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An Anthology -- The Elektra Years
It might be impossible to overestimate the importance of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band on American music in the latter half of the '60's. Unlike British blues revivalists The Rolling Stones, the Butterfield band was schooled in the tough Chicago bars that housed Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Howlin' Wolf. They didn't imitate the blues, they were the blues. They were also virtuoso instrumentalists to the man; and the extended raga-like "East-West," powered by Butterfield's defiant harmonica and the guitars of Elvin Bishop and Mike Bloomfield, virtually created the concept of psychedelic jamming. This 2 CD set profiles the best of their massively influential early work, and samples later R&B-inflected, horn-driven material as well. Essential for blues fans. --Michael Ruby more
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- Posted: Sep-01-2008
Butterfield Blues Band at its best
These Electra sessions recordings include almost all of the songs from the original Butterfield Blues Band album and many more. It is a classic. Butterfield and Bloomfield with the rest of the original cast, including Sam Lay on drums. It is just a superb collection of some of the best Chicago...
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- Posted: Jun-26-2008
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
My grandson who,s 17 is lead guitar in a high school rock combo, and we talked about simultaneous pulsating energy and virtuoso parts for the singer and lead guitar together. I started thinking about 1965-66 in Chicago and recalled the Butterfield band as what I wanted him to hear. So I got him a...
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- Posted: Jul-11-2006
For Butterfield and his concept
You really have to have em' all .All fans have their favorites , and some will be left off a compilation such as this .. You cant please everybody .One thing I noticed there were far more tracks from the 'Lost Electra Sessions' than from say, the classic "Pigboy Crabshaw" album. still ..a great...
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- Posted: Apr-08-2006
Not typical of Chicago Blues
CD album not what I thought it was....Of course PB plays a mouth harp.....of course, the songs sometimes all sound alike...that is why he's not a ZZ, BB or whatever. One maybe two songs on these 2 cd's I like.....the rest go in file 13. There's nothing wrong with this style of music but it falls...
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- Posted: Jun-29-2005
Blues Underground
In 1964, the "Beatles" were (and still are) a phenomonon. Everybody knew of them, they had "Beatles" cards for God's sake.Underneath this commercial pop lay "Chicago Blues" here in America. No one and I mean no one did it better than "The Butterfield Blues Band" Mike Bloomfield, Elvin...
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- Posted: Jun-22-2004
A fine overview
This double-disc anthology offers a really good overview of Paul Butterfield's nine years with the Elektra label.The track selection is debatable, of course, it always is on compilation albums, and a few really good songs are missing (where the hell is "Get Out Of My Life Woman"?). It would have...
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- Posted: Jan-09-2003
This White Boy Could BLOW!!!
If there is anyone out there who thinks that White boys can't play good blues harp, then you haven't heard Paul Butterfield. Undoubtedly one of the greatest blues harmonica players - Black or White - to come out of Chicago, this anthology showcases Paul Butterfield and his awesome band in their...
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- Posted: Apr-28-2002
One of the Finest Blues Bands Ever
No one who hasn't at least heard the Paul Butterfield Blues Band can consider him/herself a true, red-blooded blues fan. One of the greatest groups ever to grace the clubs of Chicago, the Butterfield Band was also perhaps the first blues band to successfully bridge the racial barriers and allow...
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- Posted: Mar-11-2002
Don't play this in your car
I can't play this while I'm driving because I'll lose my license if I do. I haved loved Butterfield since the albums these tracks were extracted from were originally released. I have them all on vinyl, but they're worn out and unplayable. For me, this collection was a quick way of getting a...
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- Posted: Oct-22-2001
Excellent Anthology From Groundbreaking Blues Band
The Elektra Years is a 2 cd anthology which features some of the best blues music from the early to late sixites bar none. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band played with Bob Dylan at his first electric performance at Newport in 1965 and at Woodstock in 1969. The band was formed in Chicago by avid...
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