Masters of the Country Blues - John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis
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Actor: Furry Lewis, John Lee HookerDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: YAZOO
Movie Reviews of Masters of the Country Blues - John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis
Movie Review: The Magnificent Furry Lewis & The Unorthodox John Lee Hooker
Summary: 5 Stars
The first part of this dvd consists of the unorthodox John Lee Hooker singing meaningful lyrics which tend not to rhyme, which is something that really sets Hooker's music apart from that of other Bluesmen. He plays "Boom Boom", which had recently been done by many British Blues-Rock groups. Though he only does a total of three songs, the music takes up the first fifteen minutes of the dvd. In my opinion, Furry Lewis' performances of "Goin' To Brownsville" and "Furry's Blues" are the real highlights of this disc. "Kassie Jones" is also fantastic. This is definitely one of the best dvds in this series. I highly recommend that anyone who is interested in Blues music pick up this disc. If you are a fan of technical guitar work and don't like Blues too much, maybe you should avoid this dvd and pick up a dvd with performances by Reverend Gary Davis or Mance Lipscomb, as their playing is less "sloppy" than that of Furry Lewis, and more impressive. However, for true Blues fans like myself, a little bit of "sloppy" playing means nothing when we can listen to great vocals and lyrics from Mr. Lewis. Furry's 1920s recordings and his "Shake 'Em On Down" cd find his guitar playing in better form than on this disc. In the end, I'd take Furry's "sloppy" playing over the maniacally fast and meaningless guitar playing of Steve Vai or Eddie Van Halen any day. This is a five star dvd.
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