All Artists: Canned Heat Title: Very Best of Canned Heat Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Release Date: 8/19/2003 Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 766485935724 |
Canned Heat Very Best of Canned Heat
Import-only compilation of classic tracks by this American Blues Rock institution formed by Alan Wilson, Bob Hite and Henry Vestine, three avid Blues record collectors who took their passion to the ultimate level! Feature... more » | |
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Album Description Import-only compilation of classic tracks by this American Blues Rock institution formed by Alan Wilson, Bob Hite and Henry Vestine, three avid Blues record collectors who took their passion to the ultimate level! Features 15 of their finest recordings including the hits 'On The Road Again', 'Going Up The Country' and 'Let's Work Together'. EMI. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGood introduction Laurence Upton | Wilts, UK | 01/04/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "There was a lot of blues around at the time of the beat boom but by the time Canned Heat emerged it had mostly become supercharged by Cream and Hendrix, psychedelicised by the likes of Jefferson Airplane or bludgeoned into submission by high-volume bands like Blue Cheer. Consequently, they sounded slightly dated and overly purist at the time, especially since their music harked back to the more acoustic, less fashionable blues of Henry Thomas, Cleveland Crotchet and the Memphis Jug Band, to name just a few covered on this collection.
I only knew their singles, so was pleasantly surprised to discover the longer, more experimental pieces like the twenty-minute Parthenogenesis and the live favourite Fried Hockey Boogie. Furthermore, they now sound a lot less dated than many of their contemporaries, due to the sincerity and integrity of their approach to the blues" |