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Description Ripped from original CD with Exact Audio Copy.  Art, cue sheet & Rip log included. All tracks are Properly tagged with art embedded in tag. Luther Allison - 1972 - Bad News Is Coming (2001 Expanded Remaster) [EAC FLAC]  Luther Allison  Luther Allison in 1972 Wiki: Luther Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997)[1] was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, and moved with his family to Chicago in 1951.[2] He taught himself guitar and began listening to blues extensively. Three years later he began hanging around outside blues nightclubs with the hopes of being invited to perform. He played with Howlin' Wolf's band and backed James Cotton. Bad News Is Coming  Artist: Luther Allison Title: Bad News Is Coming Producer: Harry Weinger Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Expanded, Remastered Release Date: April 24, 2001 (1972) Label: Motown Records Catalog: 440 013 407-2 ASIN: B00005B7GR Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues Duration: 56:11 AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine: The very thing that made Luther Allison noteworthy became an albatross around his neck. Years after his initial run of records in the '70s, he was known for the same thing he was at the time -- he was the only blues artist on Gordy, or any Motown affiliated label. This was true and novel, but many focused on the novelty, not the truth, ignoring Allison's status as a terrific torchbearer of raw Chicago blues. Some of material illustrates some contemporary influence -- dig that funky groove and organ on "Raggedy and Dirty," or the rock-oriented slow burn of Mel London's "Cut You A-Loose" -- but as his original title track illustrates, he can also deliver a torturous, impassioned slow grind. Still, this isn't an album about originality, it's a record how tradition can remain alive in a contemporary setting. Apart from the slightly cleaner production and the extended running time, this could have been released 15 years earlier, since its heart is in classic Chicago blues, particularly Chess. He draws on Willie Dixon via Howlin' Wolf for the first two tracks, dipping into Elmore James and B.B. King's catalogs later on in the record. This accounts for over half of the album's running time, and every one of these tunes are familiar -- and, for good measure, he dips into "Spoonful" on "Cut You A-Loose" -- but what matters is Allison's performance, which is never less than committed and usually gripping. And that's what makes this record work -- it's firmly on familiar territory, but Allison gives it his own personality through the sheer strength of his love for this music. Perhaps that doesn't make for a revolutionary debut -- it's not a visionary record the way, say, Magic Sam's West Side Soul is -- but that would come later. With Bad News Is Coming, Luther Allison just delivered one of the best straight-ahead Chicago blues records of the early '70s. Too bad everybody thought of it as a little folly on Motown. [Allison and producer Joe Peraino cut a lot of material during these sessions, and four of the best of these outtakes -- the original "It's Been a Long Time," plus versions of "The Stumble," "Sweet Home Chicago," and "Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You)" -- appeared on Universal/Motown's excellent 2001 reissue. There's really no difference in quality with these cuts; they simply couldn't fit on the original, but thanks to the expanded time of a CD, there's four other first-class cuts to savor on this fine modern blues platter.] Amazon.com Review by Genevieve Williams: Roots music wasn't exactly a hot prospect in 1972, which might be why the blistering guitar-centered blues on Luther Allison's debut record didn't garner the respect it deserved at the time. Though it's unfortunate that he's no longer around to appreciate it, it's good to see that Allison is finally being recognized for the Chicago West Side master that he was, as a single spin of Bad News Is Coming surely enough proves. Things get started with a hard-stompin', guitar-squealin' rendition of the classic Willie Dixon tune "Little Red Rooster," followed up with the riff-rooted "Evil Is Going On," also by Dixon. Another standout is the title track, a slow, moody piece with a perfectly bittersweet inflection. Then there's the considerably upbeat version of "Dust My Broom," which manages to dust off a hoary standard and make it sound brand-spanking-new, all while showing off guitar pyrotechnics worthy of Jimi Hendrix. This issue of Allison's debut also includes some worthy tracks that weren't on the original release. All four merit a listen, but particular attention should be paid to Allison's take on Freddy King's classic instrumental "The Stumble," which also features some admirable piano courtesy of Paul White.  01. The Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon) 4:09 02. Evil Is Going On (Willie Dixon) 4:35 03. Raggedy And Dirty (L. Allison - J. Peraino - R. Kreiner - A. Smith - R. Goodman) 3:39 04. Rock Me Baby (B.B. King - J. Josea) 5:43 05. Bad News Is Coming (L. Allison - J. Peraino - P. White) 7:22 06. Cut You A-Loose (Mel London) 5:56 07. Dust My Broom (Elmore James) 2:43 Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks: 08. The Stumble (Freddie King) 2:19 09. Sweet Home Chicago (Robert Johnson) 4:10 10. It's Been A Long Time (Luther Allison) 10:41 11. Take My Love (Mertis John) 4:20 Personnel: Luther Allison - Vocals, Lead Guitar, Arrangements Paul White - Piano Ray Goodman - Rhythm Guitar Andrew Smith - Bass, Drums Garfield Angove - Harmonica Note: This is not my rip My thanks to the original uploader    ♪♬♫ ENJOY! ♪♬♫ Related Torrents
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