Lightnin' Hopkins - Autobiography in Blues
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Autobiography in Blues
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Tracks
- In the Evening, the Sun Is Going Down
- Trouble in Mind - Lightnin' Hopkins, Jones, Richard [1]
- Mama and Papa Hopkins
- The Foot Race Is On
- That Gambling Life
- When the Saints Go Marching In - Lightnin' Hopkins, Traditional
- Get off My Toe
- 75 Highway
- Bottle It up and Go
- Short Haired Woman
- So Long Baby
- Santa Fe Blues
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| |  | Lightnin' is like buried treasure |  |
Every song is a jewel, you hear something new everytime. I can't get enough of his blues, it's so raw, so pure, so unrefined, yet so amazing!
May 25, 2007| | | 12 Songs from the Blues Master, Mr. Lightnin' Hopkins!!!!!!! | |
Lightnin' Hopkins was one of the most distinctly voiced individuals to sing, play, and talk the Blues. Here, with these twelve songs he skillfully carries the burden of proof that he was (and still is, even in death) a Master of his craft. Soulful and sincere you can't help but be torn on whether or not to smile with joy or cry with sorrow. So the body improvises and forces you to lean closer to your stereo speakers to make sure you don't miss a single word or a single note. A classic and essential album for any Blues fan from a Master to whom so many are indebted.
October 22, 2000 | | Rediscovery-era Lightnin' | |
The first few years after Lightnin' Hopkins' 'rediscovery' in 1959 may have lacked the originality and youthful fervor of his early sides, but warmth and personality are splattered all over the place, including on this disc, one of two Tradition reissues. Like 'Country Blues', 'Autobiography in Blues' is very good, but not his best. I particularly enjoy 'Mama and Papa Hopkins'. One very minor annoyance is the inadvertent printing of the word 'time' after the title of every track on the back cover and in front of the actual minutes and seconds. For a moment the unwary might think that, by an incredible coincidence, every track ends with the word 'time'. Completists should note that 10 of these tracks appear on Collectables' 'Mama and Papa Hopkins' (Anthology of the Blues Part 3) and two tracks appear on the same label's 'Nothin' But the Blues' (Anthology of the Blues Part 4). In both comparisons the Tradition CD has better sound.
April 22, 2000lightnin' hopkins classic. beauty of acoustic guitar and talking blues. in mama and papa hopkins, hopkins can sing only about his parents for five minutes. guitar work and singing are excellent. the story itself is touching, too. a must have blues classic together with john lee hooker's 'country blues of john lee hooker'. that is another touching talking blues.
February 19, 2000| | | Lightnin' Hopkins' blues clasics... | |
Lightnin' Hopkins' touching and moody solo vocal and guitar. Masterpiece of country blues together with John Lee Hooker's "Country Blues of John Lee Hooker" and Lonnie Johnson's "Another Night to Cry". Those are all highly recommended.
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