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Originally Posted by doodyhead
for its time this was miles above what was out there from across the pond as a blues record
The only equivalent was the first Paul Butterfield album a couple of years earlier
Nowadays it could be viewed differently, notably hat it lacked a cohesive theme . otherwise it stands still as a good genre album
doodyhead
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Actually I think the album takes the first Paul Butterfield album to the next level. All one needs to to do is compare the "Shake Your Moneymaker"'s. A friend of mine has complained for years that Paul Rothchild's production for the first two Paul Butterfield Blues Band albums lacked that Chess records sound from Chicago. Don't forget he later produced The Doors, a true L.A. producer. Mike Vernon had that Chicago production "sound" down to a science while FM was with Blue Horizon.
The first FM album is the thorn in the side of many "white" NPR self-loathing blues enthusiasts who think white artists (especially from the UK) can't play the blues.
BTW, favorite Paul Butterfield Blues Band song with Mike Bloomfield: "Work Song", from "East West". It's a Nat Adderley tune, the brother of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, both were jazz musicians. I love how PB arranged this song to balance the fine line between jazz, and blues.