Otis Rush - Door to Door (With Albert King)
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Artist: Otis RushEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2003-02-24
Music Label: Mca Int'l
Soundtracks:
- Searchin' For A Woman
- Bad Luck
- So Close
- Howlin' For My Darling
- I Can't Stop
- Won't Be Hangin' Around
- I'm Satisfied
- All Your Love
- You Know My Love
- Merry Way
- Wild Women
- Murder
- So Many Roads
- California
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Free Music Review: Wonderful album by two classic artists
Hit: 5 Stars
Door To Door is not really an "album", per se, but a collection of two different sessions recorded for Chess Records in 1960 (Rush) and 1961 (King). The sessions wouldn't see the light of day until 1970, when King's popularity blossomed enough to prompt Chess to dig into their attic and release this material. That being said, this is truly one of those hidden gems that exists in the music world. It captures both artists early in their career. It's raw, untainted blues from two men trying to make a name for themselves.
I'll admit, I originally purchased this CD because I was an Albert King fan, and while I enjoy his stuff slightly more, Rush's track "So Many Roads" is simply-stated one of the greatest blues efforts in our world . . . period. It's an unbelievable vocal effort mixed with some fine playing. Even today, there are few artists who can match Otis Rush's soul-driven voice, and that's never more apparent than on the six tracks he offers in this collection.
As for Albert King, only five of his eight tracks are actually from the 1961 session. Three tunes (Bad Luck, Merry Way, and Murder) are from his first recording effort as a front-man, done for Parrot Records in 1953 and later purchased by Chess. They're mislabeled, as Bad Luck is actually "Bad Luck Blues" and Merry Way is actually "Be On Your Merry Way." Regardless, they're still great songs. The five remaining King tunes are also tremendous, and only one of them (California) would ever be re-recorded for a different label (Bobbin & King Records - Travelin' To California). I especially like "Howlin' For My Darling," but there's not a bad song in the bunch.
If you haven't yet purchased this CD, my only advice is to GET IT NOW! You will not be disappointed in the least, I promise. Also, if you enjoy Albert King's pre-Stax days, I recommend: "Albert King: The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings." It's more great stuff from the legend before he hit it big with his 1967 classic album ""Born Under A Bad Sign" under the Stax label.
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