Robert Johnson - The Complete Collection [2008] 2CD

It is an extraordinary story, the very stuff of legend. A country blues singer with a career shrouded in mystery, who died in his twenties, whose entire recoreded output numbered less than thirty songs (all included here) which hardly sold any copies during his short lifetime, has become regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. If detail's of Robert Johnson's life are shadowy, there is nothing at all indistinct about his music, which is full of the most elemental power imaginable. Obviously a driven man, he attempted to exorcise his demons through the medium of his songs in a unique way. A fantastic 2CD - all the great tracks from the founder of the blues.

Tracklist:

Disc: 1

1.Kindhearted Woman Blues
2.I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
3.Sweet Home Chicago
4.Ramblin' On My Mind
5.When You Got A Good Friend
6.Come On In My Kitchen
7.Terraplane Blues
8.Phonograph Blues
9.32-20 Blues
10.They're Red Hot
11.Dead Shrimp Blues
12.Cross Road Blues
13.Walking Blues
14.Last Fair Deal Gone Down
15.Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
16.If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
17.Stones In My Passway
18.I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
19.From Four Till Late

In practical terms, there’s not much need for Robert Johnson’s The Complete Recordings: The Centennial Collection. There are no undiscovered master or alternate takes, new remastering can only improve the original acetates and 78s so much, and apart from the sequencing of alternate takes after the masters, a debatable merit for listenability, the original 1990 box set The Complete Recordings did everything right. So, The Centennial Collection exists to celebrate Johnson’s 100th birthday, and to offer improved sequencing and sound, both of which are evident on the double-disc set that provides the foundation for this entire reissue project. As strong as this compilation is, what’s really noteworthy in this centennial celebration is the box set designed for the very wealthy among us, a handsome, lavish fetish object for collectors coming complete with a hardcover book containing 45-rpm replicas of the original 78-rpm singles; a double disc of Johnson’s originals; a double disc of Rarities from the Vault that places Johnson into the context of his times by offering a disc of blues cut between 1928-1932 and a disc of Texas country, folk, and Mexican music; and then a DVD documentary of Johnson’s legacy. Naturally, this luxurious item is more attractive and interesting than its bare-bones companion, but it doesn’t necessarily offer greater musical insight than its slimmer cousin. Johnson’s legacy can fit onto a mere two discs, so the rest of the set is essentially well-dressed extras, with the two CDs of contemporary blues, country, and folk offering a nice sampling of Johnson’s peers even if they’re by no means extensive. And when you spring for a set of this magnitude, what matters isn’t the content so much as the presentation -- and in that regard, the four-disc set is impeccable.

Disc: 2

1.Hellhound On My Trail
2.Little Queen Of Spades
3.Malted Milk
4.Drunken Hearted Man
5.Me And The Devil Blues
6.Stop Breakin' Down Blues
7.Traveling Riverside Blues
8.Honeymoon Blues
9.Love In Vain
10.Milkcow's Calf Blues
11.Kindhearted Woman Blues (Alternate Take)
12.Rambling On My Mind (Alternate Take)
13.When You Got A Good Friend (Alternate Take)
14.Come On In My Kitchen (Alternate Take)
15.Phonograph Blues (Alternate Take)
16.Cross Road Blues (Alternate Take)
17.Little Queen Of Spade (Alternate Take)
18.Drunken Hearted Man (Alternate Take)
19.Me And The Davil Blues (Alternate Take)
20.Stop Breakin' Down Blues (Alternate Take)
21.Love In Vane (Alternate Take)
22.Milkcow's Calf Blues (Alternate Take)

Жанр: Blues

Год выпуска диска: 2004

Аудио кодек: APE

Тип рипа: image+.cue

Битрейт аудио: lossless

Продолжительность: 

Cd-1 051:55 min 

Cd-2 0:54:06 min

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