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Tim Weber | Iowa | 04/22/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This muffled-sounding disc features Lightnin' with the psychedelic group 13th Floor Elevators (!) backing him, along with friend Billy Bizor on harmonica. This set is in a fight to the death with 'Lonesome Life', 'Live 1971' and 'It's a Sin to be Rich' for worst Lightnin' Hopkins album, but it's still not all bad. His playing is fine, but he hands over the vocal chores to Bizor on one track, another is an instrumental, and most of the songs lack the focus of his best material. This version of 'Mr. Charlie' rambles, and overall the feeling is one of punching the clock, 'get me my money'."