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Free Music Review: Guitar flatulence Remastered
Hit: 2 Stars
So do we really need to hear this? I guess if you are an Al Kooper fan, there is some merit, although, the Kooper kuts here were done better and more dramatically with BS&T. Bloomfield never impressed me much, so he has that NY Long Island playing style that worked in the Catskills, but came off as less than convincing outside that circuit. Stills? Please. What was the first side of this record was made stronger by virtue of the fact that Stills turned in a workmanlike effort. Sure, played hard, not much to show for it. I do suspect that this effort was the nascent arrival of an insufferable ego that would only undermine him as time wore on.Give credit to the remastering crew, though. You can hear pristinely how overwrought every note on this disc is. The 2002 remixes are a waste on top of something as thoroughly unnecessary as anything I've ever heard. Caveat emptor (that's let the buyer beware for all of you from LI).
Free Music Review: BLOOMFIELD'S BEST STUDIO RECORDING
Hit: 5 Stars
This is probably the finest recorded document of Bloomfield's guitar work and of the communal spirit among musicians of the era...a session of friends jamming together in the studio with a top class engineer to capture it all on tape- That, and Alan Tucker's excellent remastering make this the best sounding album Bloomfield ever made...which is'nt to say it's a sonic blockbuster, but it sounds very good for '68 and better than electric flag or Butterfield..you can really hear what Bloomfield is doing on guitar. Of course it doesn't hurt that his playing is amazing (as is Steven Stills'). Kooper produced and provides some fine keyboard work and competent vocals. They don't make records like this anymore...this album focused on the musical caliber of the artists and turned out to be a big seller in it's day. It's also nice to be able to hear some of these tunes as they were- without the horn overdubs. The bonus tracks more than make up for a couple of the weaker tunes from the original Lp... the live tune is a treat. Bloomfield was among the elite few, a "top five" guitarist if ever I heard one...this is clearly established within the first few notes of a solo. The spontaneous and inspired playing make this among the best albums of 1968. For more great Bloomfield check out "My Labors" and "Lost Fillmore tapes". For the record Bloomfield was born and raised in Chicago and draws mainly from that school, but his sound and style were uniquely his own.