wish it wasn't as homogeneous throughout the entire album.
It's sultry. Its definitely a blues album that taps the emotions. 8/10
Classic Muddy blues
These songs sound great but sadly (like most blues) it’s just too repetitive to be something I’d listen to all the time. If you’re in the mood for the blues though I can’t imagine it gets much better than this. 3.5 but I’ll round up to 4.
Pretty cool
defintely classic blues, genre defining and iconic. Mannish Boy is a classic!
Great Blues album - very raw
Absolutely slaps. Very happy to tick off another artist on my masterlist of "artists mentioned in the extended version of the sopranos theme" playlist
Manish Man!
Oh that voice, it melts my soul. These songs live in the ether, in some kind of collective memory that we all know. So familiar the sound has become a cliche, but nobody does it quite like Muddy Waters.. It's all just beautiful, and sounds like it just happened organically, like he picked up a guitar and this album just happened. It's a wonderful force of nature we all have in us.
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Great stuff. Close to a 5 but have given out too many of late
Just finished listening to the Muddy Waters album. I enjoyed it. Sure, it’s a bit samey. But the band sound like they’re having fun pretty much jamming live together in the studio. The drumming on “Mannish Boy” is great, too.
Fan of Muddy, and really enjoyed this one. Always like a good blues album, and Muddy is one of the best.
Lovely stuff.
Very easy to have had this album on repeat whilst I got depressed about football. Never would’ve listened to this without this AOTD shizzle.
Great album. Really enjoyed the blues.
Hadn't realised this was recorded late in his career (and life). You can hear in the recording how relaxed and fun the sessions were. Great stuff.
Muy buen disco, puras raíces del Blues. La mayor pega es que se hace bastante repetitivo
Interesting to hear the origin of samples I’ve heard for years
Damn that opening track is a stunner, the production on this is so loose and great, it reminds me a lot of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah—another comeback album that’s loose and hard and a pared back career revitalization
7
„Hard Again“ und mächtig Druck auf der Düse. Blues Jackie loves Blues ! Devoted 3.7
What a weird experience. I love Muddy Waters, but the version I like is the one who recorded with the brawling, hardass 'Headcutter' band on all those wonderful Chess Record sides. This is actually a very good blues record, but it just misses that dusting of magic that you got with Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers et al on sideman duty. Still, you get Pinetop Perkins on piano!
love me some blues
Classic Blues album
Gut Blues
A great surprise from a blues album. Mannish Boy is probably the strongest track, and the background yells throughout are a highlight. 7/10 at least, Muddy Waters is a legend
Muddy is so hard, and he wants you to know it.
Bluesy as fuck, sick album.
Love the blues. Love the album.
Wow.
I just like it. I just like this album. I just like this style of music. Can’t really elaborate, it’s just *good*.
Heerlijke blues, beter wordt het niet. Goed weg te luisteren.
Might be overrating it, because apparently three songs are re-recordings, but I thought this was great.
Good British rock. It sounds a bit old school for the 80's, but I'm not complaining.
Mannish boy is so powerful - an absolutely timeless song (albeit slighty problematic - but is it ironic? This version seems to imply so). Some blistering recordings here!
This is music I need to hear live. 3.5
Some blues, baby! There's something very organic about the sound of this album's production that makes for a very different listening experience to the others. Blues is not my favourite genre, but this is the best of it I've heard thus far.
Some classic blues that reminds me of the movie Adventures in Babysitting lol
Great album. Nice to go back to it.
Very interesting to listen to this right after that jazz album. Similar improvisation, but so much more energy.
Good blues
Loved it classic
Good album, a lot of familiar blues melodies
This was solid. Surprised how communal this felt.
some songs are really catchy but overall i think it just not my style
Yes maam
Influential in the bands and guitarists that followed
Lowkey good
Mannish boy was awesome, real bluesy groove. It's repetitive, but in the best way. Great harmonica - guitar solos - piano; they all show up throughout the album, often in the same track. I think there’s some - just some - merit in the comments that suggest it all sounds the same, but if you can get into the blues, then I think it's unlikely this won't be your jam. I would be remiss not to note that Mannish Boy is iconic, so much so that it is the tune Darryl uses to cheer Michael up during the drive back from moving Holly to Nashua #employee transfer.
molto blueseggiante
3.5. Love hos talent. Need to listen more frequently.
Some occasional poorly-aged lyrics (and the name of the album itself) are made up for with energetic, buttery-smooth, pristinely produced blues.
Vad ska man säga. Old school blues. Kvalitet förstås, men det känns old. En trea
Not one I've actively listened to - although I am aware of Muddy being a pivotal part of the blues greats. --------------------- This really makes me want to install railroad tycoon. It's kinda nostalgic even though I've never listened to this specific album before. It's guitar and harmonica driven blues that is fun to listen to. Muddy has a decent spoken word vocal but the highlight is his guitar playing - that's where the real emotions come in. The rhythm section doesn't particularly stand out and the lyrics I did pick up were what I'd expect of the genre. Some tracks have a lovely piano section that gives a rhythmic hook - [walkin' in the park] being a highlight. It does get a little bit similar over time, and I'm not sure if that's me being unfamiliar with the genre or an accurate feeling. At times the harmonica is a little too much to the point of putting me on edge. I'd definitely stick this on again. 3*
I like blues but this didn’t really hit for me
5/10 A fun listen
My dad once bought Muddy Waters a beer, and my dad kept complimenting his music, and he would just respond, "Thank you, my friend, thank you"
Enjoyed. Felt instantly familiar. Started strong and tapered off a bit - clearly very influential.
It’s nice, after hearing so many rock albums where the blues influence is incredibly obvious, to finally get an actual blues legend on this list. Muddy Waters is the real deal, and *Hard Again* gives you a pretty clear picture of where so much of that later rock sound came from. And musically, there’s really nothing I can complain about. Muddy Waters sounds great, the guitar playing is fantastic, the harmonica is all over the place, and the whole thing has that raw, authentic blues energy. These guys clearly know exactly what they’re doing. The problem is simply that I’m not much of a pure blues person. After about four songs, I kinda felt like, “Yep, I’ve gotten my blues fix.” Then I looked and realized there were still five tracks left. At 45 minutes, a lot of the songs started blending together for me, and there just wasn’t enough variety to keep me completely engaged. That’s not really a knock against Muddy Waters or the musicians here. It’s more that blues works better for me in smaller doses. Give me a couple great blues tracks and I’m happy. Give me nine in a row, and eventually my ears start asking what else is on. Still, I’m very glad *Hard Again* is represented on this list. After hearing the blues filtered through so many other artists, it was cool to finally spend some time with one of the legends who helped create the sound in the first place.
rym 3.74 Chicago Blues/Blues Rock 金属琴弦振动，短促柔和却又挥之不去的忧郁，不喝点真不合适了。口琴，钢琴，吉他，最经典的三重协奏。一种正向的摇摇欲坠，自顾不暇。 pick: Bus Driver, Deep Down In Florida
No está mal, pero después de dos tres canciones me parece que todas suenan igual y me harto.
Great vibe
It was easy to listen to but probably not something I'd seek out. Was surprised to recognize the one song.
It's fine, as far as blues go. I am not a big blues fan, so I didn't find the need to really get invested in it. Maybe someday I'll get into it, but for now, it's just fine.
If I wanted to listen to blues I would definitely give this another spin.
i don't love the blues, sadly. some neat songs
I like a little blues - this is pretty raw.
This is one of those ones where I recognise great musicianship and all but it doesn’t particularly grab me. There’s not a lot of variety or nuance. I guess that’s the nature of the genre
I actually liked this album. For the first blues album I listened to it was so fun and the songs were unique and musically written very well. I would re-listen to most of the songs, but blues are still a genre I wouldn’t listen to generally
Blues from a legend in the genre, Muddy Waters delivers an album about how he just wants to be loved and other topics of this genre. It’s very well done, but gets repetitive after a short time into the album. Not to say it’s bad, but the formula bored me after a bit.
Textbook Chicago blues album. I love this genre but I agree it is a little repetitive. 7/10
Standouts Mannish Boy I Can't Be Satisfied The Blues Had a Baby and They Named it Rock and Roll
nice enough
6.5/10 - A Blue Pill Album.
Sure, it's a classic. Sure, got some great tunes. Sure, I'll not bother with it again.
Eventually you had Johnny Winters staging the comeback of Muddy Waters. The story goes that critics had begun to call his latest work over produced and here came Winters demanding his chance to produce it. Alas, someone could stop getting in his way, give him a full band backup and let him stage a comeback that would win awards. I enjoy the live version from 1960s over this simply because I favor any live music, but you can feel a producer who believes that the artist can get there in this album.
Waters is doing his thing and everyone in the band is as good as we would expect, but Johnny Winters first production effort excludes all nuance from the maximalist feel of the ensemble. I’m no expert, but from what I have heard so far, by the time of the last of their 3 albums together (and sadly Waters’ last all told) Winters had discovered a little breathing room in the arrangements which to my ears is a notable improvement. Here, though it might be perfect for some ears, to mine it just sounds like a big blues argument which no one wins.
We've heard something like this album a thousand times by now, but very few people can match the energy of Muddy Waters. Even for someone who's certainly not into blues, this album is a rather easy listen. I'd say the lyrics can sound a bit confusing and even disturbing at first, but doing some digging about the meaning of certain phrases makes them shine much brighter.
Banger songs.
Like my some blues.
Everything is good. But I guess I’m not a blues guy, because most of this album sounded exactly the same to me. A swing rhythm with an electric guitar goofing off and some piano accents. It got so repetitive and stale by the end. At least with other repetitive albums I do enjoy, there’s songs that change things up in between. There’s not really anything here.
2026.07.24.
I like two of them and I loved all the instruments he uses
Good music to listen to at work. The blues isn't one of my go-to genres, but the instrumentals and the soulful singing definitely amped my productivity!
Distrorted harmonica rocks balls! Love the blend of the guitar and the harmonica. The sound of the energetic screaming is fantastic After a while it feels repetetive and I start to zoon out. Its a nice vibe though
Just another blues album for me. Was not reallt interesting or distinct in any way than most other blues albums in my opinion.
aw
I still understand this music, but I appreciate the cartoonish overcommitment on songs like “Mannish Boy”—“I’m a man, I’m a man, I’m a full-grown man, I spell ‘him’ H-I-eng” (??). I love the hilarious smart stupidity of lines like “Well my lady roll up with the bus driver / And you know that don’t seem right” (and all the fun lines get repeated over and over again, because all the lines get repeated over and over again). You can see the outlines of a mythic character, a superhuman jukejoint warrior capturing the spirit of e.g. the Garth Ennis Wolverine (getting shot and stabbed and flamethrowered and derangedly repeating “the ol’ canucklehead, the ol’ canucklehead”) or the titular dude in Sonic Youth “Kool Thing” (“uh huh,” “tell it like it is,” as Kim is roasting him), or Prince in “If I Was Your Girlfriend” (if I was your girlfriend I wouldn’t be a sex pest). I guess what I mean is I’m finally sort of getting the blues as a libidinal eruption. Helps that there’s no songs here about like I’m cranky at my woman cuz she overcooked my eggs because she cooked his eggs just right. (Actually that’s a phenomenal line? Am I on the verge of turning into a white blues man?)
Some good old classics!!
Okay
Wasn’t super into this but I appreciate the Blues. 6.5/10 Hopefully i get something else that isn’t from 1977
Kinda just felt like 1 long song
I really don't care much for straight blues, which I do understand is kind of heretical for a rock fan. But I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Hot take: Muddy Waters is a good bluesman.
Good music but not really my style thx though
재즈의 분위기가 좋았지만 뭔가 엄청 좋다는 느낌이 없어서 아쉬웠다. I liked the jazz atmosphere, but it was a bit disappointing because nothing about it really stood out as amazing.
Really not my thing but it ain’t bad
Bababababaaa
album #94 i do enjoy blues music it has to be said. ꩜ favourite track(s): mannish boy ꩜ album rating: ★★★⯪☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 995 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 45 (+1 Hard Again) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 20 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 74
Blue
Lively classical blues
Harmonica pops off
hearing the rural south influence here. after reading his bio, i could only be more impressed by the talent and the effort put in to pivot his career. a pioneer for sure. as for the sounds, definitely not my cup of tea. theres lots of emotions provoked and imageries, but im just not particularly into blues can see other people enjoying it
Started off strong but then just seemed to blend together as we got further. I was never a fan of the blues though this was one of the better blues albums I got
An exemplar of electric/ Chicago Blues. My only beef is it sounds a little too clean. Needs to be a little dirtier with some vinyl crackle for the real experience.
Groovy and timeless sound. Not my cup of tea, but I enjoyed it.
Ja bih uvela da na ovoj listi unutar jednog izvođača mora dati albume hronološkim redom. Ovdje mi se sviđa što čujem da je muzika zrelija nego ono iz '60 ali mislim da u bluesu preferiram improvizaciju i zafrkancije. Compare and contrast što daje hronologija>>>>>>>>>>
Really good fun. Great performances from Muddy in a great place. Feels almost like a best of, but still feels connected enough to flow like an album.
Good vibes
a bit repetitive although that's part of its charm
Manish boy is classic, the rest is a little one note. Like the back end of bus driver, pretty sure if 7 minutes is too long though. Little girl should've ended 5 times. Fun to hear rock ish sound at the end of crosseyed cat. Walkin' thru the park is a good end to the album with a little bit of a different sound.
I have major respect for Muddy Waters as a forerunner of American blues, as he is an incredibly talented songwriter and guitarist. However, classic blues like this isn't the style of music I tend to enjoy on a regular basis, as it gets a little repetitive for my taste. Favorite tracks: Mannish Boy, I Can't Be Satisfied
Blues at its best.
A pure blues album, most songs on it sound the same. It's not a genre I strongly gravitate to but I had a good time listening to this.
I'm not a bluegrass fan, nor am I familiar with the history of this album but from my perspective, it sounds average. The chords are painfully stagnant, the guitar and piano lines seem dull, and the vocals are alright. Its not bad music by any standard but the repetitiveness is what kills the whole album for me. Check out a few tracks but the full album listen might become boring. 58/100 aoty
Good, but I’m not a straight Blues guy. Typically with this stuff, the older the recording the better.
Det er ordentlig trykk i musikken, noe som redder lytteropplevelsen. Men det er grenser på hvor høyt man kan nå med Chicago Blues.
Det smeller hardt og låter slik jeg tenker blues skal låte, men det bare er ikke helt for meg.
A five for most of his work, but not this album. Why this album, and not many of the earlier Chess albums, was chosen as representative of the great man and his band is a mystery. If anyone reads this, listen to the At Newport 1960 album.
Definitely good blues, this came out much later than most blues music, even by Muddy Waters himself but yeah there's some filler here
Mannish boy
Muy buen disco, melódico, da la impresión de estar en New Orleans en una noche en el Bagyou, o acá en una laguna Tampiqueña. Las mejores: Little Girl, Bus Driver y Jealous Hearted Man.
I don't care for the blues. This album, however, pretty good...
wuddy maters
"Hard Again" is one of those albums that are easier to appreciate than to enjoy or love. I'm not a blues guy so 50 minutes is quite a lot.
Unfortunately I think bad/lame blues rock has kind of ruined good blues music for me. My brain recognizes that this is ‘good’ blues rock but it just doesn’t do that much for me. Part of it - and I know this is like criticizing water for being wet - is that like 2/3 of the songs on the album use the same standard blues chord progression, and over the course of a 45 minute album, it just gets super old IMO.
True classic, ME helps shape the fabric of music today; high 3, low 4
tempo was a bit too slow for me. Cool to read about the history of the genre (chicago blues). Could definitely hear the influences in rock.
It’s the blues alright
Solide!!
#155/1001 🇺🇸 Lots to enjoy here. The blues played by a wonderful set of musicians. Best Tracks: Bus Driver, Crosseyed Cat.
Could use half stars on here tbf then the past two would’ve been 3 1/2
It starts very good but does get a tad repetitive
I always enjoy some good blues like this. I’m not sure why I tend not to listen regularly to it but this was enjoyable.
Really enjoyed the album. Lots of great blues licks throughout. A little samey by the end of the album
Great blues album, I still get bored quickly with 12 bar format though
Seisarin loppua ja madi vatörssiä. Pidin vähän yllärinä, että tällanen kaivettu. En myöskään yleensä kauheesti innostu perinteisestä blues-hinkutuksesta. Mut on tää ihan jormakkaa menoa. Yamaccata. Annetaan siis ihan posia.
ein schwarzer sänger aus den 70ern, keine indie band. stabil
Yeahh, that was a gnarly first song... but Waters first released that song 20 years ago, and had already re-recorded it 10 years before this. All the other songs blended with one another too well for me, and with a studio polish a little too shiny for what I expect from blues.
Very much a blues record. I can respect the blues, but I'm not a fan either.
I did enjoy the down and dirty blues and I definitely recognised the riff on the opening track (Mannish Boy) from my favourite Nas track (Bridging The Gap) but for the second Muddy Rivers album in the space of two weeks, I found myself flagging after a few tracks. The tempo, dynamics and even chord progressions just started to go around and around without much variety. It's a fantastic sound, but when you've heard in on repeat for three-quarters of an hour, it's ok to be ready for a change.
For me its a completely new music and discovery of the artist All the songs melted into one mess with a beautiful vocals, but its not my usual stuff 3 stars Fav song : none
Classic foot-stomping hard blues by a legendary performer. I, uh, wish I liked the blues more than I do, but I won’t hang that on Muddy. Just starts to sound kind of repetitive and formulaic deep into the record. But he and the band play with first-class chops, no doubt, and that growling voice sounds like it’s coming straight out of the earth.
I think i’d enjoy these tracks more as singles. Listening to them back to back made them start to blend together, and the album felt a bit repetitive by the end.
This is the examplar of what I think of when I think of Blues music, and the guitar work by Waters, Winter and Margolin sounds like the absolute root of rock and roll, which I realize doesn't exactly fit the chronology of when this album was released. The strongest track by far is the opener "Mannish Boy," but several of the other songs also resonate with me such as "Jealous Hearted Man." This isn't a genre that I commonly listen to, but I feel like I'm going to explore more of the Chicago blues sound away from this project.
I only know a couple of blues songs so this was quite new to me. The first 2 songs where fun to listen after a while they felt a bit repetitive and i got bored. The rest of the album was more exciting. I liked it.
very good for the genre, but not something I'd listen to
Cool but not my taste
ok. (3)
Run-of-the-mill blues album. Not sure what it's doing on this list.
I started out thrilled by this album but enjoyed it less and less as it went on for some reason. I don't think the music was actually any different throughout but I liked the first song the most.
Dit voelt wel alsof ik met mijn neus in de boter val, dat ik mag beginnen met zo’n blues legende. Lekker albumpie, misschien wat veel van hetzelfde voor mij.
Het album is klassieke blues. Ik vind het aan de ene kant wel leuk dat het allemaal in het klassieke blues schema zit zodat er veel ruimte is voor de solo’s van de muziek. Toch vind ik dat niet altijd even verrassend doordat het in het vaste blues schema zit. De distorted mondharmonica is op dit album wel een vibe omdat het klinkt als een elektronische gitaar. Ik vind dit studioalbum wel leuker dan die liveplaat van eerder. Muzikaal gezien is het uitstekend. Het blijft mij alleen niet genoeg boeien. 3,5 ster zou ik zeggen
Come back plaat na wat experimentele mislukte projecten, terug naar de oude bekende blues. Of dit een zwakte of juist krachtig laat ik even in het midden. De opname is een stuk beter dan de vorige Muddy Waters en je kan goed horen dat er veel energie in de opname zit. James Cotton speelt een stuk viezer op de mondharmonica dan op de eerdere platen. Ondanks dat het niet een lange plaat is voelt het wel wat lang. Dit komt misschien omdat je het al een beetje kent en daardoor niet meer verrast wordt. Er staan ook vooral oude nummers op en alles in de Chicago blues stijl. Het was misschien interessanter als hij verder terug was gegaan naar de echte beginselen van de blues zoals hij wel deed op het album folk singer wat meer delta is. Het voelt nu wat veilig om je successen opnieuw te spelen. Het is niet mijn favoriete blues stijl maar op de uitvoering valt helemaal niks aan te merken.
Eerder hebben we al een album van Muddy Waters beluisterd, waarvan ik zei dat het een grondlegger van het genre is. Toch, en ik weet dat ik hier vaak op terugkom, erger ik me op dit album opnieuw weer aan de mondharmonica. Ik begrijp dat het bij het genre hoort en dat het binnen het genre op de juiste manier wordt gebruikt, maar ik zou het fijner vinden als het af en toe even voorbijkomt. Het is te overheersend, en daarnaast heeft een mondharmonica maar drie octaven om mee te werken, waardoor het altijd door de mix heen snijdt. De blues licks variëren maar nauwelijks, alle trucs die je kunt doen op het instrument worden gedaan, als ik Muddy Waters was, had ik gezegd: laat het nou maar even liggen, dan kunnen de mensen de gitaar ook eens horen.
Muddy boldy going where he went every album
Perfectly good 12-bar blues. If you want some good 12-bar blues, that is what you will hear when you listen to this. It is nothing more or less than that. (Also, I wonder what the deal is with the album title and Waters' weird pose and grin on the cover.)
Good
Chicago blues. As a blues fan, I quite enjoyed this, although I do prefer other types of blues. That being said, I feel this suffers from repetivity and a lack of variety after the first few songs, and he does not have any particularly interesting takes on the 12 bar blues in particular that elevates this.
it was good but too energetic and kind of repetitive
Man, I've just never been able to get into the blues. Don't dislike them, have enjoyed live blues, just never want to listen to this stuff. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
I Want To Be Loved is m fav so far Bus driver and Crosseyed cat are good ones too I dont really like this vibe much but its not a bad album
Not terrible, by any means. But... Kind of repetitive.
Not really my thing but appreciated it
Its a 3 for the first song
Starts hard, but loses it towards the end. 1–2 songs worth listening to again.
Quite a sexual album for an old guy damn
A fine blues album
His first album that was produced by Johnny Winter. Not bad.
good change of pace. harmonica player went HARD.
Fantastic
#11 This is a prime example of classic Chicago blues. The band is tight and the production quality is great, but all of the songs sound alike. I can appreciate this for what it is, but it is not something I seek out on its own. I know I would enjoy this more in the right setting, that being live in a smoky bar.
I mean, it is good. It’s muscular and always moving. I just feel bad saying that a full album of this doesn’t do it for me. I respect the hell out of Waters and the blues as the great progenitor of so much music I love, but I don’t plan on revisiting this in full. I appreciated it but wasn’t getting down with it, you know?
Good album
Some people love the blues, not for me. That said, very well recorded album and some great guitar licks. I'll give it a 3 out of respect as it is a decent blues album even if I don't particularly like the blues.
a lot of these songs sound similar, but the vocals and guitar are just so great. what a legend
crazy trumpets and guitar but it's a little too much for my groove. the long instrumentals of solos aren't my style but it's till sick as hell
It's good 12-bar blues, but it is only 12-bar blues.