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Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around -- well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take John Lee Hooker's 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible 12-song summary of his MCA and Chess years. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of his best-known songs for the label are here, including "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "I'm in the Mood," "I'm Bad Like Jesse James," "Sugar Mama," "Ground Hog Blues," "It's My Own Fault," and "It Serves You Right to Suffer." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Lee Hooker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RALPH BASS, Producer - Eddie Burns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lafayette Leake, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Geffen Records
Bernard Besman, ComposerLyricist - John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - RALPH BASS, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist - Al Smith, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer
℗ 1966 Geffen Records
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lee Hooker, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Geffen Records
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 Geffen Records
Milt Hinton, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - David "Panama" Francis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Joseph Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Geffen Records
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Geffen Records
John Lee Hooker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Milt Hinton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David "Panama" Francis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lee Hooker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around -- well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take John Lee Hooker's 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible 12-song summary of his MCA and Chess years. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of his best-known songs for the label are here, including "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "I'm in the Mood," "I'm Bad Like Jesse James," "Sugar Mama," "Ground Hog Blues," "It's My Own Fault," and "It Serves You Right to Suffer." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:04
- Main artists: John Lee Hooker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1999 MCA Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1999 Geffen Records
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