Bo Diddley＜限定盤＞

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1958年に結成され、1955年の炎のようなタイトル曲で幕を開ける『Bo Diddley』は、ロックの先駆者の初期シングルを網羅した必須の総覧だ。ジャンル全体の礎を築いた基礎的な録音群である。ここに収められた12曲--「アイム・ア・マン」「ヘイ!ボ・ディドリー」「プリティ・シング」など、一聴してわかるボ・ディドリー・ビートを核に据えた名曲群--は、70年近く経った今もなお、後世に多大な影響を与え続けている。

For anyone who wants to play rock & roll, real rock & roll, this is one of the few records that you really need. Along with Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and a few select others, Bo Diddley was one of the founders of the form -- and he did it like no other. Diddley had only one real style, that being the Bo Diddley beat: a syncopated, rhythmic drive, loaded with tremolo. There are 12 examples of it on this record, and that is about all you need. It's one of those records that, after listening to just a few cuts, will find you tapping the beats on every available surface. Diddley's guitar and vocals have a gruff feeling that recalls bluesmen such as Waters, yet he has his own style. Buttressed by drums, funky piano, and usually maracas, it's absolutely infectious. This is one of the greatest rock sounds that you're likely to hear, and it's all on this one record, too. ~ Matthew Greenwald