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Track Listings
| 1. That's All I Need |
| 2. I Need You So Bad |
| 3. I Feel So Good |
| 4. All of Your Love |
| 5. I Don't Want No Woman |
| 6. Sweet Home Chicago |
| 7. I Found A New Love |
| 8. Every Night And Every Day |
| 9. Lookin' Good |
| 10. My Love Will Never Die |
| 11. Mama, Mama-Talk To Your Daughter |
| 12. I Don't Want No Woman |
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By "elsticks"
Format:Audio CD
The title gives a clue - West Side Soul. In this ground breaking album, Magic Sam uses his soulful vocals to excellent effect, backed by the west side Chicago sound epitimised by contempories such as Otish Rush and Buddy Guy. This approach was a step up from the more traditional Chicago sound of Muddy Waters etc. Magic Sam was poised for greater things, having just joined Stax Records when he sadly died of a heart attack. Luckily this album stands as a testiment to his greatly missed genius.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. C. W. Smith
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Sometimes things just do live up to the hype, I'd heard about this recording in hushed tones from 'serious' guitar players and singers for years and I never believed a word of it. Well it's all true this is a masterpiece par excellence.
Although people tend to put Sam in the Hendrix camp he is a lot less distortion & flash and more feel and harmony his singing is somewhere between Otis Redding and Sam Cooke maybe a little reedier but a beautiful thing all the same.
Every track is a classic and you've heard them all a thousand times played by every bar band you've ever seen but you've never heard them like this, go on do your ears a favour.
Although people tend to put Sam in the Hendrix camp he is a lot less distortion & flash and more feel and harmony his singing is somewhere between Otis Redding and Sam Cooke maybe a little reedier but a beautiful thing all the same.
Every track is a classic and you've heard them all a thousand times played by every bar band you've ever seen but you've never heard them like this, go on do your ears a favour.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having recorded for a number of years at various Chicago studios, Magic Sam finally made his breakthrough with this album recorded for Delmark. Tragically, he would only record one more album before his untimely death.
The music is exactly what is promised in the title - a mixture of West Side blues, and Soul music. The tunes are big, the guitar exceptional and the vocal perfectly suited for the grand ambition. Check out the definitive recording of Robert Johnson's much covered `Sweet Home Chicago' to see what I mean.
This is a fairly basic release from Delmark, with only the original liner notes and little remastering. The sound is still pretty good however, and this is a release well worth getting until a properly remastered version comes along.
If you like this, then check out Black Magic and the Complete Cobra, Fire and Crash recordings.
The music is exactly what is promised in the title - a mixture of West Side blues, and Soul music. The tunes are big, the guitar exceptional and the vocal perfectly suited for the grand ambition. Check out the definitive recording of Robert Johnson's much covered `Sweet Home Chicago' to see what I mean.
This is a fairly basic release from Delmark, with only the original liner notes and little remastering. The sound is still pretty good however, and this is a release well worth getting until a properly remastered version comes along.
If you like this, then check out Black Magic and the Complete Cobra, Fire and Crash recordings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant
no sophisticated review i`m afraid but if you like good guitar then this is the boy for you.pure enjoyment.does what it says on the tin.
Published 1 month ago by A. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME????
I have always found it hard to say which albulm was my favourite of all time....This could be it. I had heard the reviews so I though I would give it a try!!! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Warren
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Published 6 months ago by Mr. Glenn Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Track Listing
There's no track Listing on Amazon so if, like me, you'd like to know whats on the Lp here is a track listing.
Album Tracks
1. That's All I Need,
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Album Tracks
1. That's All I Need,
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Published 6 months ago by Mr. Glenn Cook
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hugely overrated
Don't get me wrong, this album is some pretty foot-tappin' blues/soul, with some more than passable guitar playing, and Sam is a powerful shouter. But that's it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Angry bluesman
5.0 out of 5 stars
We're gonna boogie!
The standout track for me is 'I Feel so Good', a driving, electric version of a classic Junior Parker cut. Read more
Published 16 months ago by moguli
5.0 out of 5 stars
Is this the greateat blues album ever?
I have seen on quite a few occasions that this album regularly tops polls of the 'best blues albums' For some reason i have shied away from it, until now. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Slowblues
5.0 out of 5 stars
For soulful chicago blues it can't be beat
Great, great reissue of a great, great album. This is top 10, desert island disc music. If you like the likes of Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, B.B.King but don't know this, don't hesitate. Read more
Published on 7 May 2011 by spole
4.0 out of 5 stars
Soulful blues. (Or bluesy soul....)
This album is Magic Sam Maghett's finest hour, and one of the finest electric blues albums of the 60s. Read more
Published on 30 July 2003 by Docendo Discimus
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