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And his throaty voice matches the style so brilliantly. How can one describe the guitar playing and singing of Robert Johnson. You won't regret it. His songwriting is also excellent, especially on "They're Red Hot" and "Come ON In My Kitchen." Blues fans, get this set. Simply amazing. He can play with such complicated style, it's no wonder he was accused of selling his soul to the Devil.
Listening to this collection explains why he is considered one of the best Delta blues players. Robert Johnson inspired most of the Rock Stars Today. His song Cross Roads Blues was covered by Eric Clapton's Cream as Crossroads.
RJ is a master of the finger style of playing, it sounds like 2 players but he is solo. Accept no Substitute. Robert Johnson Complete Recordings: This is the only RJ recording to own. His vocals are absolutely the saddest and true to this material. Over half of this material has been covered over and over. It has every song and take he every recorded. The sound quality is the best I have heard of this material.
This is great stuff. The alternate takes are all noticeably different from the "regular" takes, with some of the lyrics changed. Robert Johnson was one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) blues performers of all time. This collection features ALL the known recordings that he made, which is 29 songs plus alternate takes.
I listened to it over and over, sort of mesmerized. I developed a love for Delta Blues.
Robert Johnson is/was the man. If you want to jump into a new genre of music called the Blues and you don't know where to start, start here.
Okay, so calling it "life changing" may be dramatic of me, but discovering the music of Robert Johnson was sort of life changing for me. I got some Skip James, Son House, Charley Patton, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, Memphis Slim, Mississippi John Hurt, Tampa Red, Memphis Minnie and the like.
I started really listening to the Blues about 10 years ago, and I always go back to Robert Johnson for a nice dose of the beautiful Blues. This CD was my introduction to Robert Johnson and the Blues in general.
Then, I decided I wanted to know more.
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