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The Best Of Friends
John Lee Hooker
EMD/Virgin
(Released October, 1998)
- Boogie Chillen (with Eric Clapton)
- This Is Hip (with Ry Cooder)
- The Healer (with Carlos Santana)
- I Cover The Waterfront (with Van Morrison)
- Boom Boom (with Jimmie Vaughn)
- I'm In The Mood (with Bonnie Raitt)
- Burnin' Hell (with Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite)
- Tupelo
- Baby Lee (with Robert Cray)
- Dimples (with Los Lobos)
- Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) (with Carlos Santana)
- Big Legs Tight Skirt (with Ry Cooder)
- Don't Look Back (with Van Morrison)
Musicians: (see above)
Review by Ted Drozdowski:
Most times when a bluesman makes an album packed with superstar
guests, it means that the music's going to take a beating. (For
proof, hear B.B. King's 1997 Deuces
Wild.) These 13 tunes are an exception. Ten are collected
from previous CDs, so they represent the cream of Hooker's
collaborations. His "Baby Lee" with Robert Cray is a joy. So is "I'm
in the Mood," where Hooker hams it up with Bonnie Raitt. Oddly, he
even fits into Santana's Latin groove on "The Healer." This album's
three brand-new pairings with famous guitarists are mixed. Eric
Clapton adds hot sauce to Hooker's sassy classic "Boogie Chillen,"
and Ben Harper's wah- wah and slide guitar gives "Burnin' Hell" a
psychedelic sizzle. However, Ry Cooder's turn on "Big Legs Tight
Skirt" is atypically anonymous.
The Van material on this CD is selected from the John Lee Hooker CDs Don't Look Back and Mr. Lucky
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