Hound Dog Taylor – Beware Of The Dog!
Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ and redbook | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl) | artwork
818 MB (24/96) + 215 MB (RB) | FS & HF | Blues | Alligator AL 4707
Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ and redbook | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl) | artwork
818 MB (24/96) + 215 MB (RB) | FS & HF | Blues | Alligator AL 4707
King of the Houserockers’ magic captured “live” in club performances. Raw energy and high spirits. Grammy nominee. “Natural for partying, drinking and talking loud”–[Rolling Stone]
Released posthumously, this live album was in the works well before Taylor’s death–it’s a celebration, not an exploitation. There’s no real gain in spontaneity–how could there be? But for those who like their blues on the hot side, it’s where to start. A- [Robert Christgau]
Although I love to attend live shows, I am not the kind who digs live albums that much. I prefer when listening to music at home to hear the original studio recordings of a song. With that said, Beware Of The Dog, Hound Dog Taylor’s live album, is a rare exception to that rule for me. It’s not only my favorite live album, but one of my favorite albums period. [[url=http://www.keno.org/hound_dog_taylor/bewareofthedog.htm]Keno]
It is no small mark of Hound Dog Taylor’s talent that the South Side of Chicago supported him through a long career devoid of hits. His music was intended for audiences who came to get rid of their blues and have a good time.
This album was recorded live and shows Taylor to best advantage. Mixing originals with standards, he rocks and rolls with command, displaying an exciting slide-guitar style. Drawing from contemporaries, he adapts a John Lee Hooker riff on “Let’s Get Funky” and injects the Detroit boogie with Chicago funk; the result is pure smoke. He breathes life back into Elmore James’s “Dust My Broom,” which has been overrecorded by people who never played in clubs with ten-foot ceilings and two-foot stages.
“Give Me Back My Wig” is Taylor’s most widely known song, driven by a backbeat which suffers not at all from the lack of a bass player (he and Brewer Phillips share bass as well as lead chores, and with Ted Harvey on drums, they carve out a new definition of “power trio”). And the lyrics convey Taylor’s warmth and droll sense of humor.
The slow blues here are very moving. “Freddie’s Blues,” written for his wife, is accented by the sparse, direct flavor of his slide work. The mood is dark and poignant—quiet but not silent.
Hound Dog died in December, but this isn’t a “memorial” album; it is “state of the art” Saturday night club music—a natural for partying, drinking and talking loud. Taylor’s legacy of good times and deep blues will stand long after disco is in the ground. (RS 217) [DAVID LEISHMAN]
Tracks:
A1 Give Me Back My Wig
A2 The Sun Is Shining
A3 Kitchen Sink Boogie
A4 Dust My Broom
A5 Comin’ Round The Mountain
B1 Let’s Get Funky
B2 Rock Me
B3 It’s Alright
B4 Freddie’s Blues
Credits:
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Hound Dog Taylor
Guitar – Brewer Phillips
Drums – Ted Harvey
Mixed By – Stu Black
Producer – Bruce Iglauer
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DR10 -6.37 dB -17.39 dB A2 The Sun Is Shining.wav
DR10 -6.15 dB -17.46 dB A3 Kitchen Sink Boogie.wav
DR10 -6.50 dB -17.99 dB A4 Dust My Broom.wav
DR10 -6.43 dB -18.08 dB A5 Comin' Around The Mountain.wav
DR10 -6.18 dB -17.70 dB B1 Let's Get Funyk.wav
DR10 -6.26 dB -17.90 dB B2 Rock Me.wav
DR10 -6.19 dB -17.83 dB B3 It's Alright.wav
DR12 -5.15 dB -23.08 dB B4 Freddie's Blues.wav
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Number of files: 9
Official DR value: DR10
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Analyzed folder: /hounddogtaylorbeware/
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DR10 -5.85 dB -17.73 dB A1 Give Me Back My Wig.wav
DR10 -6.37 dB -17.39 dB A2 The Sun Is Shining.wav
DR10 -6.15 dB -17.46 dB A3 Kitchen Sink Boogie.wav
DR10 -6.50 dB -17.99 dB A4 Dust My Broom.wav
DR10 -6.43 dB -18.08 dB A5 Comin' Around The Mountain.wav
DR10 -6.18 dB -17.70 dB B1 Let's Get Funyk.wav
DR10 -6.26 dB -17.90 dB B2 Rock Me.wav
DR10 -6.19 dB -17.83 dB B3 It's Alright.wav
DR12 -5.15 dB -23.08 dB B4 Freddie's Blues.wav
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Number of files: 9
Official DR value: DR10
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power: Dedicated circuit, Monster HTS1000 PowerCenter
cleaning: steam clean → wash → distilled h2O rinse → vacuum → carbon fibre brush → zerostat
hw: Technics SL1100-A w/ AT-OC9ML/II → Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II → E-MU 0404 → MacBook Pro
sw: Peak LE [capture 24-bit/96kHZ] → Izotope RX2 [de-click/resample] → Xact [sbe correction] → XLD [flac/[i]proper tagging]
cleaning: steam clean → wash → distilled h2O rinse → vacuum → carbon fibre brush → zerostat
hw: Technics SL1100-A w/ AT-OC9ML/II → Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II → E-MU 0404 → MacBook Pro
sw: Peak LE [capture 24-bit/96kHZ] → Izotope RX2 [de-click/resample] → Xact [sbe correction] → XLD [flac/[i]proper tagging]