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Track Listings
| 1. On The Road Again |
| 2. Amphetamine Annie |
| 3. My Crime |
| 4. Time Was |
| 5. Going Up The Country |
| 6. Sugar Bee |
| 7. Whiskey Headed Woman No. 2 |
| 8. Bullfrog Blues (Stereo) |
| 9. Let's Work Together |
| 10. World In A Jug |
| 11. Fried Hockey Boogie |
| 12. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Stereo) |
| 13. I'm Her Man |
| 14. Dust My Broom (Stereo) |
| 15. Parthenogeneis |
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Compilation of classic tracks by this American Blues Rock institution formed by Alan Wilson, Bob Hite and Henry Vestine, three avid Blues record collectors who took their passion to the ultimate level! Features 15 of their finest recordings including the hits 'On The Road Again', 'Going Up The Country' and 'Let's Work Together'.
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1-On The Road Again 2-Amphetamine Annie 3-My Crime 4-Time Was 5-Going Up The Country 6-Sugar Bee 7-Whiskey Headed Woman 8-Bullfrog Blues 9-Let's Work Together 10-World In A Jug 11-Fried Hockey Boogie 12-Rollin' and Tumblin' 13-I'm Her Man 14-Dust My Broom 15-Parthenogenesis
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This compilation covers the period 1967 to 1972 and contains the best tracks from their most famous period. They have recorded some interesting music since then, most notably the album Boogie 2000, which I've already reviewed.
Here you can find all their big hits. On the road again, my favorite track, was a UK top ten hit and an American top twenty hit in 1968. Going up the country became a top twenty hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Let's work together was Canned Heat's biggest UK hit, reaching the top three although it was only a top thirty hit in America. Bryan Ferry later covered it as Let's stick together and also had a huge British hit with it. Country singer Dwight Yoakam also recorded a great cover of the song, proving that a great song can be adapted to any style of music and still sound great.
If you remember and enjoy On the road again, Going up the country and Let's work together, then you will surely enjoy the rest of the music here, as those songs are typical of Canned Heat's style. The other songs are somewhat obscure but among them are a minor UK hit (Sugar bee) and a minor American hit (Time was).
If you enjoy blues-rock music, Canned Heat should appeal to you. This compilation contains all the essentials.
40 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There was a lot of blues around at the time of the beat boom but by the time Canned Heat emerged it had mostly become supercharged by Cream and Hendrix, psychedelicised by the likes of Jefferson Airplane or bludgeoned into submission by high-volume bands like Blue Cheer. Consequently, they sounded slightly dated and overly purist at the time, especially since their music harked back to the more acoustic, less fashionable blues of Henry Thomas, Cleveland Crotchet and the Memphis Jug Band, to name just a few covered on this collection. I only knew their singles, so was pleasantly surprised to discover the longer, more experimental pieces like the twenty-minute Parthenogenesis and the live favourite Fried Hockey Boogie. Furthermore, they now sound a lot less dated than many of their contemporaries, due to the sincerity and integrity of their approach to the blues
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For Canned Heat enthusiasts
Some pretty good past hits, On the road again, Let's work together, but mainly lesser known and more blues orientated tracks. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Blyth
It does what it says on the tin
Nothing special or exciting here, a run of the mill three star album. Even the better tracks seem a bit jaded with time. Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by Moz
Happy birthday dear Dangermash
Just got this for my 40th birthday. Happy birthday to me. Hurrah!
I'd had it sitting on the wish list for a few months because I liked the first track (On the Road... Read more
I'd had it sitting on the wish list for a few months because I liked the first track (On the Road... Read more
Published on 27 July 2004 by dangermash
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