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artist: muddy waters
title: fathers and sons
date: 2001
label: MCA
genre: Blues
rls. date: Mar/03/2004
tracks: 20
bitrate: VBRkbps
size: 117,4 MB
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The resurgence of Chicago-based blues in the mid- to late 1960s
came with an entirely new breed of icons to bear the torch.
Among them were the decidedly electric Paul Butterfield Blues
Band. Joining Muddy Waters (guitar/vocals) and Otis Spann
(piano) on the aptly titled Fathers and Sons are three
Butterfield Blues Band alumni: Michael Bloomfield (guitar), Sam
Lay (drums), and leader Paul Butterfield (guitar). Further
augmenting the personnel is Booker T. and the MG's Donald
"Duck" Dunn (bass) and Buddy Miles (drums) ù who cameos during
the live "Got My Mojo Workin'" finale. This all-star cast helps
reclaim some of Waters' fire, which had been summarily doused
on his previous outing Electric Mud ù a tasteless
pseudo-psychedelic disaster. The poorly executed scheme had
been designed to introduce Waters' music to a younger and
mostly white audience. In essence, Fathers and Sons is able to
accomplish with musical integrity what Electric Mud couldn't
through gimmickry. Additionally, the incorporation of the
younger generation blues men solidified Waters stature as one
of the pre-eminent forces in Chicago Blues to a decidedly fresh
and underdeveloped audience. The disc is split between studio
sides cut on April 21-23 and a half-hour live set. This
performance, during the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree, was
documented on the evening following the final day of studio
recording. The event was held at Auditorium Theater in (where
else?) Chicago. Simplifying the process is Fathers and Sons set
list, which consists of exclusively vintage Waters material.
"Mean Disposition" and "Standin' Round Cryin'" drip with
Bloomfield and Butterfield's nasty languid electric funk and
feature Waters' determined and energized vocals. On the
up-tempo blues/rockers "Walking Thru the Park" and "Sugar
Sweet" the nimble and lyrical guitar passages meld the distance
between Waters and the electric blues of Cream and Led
Zeppelin. The 2001 remastered CD edition includes four
additional studio sides issued here for the first time:
"Country Boy," "I Love The Life I Live (I Live The Life I
Love)," "Oh Yeah," and "I Feel So Good." Without question, the
highlight of Fathers and Sons is the live performances which
are incessantly fuelled by the explosive nature of the
musicians on stage as well as the audience. "Long Distance
Call" and the two-part "Got My Mojo Working" are the finest
pieces on the album. They likewise rate among the most
complimentary marriages of Chicago R&B with rock & roll. Of
Muddy Waters' later recordings, it certainly got no better than
the summit meeting heard on Fathers and Sons. Fans of Waters'
true and natural showmanship, as well as enthusiasts of
blues-based rock & roll will find plenty to revisit. ù Lindsay
Planer
-All Music Guide
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01-all aboard [02:52]
02-mean disposition [05:43]
03-blow wind blow [03:38]
04-can't lose what you ain't never had [03:07]
05-walking thru the park [03:22]
06-forty days and forty nights [03:08]
07-standin' round cryin' [04:05]
08-i'm ready [03:39]
09-twenty four hours [04:48]
10-sugar sweet [02:19]
11-country boy [03:20]
12-i love the life i live [02:45]
13-oh yeah [03:38]
14-i feel so good [03:01]
15-long distance call [06:37]
16-baby, please don't go [03:04]
17-honey bee [03:56]
18-the same thing [05:59]
19-got my mojo working, part one [03:23]
20-got my mojo working, part two [05:12]
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77:36 min
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