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TWO FANTASTIC SONGS BY BO

COMPUTERJAZZMAN | Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States | 10/23/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"THE LONDON BO DIDDLEY SESSIONS WERE RECORDED AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE LONDON HOWLIN WOLF SESSIONS AND FEATURE A LOT OF THE SAME ENGLISH MUSICIANS PLAYING ON IT: IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, AMONG THEM RORY GALLAGHER, ERIC CLAPTON, STEVIE WINWOOD AND OTHERS. CHESS RECORDS DECIDED TO GO TO ENGLAND AND RECORD A COUPLE OF ALBUMS WITH ENGLISH BLUES LOVING MUSICIANS BACK IN THE VERY EARLY 70'S. NOT EVERY SONG IS A WINNER, BO AND HIS MUSIC WERE GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION AT THAT TIME, HE WAS PLAYING MORE "FUNK" AT THIE TIME, BUT TWO SONGS: BO-JAM AND MAKE A HIT RECORD, ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION ON FOR THIS CD. A BETTER ALL-AROUND MORE A FOUR OR FIVE STAR ALBUM FROM AROUND THIS TIME IS "DRIVE BY BO", THAT ONE REALLY ROCKS FROM START TO FINISH."