- Audio CD (2 Sep 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Classics
- ASIN: B000E6GE14
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 322,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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1-Motor Head Baby 2-Stormy 3-Just Won't Treat Me Rite 4-No I Can't 5-Motor Head Baby 6-Highway 60 7-Sad Fool 8-I Got Eyes 9-What's Goin' On 10-Walkin' To My Baby 11-Thinking 12-Space Guitar 13-Half Pint Of Whiskey 14-Gettin' Drunk 15-You Can't Take It With You 16-Hot Little Mama 17-I Love To Love You 18-Too Tired 19-Don't Touch Me (I'm Gonna Hit The Highway) 20-Those Lonely, Lonely Nights 21-Someone Cares For Me (1952-55 'Federal/Combo')(58:02/21) Wie kaum ein Zweiter hat es John Watson verstanden, sich über fünf Jahrzehnte den jeweiligen Zeitgeschmäckern nicht nur anzupassen, sondern sie gar zu prägen. Er begann als Pianist und gelegentlicher Sänger in der Band von Chuck Higgins (die Combo-Aufnahmen sind hier ebenfalls enthalten), bevor er 1953 bei King unterschrieb und seine eigene Band anführte. Zunächst spielte er Klavier bevor er 1954 mit dem sensationellen 'Space Guitar' das bis dato wildeste Gitarreninstrumental einspielte! Große Hits blieben jedoch die Ausnahme. In den 60ern lebte er seine Vorliebe für Jazz und tauchte 1974 mit zuhälterreifem Erscheinungsbild und überragenden Funk-Veröffentlichungen auf. Watson starb 1996 in Japan an Herzversagen
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Heh heh. I bought this on a whim when seeing it cross-referenced somewhere on Amazon. Another reason being that Johnny Guitar Watson was featured on Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All album and uttered the immortal line at the end of San Berdino "Bobby, I'm sorry you got a head like a potato. I really am" making Zappa audibly crack up laughing. He also appeared on other Zappa disks notably the track "In France" on Them or Us. This record is early rock and roll with a rhythm and blues edge to it. The very early stuff feature JGW as part of a backing group for Chuck Higgins (I think, haven't got the CD to hand right now) but the later stuff is him in his own band. His guitar work looks forward to that of Hendrix 15 years later and is something else. This guy invented the 60's lead guitar style, no word of a lie. As well as his singular guitar playing his voice is good, very strong. Plus his songs are sometimes bitter sweet sometimes humorous. I thoroughly recommend the JGW Wikipedia entry for his life and times and discography. I also thoroughly recommend this record. You won't hear a better blues/rock and roll album of this period anywhere.
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