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Lead belly, loud voice.

Todd Hagley | Decatur, GA | 04/13/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Don't let the track listing fool you, this has 21 tracks and is over 65 minutes long.I was looking for a good intro to Lead Belly's music and this one is as good as any you're going to find these days. While the sound quality jumps from clear to muddled, it isn't enough to draw you away from the juicy guitar tone that's chugging along. A few tracks feature piano and harmonica, but most are just the man and his 12 string Stella. I didn't think 12 string could fit in blues, but this adds so much muscle its not even funny. Your spouse may not dig it at all times, as its not happy music, but its a good "open window, hazy with a slight breeze watch the day go by Sunday afternoon" album. If you know what that means, buy it now."