Living the blues
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| Music album by Canned Heat | ||||
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November 1968 |
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1968 |
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| Label (s) | Liberty | |||
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Title (number) |
9 |
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128: 03 |
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Canned Heat and Skip Taylor |
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Living the Blues is the third album by the American blues group Canned Heat and was released in 1968.
General
Living the Blues is one of the early double albums in rock history. The album is divided into two parts: the first record is a studio production, the second record is a 40-minute live piece that has been split over two sides of the record. The piece Refried Boogie is an extended live version of the above on the second album Boogie with Canned Heat released Fried Hockey Boogie .
The album also features Going Up the Country , which became the group's biggest hit as a single. It reached the top of the charts in 25 countries. The piece was also used as the opening music for the Woodstock film, the festival in which the band also performed on this piece. This live version can be heard on the first Woodstock album .
Track list
LP / CD 1
Side 1 (LP):
- Pony Blues (Arranged & Adapted by Canned Heat) - 3:48
- My Mistake (Alan Wilson) - 3:22
- Sandy's Blues (Robert "Big Fat" Hite) - 6:46 (Joe sample: piano; Miles Grayson: brass arrangement)
- Going Up the Country (Alan Wilson) - 2:50
- Walking by Myself ( Jimmy Rodgers ) - 2:29 (John Mayall: Piano)
- Boogie Music (LT Tatman III) - 3:19 (Dr. John: piano, brass arrangement; Charlie Patton: guitar; Henry Sims: violin)
Side 2 (LP):
- One Kind Favor (Arranged & Adapted by LT Tatman III) - 4:43
- Parthenogenesis (Canned Heat) - 19:57:
- I. Nebulosity (Owl: Jew's Harp; John Fahey: Guitar)
- II. Rollin 'and Tumblin' (Owl: Jew's Harp)
- III. Five Owls (Owl: four harmonica, guitar)
- IV.Bear Wires (Bear: vocals; John Mayall: piano)
- V. Snooky Flowers (Fito: drums; Mole: congas)
- VI. Sunflower Power (RMS Is Truth) (Sunflower: Five Guitars)
- VII. Raga Kafi (Owl: Chromatic Harmonica)
- VIII. Icebag (Sunflower: guitar)
- IX. Childhood's End (Owl: Jew's Harp)
LP / CD 2
Page 3 (LP):
- Refried Boogie (Part I) (Canned Heat) - 20:10
Page 4 (LP):
- Refried Boogie (Part II) (Canned Heat) - 20:50
Criticism
- "... where they mix old sounds with sophisticated new ingredients and then deliver a 42-minute drug boogie session that ends up with bass man Larry Taylor." - Uli Lemke, Blue Rhythm (11/99)
- "... stands as a testament to Canned Heat's prowess as modernizers of the blues ..." - Lindsay Planner All Music Guide ("stands as a testimony to Canned Heat's abilities as a modernizer of the blues ...")
- "Strong originals and engaging overhauls of a few blues staples" - Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide ("strong original compositions and dedicated arrangements of some blues standards")
- "Parthenogenesis, which displays the quintet at their most experimental." - Overstocks reviews ("› Parthenogenesis ‹shows the quintet very experimentally")
- "Their opus magnum for sure" - CD Universe ("their main work for sure ")
Web links
- Living the Blues at Discogs (English)