sábado, 7 de noviembre de 2009

V.A. Louisiana Spice 25 Years Of Louisiana Music On Rounder Records 1995


V.A. Louisiana Spice 25 Years Of Louisiana Music On Rounder Records 1995

Blues 

While label compilations often come across as self-serving and/or limited, this nifty collection avoids that pitfall. By including both a New Orleans blues collection and a Zydeco/Cajun collection, "Louisiana Spice" manages to give an adequate picture of the various modern Blues and Cajun styles that you will find throughout Louisiana. In fact, if you are looking at the full equation of variety + quality in Louisiana music, you're not going to find many better collections out there. Better ones definitely exist, but factor in price and it becomes apparent that this is one of the best deals on any type music you will ever find.
"Louisian Spice" is very professionally put together. Most 2-CD-for-the-price-of-1-real-cheap-CD deals (such as those you find in the budget bins of Musiclands and Camelots) will usually give you a *very* inadequate picture of that artist's or genre's music, but it is excusable because the price is right. With "Louisiana Spice," the price is right and so is the quality--a priceless combination in budget packages.

The main reason I picked up this CD was because of Marcia Ball's "That's Enough of that Stuff" and the Rebirth & Wild Magnolia duet performance of "Shoo-Fly"--two of the most energetic performances ever put on record. I've always wanted to get both of the original albums those numbers appear on just for those songs alone, but when I saw them together on the same album, plus an excellent array of classic Louisiana artists such as James Booker, Tuts Washington, and Johnny Adams, the decision of whether or not to buy became very easy. I consider "That's Enough. . ." and "Shoo-fly" to be two of the major peaks in the modern era of New Orleans music (as do many other fans). Thus, as they say, "no music collection is complete without them."

While I've always enjoyed Cajun and Zydeco music, I do not enjoy it enough to buy CDs from either genre (at least no song or album has caught my ear enough *yet*). However, as a huge fan of Louisiana music and everything that has come out of it and into it, I recognized that this left a huge hole in my collection. This album presented the perfect opportunity to fill that hole, all the while buying the album principly for other reasons. In other words, the second album serves as an excellent bonus for my musical tastes. Perhaps there are many others out there who can relate to this idea.

Both newcomers to Louisiana music and long-time connoisseurs alike should be more than satisfied with this CD. As it did with me, it offers the opportunity to fill many holes in your own collections, as well as those that you did not even know you were missing. Word of caution: while this double CD will only cost you around 10 bucks, the paths to which it leads you will undoubtedly cost you more money in the future. That, in the end, is the litmus test for all music compilations.
By David J. Rosen.
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CD DISC 1:
CITY DISC

01. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
02. That's Enough of That Stuff - Marcia Ball
03. Three Keys - James Booker
04. Tee Nah Nah - Tuts Washington
05. Shoo-Fly - Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias/Monk Boudreaux/Rebirth Brass Band
06. On the Prowl - Walter "Wolfman" Washington
07. Back on Track - Dalton Reed
08. Hold to God's Unchanging Hand - Irma Thomas
09. Hometown New Orleans - Champion Jack Dupree
10. Down That Lonely Lonely Road - Johnny Adams
11. Tipitina - Professor Longhair
12. Coconut Milk - Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias
13. Hard Times - Eddie Bo
14. Meet Me at the Station - Chuck Carbo

DISC 2:
COUNTRY DISC

01. J'ai Vu le Loup, Le Renard et la Belette - Balfa Brothers
02. Pere et Garcon Zydeco - John Delafose & The Eunice Playboys
03. The Mistake I Made - Eddie LeJeune
04. Chere Toute-Toute - Jimmy C. Newman
05. Lula Lula Don't You Go to Bingo - Boozoo Chavis
06. Bayou Pon Pon - Le Trio Cadien (Eddie LeJeune, D.L. Menard & Ken Smith)
07. Les Flammes D'Enfer - Beausoleil
08. La Danse de Mardi Gras - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
09. Wildwood Flower - D.L. Menard
10. La Valse de Chere Bebe - Jo-El Sonnier
11. C'Est Pas la Peine Brailler (There's No Need To Cry) - Geno Delafose
12. Laissez Faire - Bruce Daigrepont
13. T'en as Eu - David Doucet
14. File Gumbo - Zachary Richard
15. Outside People - Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas
16. Give Him Cornbread - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi Rollers
17. Think It Over One More Time - Buckwheat Zydeco
18. Snap Bean - Li'l Brian & The Zydeco Travelers
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