http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2203&rws=%2Fjunior-kimbrough%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe unsettling groove of Junior Kimbrough's apocalyptic drone-blues is a direct descendent of the murky Delta wail encountered in recordings of Mississippi Fred McDowell. Whereas McDowell was a slide player, however, Kimbrough rarely uses a slide, preferring to pick out abbreviated riffs and slowly build upon them, repeating the main theme and growing it in intensity with a slow-funk rhythm section and second lead providing both a foundation and tangential off-shoots. Kimbrough's records were recorded live, usually in the Mississippi juke joint that he owned until his death in 1998. The recordings increase with a palpable, sweaty intensity as they proceed, much like a jam session. This is true Delta Blues, recorded in the 1990s but with none of the showmanship or soul-sucking precision of the majority of Modern Blues. No slick recording techniques -- just these dark, hypnotic lines throbbing over and over with Kimbrough's wasted voice calling out in a mantra-like fashion. - Mike McGuirkDelta Bluesen720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:00:43 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2203&rws=%2Fjunior-kimbrough%2Ftop-tracks.rss The unsettling groove of Junior Kimbrough's apocalyptic drone-blues is a direct descendent of the murky Delta wail encountered in recordings of Mississippi Fred McDowell. Whereas McDowell was a slide player, however, Kimbrough rarely uses a slide, preferring to pick out abbreviated riffs and slowly build upon them, repeating the main theme and growing it in intensity with a slow-funk rhythm section and second lead providing both a foundation and tangential off-shoots. Kimbrough's records were recorded live, usually in the Mississippi juke joint that he owned until his death in 1998. The recordings increase with a palpable, sweaty intensity as they proceed, much like a jam session. This is true Delta Blues, recorded in the 1990s but with none of the showmanship or soul-sucking precision of the majority of Modern Blues. No slick recording techniques -- just these dark, hypnotic lines throbbing over and over with Kimbrough's wasted voice calling out in a mantra-like fashion. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2844268&variant=play&rws=%2Fjunior-kimbrough%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Junior Kimbrough on Rhapsody Online 2844268 tra.2844268 Junior Kimbrough art.2203 0.99 You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough alb.277591 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/2/1/1781234_170x170.jpg 2002-07-23 00:00:00.0 2002-07-23 00:00:00.0 true Meet Me In The City tra.2844268 192000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2844268&variant=play&rws=%2Fjunior-kimbrough%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2844268&variant=data&rws=%2Fjunior-kimbrough%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2844279&variant=play&rws=%2Fjunior-kimbrough%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Junior 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