JOHN LEE HOOKER - GET BACK HOME IN THE USA (180g IMPORT 2LP)

Recorded when Hooker was well into his '60s 'comeback,' Get Back Home features the bluesman in a solo performance (a mode that best reveals the subtleties of his work). The session was recorded in France, and Hooker must have been feeling a bit homesick, as the first song is 'Get Back Home In The USA,' where he describes in detail, over his trademark boogie rhythm, his return to his homeland and the joy he knows he will feel. After this momentary ray of sunshine, though, things soon return to more familiar climes, with the bleakness of the slow blues 'T.B. Is Killing Me' and the unbridled despair of 'When My First Wife Left Me.' Hooker recorded this tune many times over the years, but this is one of the finest versions, plumbing the depths of shame and regret. Hooker's raw, biting guitar work is at its best here. Even the umpteenth recording of the Hooker chestnut 'Boogie Chillen' is invested with uncommon verve. With the addition of six powerful bonus cuts, Get Back Home is both an excellent introduction into the sultry, menacing world of Hooker and a vital addition to the collections of his hardcore fans.

  
1. Get Back Home In The USA 
2. TB Is Killing Me 
3. Cold Chills 
4. I Had A Dream Last Night 
5. Love Affair 
6. Little Rain 
7. When My First Wife Left Me 
8. Big Boss Lady 
9. Back To Your Mother 
10. Boogie Chillen’ 
11. Sitting Here Thinking 
12. I Wanna Ramble 
13. Hi-Heel Sneakers 
14. I’m So Worried Baby 
15. I’m Going Upstairs 
16. Crazy ‘Bout You