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Music : The Natch'l Blues
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The Natch'l Blues by: Taj Mahal Price: £27.95 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5014757172311 Label: Edsel Manufacturer: Edsel Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Edsel Release Date: February 01, 1991 Studio: Edsel Sales Rank: 487837 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - Not the best, but pretty darn goodThis was the first Taj album I bought so I didn't realise that it was perhaps a bit of a departure from his style at that time. Despite the attempts to "produce" most of the tracks survive and the rawness of his early style battles through. Interesting to note that just about the only real blues in "The Blues Brothers" is "She Caught the Katy" The USA version has been re-mastered with new tracks, perhaps this will be available soon and make this easier to get. If the the first and third are in your collection buy it when you can. Rating: - The natch'l blues and some Stax/Volt-type soul as wellHenry St. Clair Fredericks' first album, the eponymous "Taj Mahal", was a stripped-down collection of superbly produced acoustic Delta blues, and his second album, "The Natch'l Blues", opens with more of the same. But the scope quickly broadens, as Al Kooper is added on organ, and the album then moves on to a much bigger sound, as Taj Mahal is backed by a full electric combo on songs like "The Caught The Katy" and "The Cuckoo", and a soul-rendition of "You Don't Miss Your Water". Depending on your taste, this album is either better than its predecessor because of its greater variety, or slightly lesser because it lacks some of the originality and the sparse, "bluesy" feel of "Taj Mahal". The slightly stereotypical soul of ... Read More: |
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