John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (2007 Remastered Version) '1962/2007

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Album name	Boom Boom (2007 Remastered Version)
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Date	1962/2007
Genre	Blues
Play time	49 min
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	274 MB
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John Lee Hooker won many new listeners with his 1989 star-studded comeback
album, The Healer, and his 1992 studio album, Boom Boom, was designed as
introduction to his classic songs for this new audience. It wasn't that The
Healer or its 1991 follow-up, Mr. Lucky, avoided either Hooker's signature
boogie or several of his signature tunes, but they were tempered by both a
slicker production and newly written tunes. In contrast, Boom Boom was lean and
direct, relying on such staples as "Boom Boom," "I'm Bad Like Jesse James,"
"Bottle Up and Go," and "I Ain't Gonna Suffer No More." This leanness is in
comparison to its two immediate predecessors, of course, because Boom Boom is
hardly as gritty as the original versions of these tunes. It might not feel as
slick as The Healer, but it's polished and professional and filled with cameos
-- but this time, the professional sound comes from the seasoned sidemen
offering support and the stars here are all guitarists (or in the case of
Charlie Musselwhite, a harpist) who never overshadow Hooker. Jimmie Vaughan and
Robert Cray have never been known for their flashiness and they give their
respective numbers -- "Boom Boom" and "Same Old Blues Again" -- sharp, typically
tasteful leads, but even Albert Collins seems a bit restrained on "Boogie at
Russian Hill" -- it's as if all involved decided to lay back and give Hook the
center stage. However, he's not in a particularly energetic mood here. He's
hardly lazy, but he's not inspired either, which leaves Boom Boom as a rather
curious entry in his latter-day comeback catalog. The feel is better than The
Healer (and certainly the subsequent Chill Out), but it's not as memorable as
some of the other albums that may not have been as consistent but at least had
distinguishing characteristics. Boom Boom just captures Hooker the professional
-- which is good enough to modestly entertain as it plays but it leaves no real
impression behind. [Pointblank reissued the CD in 1992.]

Tracklist:
1.01 - John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (2007 Remastered Version) (4:19) 
1.02 - John Lee Hooker - I'm Bad Like Jesse James (2007 Remastered Version)
(2:15) 
1.03 - John Lee Hooker - Same Old Blues Again (2007 Remastered Version) (6:14) 
1.04 - John Lee Hooker - Sugar Mama (2007 Remastered Version) (4:06) 
1.05 - John Lee Hooker - Trick Bag (Shoppin' for My Tombstone) (2007 Remastered
Version) (4:39) 
1.06 - John Lee Hooker - Boogie at Russian Hill (2007 Remastered Version) (4:36)

1.07 - John Lee Hooker - Hittin' the Bottle Again (2007 Remastered Version)
(2:23) 
1.08 - John Lee Hooker - Bottle Up and Go (2007 Remastered Version) (2:42) 
1.09 - John Lee Hooker - Thought I Heard (2007 Remastered Version) (4:36) 
1.10 - John Lee Hooker - I Ain't Gonna Suffer No More (2007 Remastered Version)
(6:27) 
1.11 - John Lee Hooker - Dimples (2007 Remastered Version) (3:38) 
1.12 - John Lee Hooker - Ain't No Love in This House (2007 Remastered Version)
(3:43)

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