Balling The Jack: Birth Of Nu-Blues

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Personnel: Bob Log III (vocals, guitar, drums); Olu Dara (vocals, guitar, hand claps); Johnny Dowd, Reid Paley, Tom Waits (vocals, guitar); Luther Dickinson (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bottleneck guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin); R.L. Burnside (vocals, steel guitar); Captain Beefheart (vocals, harmonica, marimba); Nick Cave (vocals, organ); Kim Sherwood-Caso, Hosea Leavy, Margo Timmins, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Chris Chew (vocals); John Timmins (guitar, background vocals); Kimberley Rew, Larry LaLonde, Michael Timmins, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld (guitar); Gary Lucas (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, electronics); Kenny Brown (slide guitar); Mike Edmondson (banjo, piano, keyboards, xylorimba); Otha Turner (fife); Dave Hinkle, Steve Shearer (harmonica); Jaro Czerwinec (accordion); Conway Savage, East Memphis Slim (piano); Cody Dickinson (drums, sampler); Tony "Thunder" Smith, John French , Morris Windsor, Peter Timmins, Brian "Brain" Mantia, Brian Wilson , Cedric Burnside (drums); Thomas Wydler (maracas); Jim Crosthwait (washboard); John "Sly" Wilson (programming); Sean Hoffman (Theremin). Audio Mixers: Cody Dickinson; Matthew Saccucci Morano; Jacquire King ; Johnny Dowd; Luther Dickinson; Moby; Oz Fritz; Tom Rothrock; John "Sly" Wilson. Audio Remixer: Al "Purple" Hayes. Recording information: New York, NY (1978-1989); Spaceward Studios, Cambridge, England (1978-1989). Arrangers: Chris Thomas King; Diamanda Galas ; Don Van Vliet; John "Sly" Wilson. The blues have long played a major role in rock music. Balling the Jack: Birth of NU-Blues is an attempt to demonstrate that influence by gathering tracks that evolved from the blues, but with added twists to the classic blues sound. This could not be considered a blues album, although the pervasiveness of the influence makes for a pretty consistent listen. There are a couple of missteps that interrupt the flow of the album: Pig in a Can's "Slow Down Train" is a bit heavy on the programming, but the use of slide guitar helps redeem the track. It's Chris Thomas King's super bass hip-hop track that really sticks out like a sore thumb. Other than that, the album works pretty well, presenting such kindred spirits as Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, and Johnny Dowd alongside souped up old-timers like Asie Payton and R.L. Burnside, with Moby and Diamanda Galas representing other opposite ends of the spectrum. This is a wide ranging and eclectic compilation that generally succeeds more than it fails. ~ Sean Westergaard
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)