The Lost Tapes [Enhanced] [Live]

The Lost Tapes [Enhanced] [Live]

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Recorded on the road in 1971--right in the middle of a creative dearth in Muddy Waters's recording career--this live album shows that the seminal bluesman never lost his spark. Out of the studio and onstage, with partners in crime that included Pinetop Perkins and George "Harmonica" Smith, Waters performs with all of the fire and finesse one would expect from a topnotch artist. The recording is obviously incomplete--there are several breaks in the crowd noise between tracks--but what's present on this CD is pure gold. Favorites like "Hoochie Coochie Man," "She's 19 Years Old" (complete with humorous introduction), "Mannish Boy," and "Got My Mojo Working" are as tight and energetic as one could wish for. There are plenty of special moments, including the slide work on "Honey Bee," Smith's harmonica on "She's 19 Years Old," and the sheer evocativeness of "Walking Thru the Park." Like many of Waters's better recordings, it's hard to describe this one without using superlatives. Sure, the material's all familiar and can be found elsewhere, but that's not the point. The point is, if anyone needs further proof that Waters was The Man, they need look no further than this. --Genevieve Williams

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The Lost Tapes [Enhanced] [Live]

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