Hooker 'n Heat

This 1971 collaboration between primal one-part-Delta/one-part-Detroit singer-guitarist John Lee Hooker and Southern California blues revivalists Canned Heat works in large part because all parties involved are a little off. Hooker, the most unsystematic of the major bluesmen of his generation, isn't a good fit for disciplined players; rather, he requires sidemen who play by feel. In harp player-guitarist Alan Wilson, the Crawling King Snake found a particularly sympathetic foil; sadly, Wilson died shortly after these sessions were completed. Roughly divided into spare, gritty Delta exercises and full-on boogie stomps featuring the full band, Hooker 'n' Heat is surely one of Canned Heat's crowning moments, which isn't saying that much. But that it stands as a milestone in Hooker's oeuvre is quite a statement indeed! --Steven Stolder more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-22-2008; 'Hooker & Heat '..Jammin'..harpin' heaven...; Simply 'the best' for the voodoo of truely great Harmonica boogie improvisation. Alan Wilsons [pre-suicide] respect and harmonica 'call & response' to John Lees creative outpourings are like nothing else before or since. What a session....; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-20-2008; Hooker and Canned Heat; I guess Hooker is not my kind of blues, nothing against it, though. Maybe I will take it to the gym with me today and maybe it will help me with my workout.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-17-2008; Classic Stuff; This is a great set, a raw & spontaneous jam session (what else would you expect from these guys?) with a production quality that almost sounds like it was recorded just yesterday. The first CD mostly features JLH alone-- stompin' &...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-28-2007; Great blues union; In 1970 the blues-rockers Canned Heat got this, as it would turn out, great idea in bringing blues-legend John Lee Hooker into the studio for a close collaboration. The album was planned as a feature for John Lee Hooker in that respect...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-22-2008; 'Hooker & Heat '..Jammin'..harpin' heaven...; Simply 'the best' for the voodoo of truely great Harmonica boogie improvisation. Alan Wilsons [pre-suicide] respect and harmonica 'call & response' to John Lees creative outpourings are like nothing else before or since. What a session....; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-31-2001; absolutely classic Hooker diluted by useless studio chatter; I do not say this lightly: This release has the best John Lee Hooker music--and thus some of the best blues--I've ever heard, period. Unfortunately, in a bizarre quest for "authenticity," the original producers of this release tossed in...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-20-2008; Hooker and Canned Heat; I guess Hooker is not my kind of blues, nothing against it, though. Maybe I will take it to the gym with me today and maybe it will help me with my workout.; read full review | report as inappropriate