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Part of Universal's Authorized Bootleg series, this disc combines 15 highlights from Muddy Waters' multi-night stint at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium in November 1966. These shows may have been held at a famous rock venue but these recordings have more in common with the performances Muddy gave on the blues and folk festival circuit in the mid-'60s. Muddy and the band are tight and professional, running through numbers they've played many times - of the 15 tracks, "Forty Days and Forty Nights," "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Rock Me," "Baby Please Don't Go" are all repeated - and they don't push, they're so relaxed they even let the tempo almost drag at times. This means there's not much kinetic energy here, but it's not bland either: Muddy is always a powerful, compelling center and there's some prickly ice-pick thin guitar popping up in unexpected places. The professionalism keeps the two sets here enjoyable but it's those slight surprises that make this worthwhile.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bernard Roth, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Preston Foster, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Bernard Roth, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Luther Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lawhorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George "Harmonica" Smith, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mac Arnold, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
Album review
Part of Universal's Authorized Bootleg series, this disc combines 15 highlights from Muddy Waters' multi-night stint at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium in November 1966. These shows may have been held at a famous rock venue but these recordings have more in common with the performances Muddy gave on the blues and folk festival circuit in the mid-'60s. Muddy and the band are tight and professional, running through numbers they've played many times - of the 15 tracks, "Forty Days and Forty Nights," "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Rock Me," "Baby Please Don't Go" are all repeated - and they don't push, they're so relaxed they even let the tempo almost drag at times. This means there's not much kinetic energy here, but it's not bland either: Muddy is always a powerful, compelling center and there's some prickly ice-pick thin guitar popping up in unexpected places. The professionalism keeps the two sets here enjoyable but it's those slight surprises that make this worthwhile.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:19
- Main artists: Muddy Waters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Wolfgang's Vault
- Genre: Blues
© 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault ℗ 2009 Geffen Records and Wolfgang's Vault
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