R.L. Burnside - A Bothered Mind
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Artist: R.L. BurnsideEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-08-17
Music Label: Fat Possum Records
Soundtracks:
- Detroit Boogie Part 1
- See What My Buddy Done
- Shake 'Em Down
- Goin' Down South
- My Name Is Robert Too
- Someday Baby
- Go To Jail
- Bird Without A Feather
- Glory Be
- Goin' Away Baby
- Rollin' And Tumblin'
- Stole My Check
- Detroit Boogie Part 2
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Free Music Review: Shake 'Em On Down
Hit: 5 Stars
In a characteristically memorable remark, R.L. Burnside once suggested that "Blues aint nothin' but dance music." Considering the fiery grooves guys like Lightnin' Hopkins or Little Walter whipped into now and then, that statement does not seem as absurd as it is on the surface. But what Burnside achieves on "Bothered Mind" is a total and inarguable confirmation: if Blues was anything more than dance music before Burnside took a torch to it, it sure aint nothing more than that now, and that's hardly a bad thing. "A Bothered Mind" is the sound of Skip James by way of the Beastie Boys. "I do what I want," Burnside spits on "Detroit Boogie part 1," an opening cacophony that launches into an electrified and snarling take on Burnside's trademark "Look What My Buddy Did." The man's not kidding. Unlike Bo Diddley's blasphemous "This Should Not Be," Burnside's eclectic brew of funk, hip-hop, blues and rock is as tasteful a reinvention of a storied sound as anyone could have asked for. Even the unfortunate presence of Kid Rock - a talentless poser who seems bent on mooching off the reputation of every elder statesman in the business - cannot distract from Burnside's energetic and menacing vocal performance throughout the set. This is not an attempt at dressing up an older artist's sound to make him seem hip to a younger audience. It is a startlingly successful (and refreshing) experiment in which Burnside's authenticity is never compromised by production. Bold interpretations of standards like "Rollin ' and Tumblin'" or "Goin' Away Baby" possess the addictiveness of a narcotic. When Martin Scorsesee's Blues film and box-set came out, there was a lot of talk about Blues music fading from the American consciousness, like some relic of human expression. Most disconcertingly, Blues did not seem to connect with younger audiences the way rap, hip-hop or even rock did. That changes now, and who better than R.L. Burnside to lead the charge?
A Bothered Mind Poster
John Lennon once claimed that "the blues is a chair?the first chair," explaining the music's primacy in the grand scheme of things. That notion is richly underscored on this follow-up to late-blossoming North Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside's initial 1998 remix collection. While Kid Rock's rollicking duet cum roadhouse free-for-all on "My Name is Robert Too" further grounds his rootsy reinvention, Bay Area hip-hopper Lyrics Born lays a lugubrious guitar groove on "Goin' Down South" and kicks up "Someday Baby" with a word-tripping nod to Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." But those flashy guest turns shouldn't distract from the real attraction here: Burnside's own earthy, rhythmically propulsive acoustic (the moody "Bird Without a Feather" source recording dates to 1968) and electric performances, as deftly refocused and punched up by producers Mike E. Clark and Tino Gross. Listeners familiar with Burnside's re-worked contributions to the hit Sopranos soundtrack and its follow-up will find this collection a rewarding shotgun wedding of something borrowed and something new--a smart, modern take on the blues. --Jerry McCulleyBlues Music CDs
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