John Lee Hooker Get Back Home In The USA (2 LP)

180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
"Get Back Home" was recorded during Hooker's comeback in the 60s, it shows the bluesman in a solo performance and thus the intricacies of his work most clearly. The LP was recorded in France - apparently Hooker was a bit homesick, because the first song is called "Get Back Home In The USA" and describes in detail his return to the motherland and the joy of it in the boogie rhythm that was Hooker's trademark.
After this brief sunshine, however, the mood turns more to the familiar spheres with the gloom of the slow blues "T.B. Is Killing Me" and the unbridled hopelessness in "When My First Wife Left Me". Hooker has recorded this piece many times over the years, but this one is one of the best versions and bluntly expresses deep shame and sadness.
Hooker's coarse, biting guitar work has rarely been better, even the umpteenth recorded "Boogie Chillen" shines with unusual verve. With the six additional and strong bonus tracks, "Get Back Home" is an excellent introduction to the sultry, menacing world of a hooker and a noble addition to every hardcore fan's collection.
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.
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Features:

• 180g Vinyl Double LP
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany
  

Musicians:

• John Lee Hooker (voc, g)

Selections:

Side A
1. Get Back Home In The U.S.A.
2. TB Is Killing Me
3. Cold Chills
4. I Had A Dream Last Night
Side B
1. Love Affair
2. Little Rain
3. When My First Wife Left Me
4. Big Boss Lady
Side C
1. Back To Your Mother
2. 'Boogie Chill'
3. Sitting Here Thinking
4. I want to Ramble
Side D
1. Hi-Heel Sneakers
2. I'm So Worried Baby
3. I'm Going Upstairs
4. Crazy 'Bout You