Chill Out

Entertainment Weekly (2/24-3/3/95, p.119) - "...Singing with gruff authority, Hooker could give posturing rockers like the Stones and Aerosmith lessons in aging gracefully....[Hooker] prove[s] that you can be wizened and balding, yet still make compelling rock & roll..." - Rating: A- Q (3/95, p.101) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Ultimately, CHILL OUT is an essential genre purchase for Hooker's solo acoustic blues....This man hasn't got the blues, he is the blues." Down Beat (4/95, p.50) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...the living legend's latest is yet another triumph. While Hooker rocks a tad, the poised blues singer and cool-hand guitar picker mostly touches deep soul..." Living Blues (p.58) - "[T]he mambo-driven CHILL OUT stands out as one of the most perfectly crafted pop performances in the Hooker discography." Jazziz (6/95, p.95) - "...His voice is a rich and rugged treasure that, in the blues context, truly does improve with time....the sound of Hooker singing with his guitar is simply wondrous..."