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And his throaty voice matches the style so brilliantly. He can play with such complicated style, it's no wonder he was accused of selling his soul to the Devil. You won't regret it. How can one describe the guitar playing and singing of Robert Johnson. Simply amazing. His songwriting is also excellent, especially on "They're Red Hot" and "Come ON In My Kitchen." Blues fans, get this set.
His song Cross Roads Blues was covered by Eric Clapton's Cream as Crossroads. Robert Johnson inspired most of the Rock Stars Today. Listening to this collection explains why he is considered one of the best Delta blues players.
Over half of this material has been covered over and over. RJ is a master of the finger style of playing, it sounds like 2 players but he is solo. The sound quality is the best I have heard of this material. Accept no Substitute. Robert Johnson Complete Recordings: This is the only RJ recording to own. It has every song and take he every recorded. His vocals are absolutely the saddest and true to this material.
This collection features ALL the known recordings that he made, which is 29 songs plus alternate takes. This is great stuff. Robert Johnson was one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) blues performers of all time. The alternate takes are all noticeably different from the "regular" takes, with some of the lyrics changed.
This CD was my introduction to Robert Johnson and the Blues in general. Then, I decided I wanted to know more.
I started really listening to the Blues about 10 years ago, and I always go back to Robert Johnson for a nice dose of the beautiful Blues. I developed a love for Delta Blues.
I got some Skip James, Son House, Charley Patton, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, Memphis Slim, Mississippi John Hurt, Tampa Red, Memphis Minnie and the like. Robert Johnson is/was the man.
Okay, so calling it "life changing" may be dramatic of me, but discovering the music of Robert Johnson was sort of life changing for me. I listened to it over and over, sort of mesmerized.
If you want to jump into a new genre of music called the Blues and you don't know where to start, start here.
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