Wednesday, April 12, 2006:
This song is a friend helping you carry your load, an umbrella for the rain, a board for tires stuck in mud. It's from Chicago bluesman Magic Sam's 1967 debut, West Side Soul--an awesome album I hadn't heard just a few weeks ago--a recording that's intense and original and sparking with life. The disc was recommended by someone who knew I liked Otis Rush and who thought I'd like Magic Sam, and I did, and I do.
The opening riff is a bit like "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man" and overall it's got a similar vibe--a soulful, melodic performance. The other tracks on the disc are grittier but no less impressive for it.
Magic Sam had a promising start to his career but died young--32, of a heart attack.
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[West Side Soul]
Magic Sam -- That's All I Need
Magic Sam -- That's All I NeedThis song is a friend helping you carry your load, an umbrella for the rain, a board for tires stuck in mud. It's from Chicago bluesman Magic Sam's 1967 debut, West Side Soul--an awesome album I hadn't heard just a few weeks ago--a recording that's intense and original and sparking with life. The disc was recommended by someone who knew I liked Otis Rush and who thought I'd like Magic Sam, and I did, and I do.
The opening riff is a bit like "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man" and overall it's got a similar vibe--a soulful, melodic performance. The other tracks on the disc are grittier but no less impressive for it.
Magic Sam had a promising start to his career but died young--32, of a heart attack.
[Allmusic.com bio]
[BluesNotes bio]
[West Side Soul]
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Glad you like it. Most of the rest of the first album is more bluesy/less soulful, but I like it all. He and Mighty Joe Young have some great guitar work on it, and Sam's got a good set of pipes.
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