John Lee Hooker Junior Blues Band - Blues With A Vengeance (2004)
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Genre: Blues
Cduniverse.com:
The fact that his father was one of the most distinctive and influential bluesmen in the history of the genre doesn't seem to have stopped John Lee Hooker Jr. from pursing a career in the business. Hooker Jr., whose debut album, BLUES WITH A VENGEANCE, appeared in 2004, pays loving tribute here by covering Hooker classics "Dimples," "Boom Boom," and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," and demonstrates his love of old-school blues in general by tackling T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday."
The rest of the album is taken up by Hooker Jr.'s own compositions, which are witty, sophisticated, and quite different from his old man's. In fact, Hooker Jr.'s blues emphasize full band arrangements and showmanship, bearing more relation to the slick urban blues of B.B. King than the swampy drones his father made famous. "Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Pimp" features a full horn section and back-up singers, for example, while lyrical references to cell phones, McDonald's, and crack (and that's only on "Suspicious," the album's first song), make clear an eye for concrete, contemporary detail. While the name recognition doesn't hurt, John Lee Hooker Jr. proves he can stand in his own self-made shoes.
Amazon.com reviewer:
Right from the start I would like to make clear that this is "a traditional blues album". However this is a traditional blues album with something different in it. John Lee Hooker JR., as mentioned also in the review below, doesn't sound anything close to his father, his style is completely different, very close to the tradition of Chicago style but with something more add in the mix that make this CD sound really refreshing and innovative if you will. He has a great voice and also, and equally important, a very personal way of singing. As he states on the linear notes "we went out of bounds, beyond limitation, broke barriers, and broke the blues rules in working on this CD". And, from my point of view, they did it, and they did it also very well. The Final result is remarkably good: a very "innovative" traditional blues album. Most of the songs in the album include a powerful horn section and a very good guitar work from John Garcia who worked with his dad for many years. It is really a pleasure to listening to this CD and I really hope that it will have the attention both from public and critics that it deserves.
Personnel:
John Lee Hooker Jr. (vocals); Craig Robinson, Kim Turner (vocals); John Garcia Jr., Jeff Horan (guitar); Will "Roc" Griffin (keyboards); Frank "Tebo" Thibeaux (bass instrument); John Handy Jr. (drums).
Tracks:
1. Suspicious
2. Check Yourself
3. Blues Ain't Nothing But A Pimp
4. Dimples
5. She Was Nuthin' But A Devil
6. Boom Boom
7. Keep It Real
8. I'm Leavin'
9. Goin' Down To Baghdad
10. Stormy Monday
11. Groove Thang
12. One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer
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