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Free Music Review: bluesman
Hit: 5 Stars
the openning of "Albert's Shuffle" is one of the best intro or might be the best intro of a blues song by an amplified guitar i've ever heard then when i was still a kid; and it still is after all these years. that song alone epitomizes the so called Bloomfield way of playing the blues.a great big thanks to all that worked hard to re-release this great must-have album
Free Music Review: Some Excellent Bloomfield Playing.
Hit: 4 Stars
This CD shows two things, one the brilliance of Bloomfield's playing and two, just how far he had fallen as a result of his Heroin addiction. After nine hours of recording, Bloomfield and Kooper completed Bloomfield's "Albert's Shuffle", "His Holy Modal Majesty" and "Really", Howard Tate's "Stop", and Curtis Mayfield's "Man's Temptation". At the completion of these first five tunes, Bloomfield packed up his things and abruptly left the studio. Kooper wanted to complete the recording so he picked up the phone and called Stephen Stills. Still's agreed to finish the sessions. As such you get two very different sounding recordings here. The first half--Kooper and Bloomfield which contains some very nice blues and classic Bloomfield guitar. The last half features Kooper and Stills complete with jangly guitar and Buffalo Springfield like vocals. The disc is rounded out with some added bonus material featuring remix versions of "Albert's Shuffle" and "Season of the Witch" without the horns and two others. An added bonus is "Fat Grey Clound" which is a masterpiece in itself. On the other hand, while this disc has some good tunes on it the addition of Stills and absence of Bloomfield leaves the recording with a hodgepodge quality. As an alternative or in addition to this disc, check out the "Lost Concert Tapes".Free Music Review: Essential 60s Album
Hit: 5 Stars
Pet Sounds, Tommy, The White Album, The Band and Super Session. Sixties rock milestones!Kooper and Bloomfield. Kinda like Miles and Trane! Remastering is superb and the bonus tracks make this release Essential!
Free Music Review: Great blues guitar jam session!
Hit: 5 Stars
This album represents the rock equivalent of a jazz "blowing session". Bloomfield and Kooper met while playing on Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" and had both left their current bands. Bloomfield quit Electric Flag while Kooper exited Blood, Sweat & Tears. This jam session with some of their friends like Barry Goldberg, Harvey Brooks and Eddie Hoh contains some of the best playing of Bloomfield's career. The opening cut "Albert's Shuffle" illustrates the influences of blues greats like Albert King, Freddie King, B.B. King and Albert Collins on Bloomfield's style. His playing while not fast and flashy like Stevie Ray Vaughan or Johnny Winter relies on string bending, dynamics and emotion. His instrumental cover of "Stop" is catchy and it may be more than coincidence that Jimi Hendrix and Joe Walsh with the James Gang both featured versions of song in their sets after "Super Session" was released. "His Holy Modal Majesty" sort of picks up where the epic "East-West" left off during his tenure with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. It features Bloomfield's eastern influenced modal playing. "Really" is another slow burner. Much to the chagrin of Kooper, Bloomfield abruptly split the session after only half of the album was recorded due to his insomnia and heroin addiction. Kooper quickly recruited Stephen Stills from Buffalo Springfield and later CSN&Y to record the rest of the album. Stills plays fairly well especially of the long jam of Donovan's "Season of the Witch". The cover of "You Don't Love Me" later covered by the Allman Brothers Band on "At Fillmore East" is given a treatment with some phasing and flanging effects. Stills also covers Dylan's "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry". The remastered set also features 4 bonus tracks and great sound. The extra tracks include alternate versions of "Albert's Shuffle" and "Season of the Witch" sans the sometimes obtrusive horn overdubs. Welcome additions are the unissued slow blues "Blues For Nothing" from these sessions featuring Bloomfield and an unissued live cut "Fat Grey Cloud" recorded live with Bloomfield and Kooper. It would have been interesting to hear Bloomfield's takes on the songs Stills played in his portion of the set. Ironically Bloomfield's take on "Season of the Witch" can be heard on the new vault release "Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/1968". The sixties feeling of flying by the seat of your pants pervades the session but the playing by Stills and especially Bloomfield makes the album worthwhile. Another great example of Mike Bloomfield's fluid and clean guitar style can be found on "My Labors" by Nick Gravenites much of which is recorded live in concert.Free Music Review: truly a super session.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite albums from the 60s. great remastering job...the sound is perfect. The two bonus tracks alone are worth the price of this cd,featuring some of the best playing in Bloomfield's career. Also of note are some tracks minus the horns from the original release.If you like electric blues guitar, Chicago style, Side 1 is as good as it gets. Has 3 of the best blues tunes EVER RECORDED, one jazz-rock exploration and one Mayfield cover.It took me several years of listening to other blues players to realize just how good Michael Bloomfield is. Stills fills in admirably on side 2, note his wah-wah workout on Season of the Witch. Rhythm section of Brooks/Hoh is fantastic. Al Kooper's B-3 Hammond work tasty as usual.