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A fine addition to the Chess essentials

Docendo Discimus | Vita scholae | 01/18/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Bo's Blues" brings together 22 of Bo Diddley's more blues-oriented sides from the Chess catalog, many of which you probably have already ("I'm A Man", "Who Do You Love", "Before You Accuse Me", the hit single "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover" etc.).
But there is also some rare stuff here, including "I'm Looking For A Woman", "Run Diddley Daddy", the soulful "Bo's Blues", a (predictable) follow-up to "I'm A Man" titled "I'm Bad", the superb, driving boogie of "Live My Life" and "Blues, Blues", the swaggering shuffles "Little Girl" and the harp-driven "She's Fine, She's Mine", the melodic "Heart-o-Matic Love", and a silly, jive-loaded "Cops And Robbers" that features maraca shaker Jerome Green more than Diddley.This is not the place to start (that would be MCA/Chess' "His Best" or the magnificent "Chess Box"), but once you have the essentials, this well-annotated 22-track collection is a fine stop to make."

Bo Diddley a natural born man

Docendo Discimus | 06/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"a great Diddley CD. C'mon,Run Diddley Daddy,I'm A Man and 500% More Man on one CD?? Thats what i'm talkin bout!! Show-nuff.Sound Nice."