John Lee Hooker & The Coast To Coast Blues Band – ‘Live At Montreux 1983 & 1990’ [Album Review]

“Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me supreme pleasure to introduce to you a treat and a tribute to the world of boogie-woogie and blues. Can we all get together and give a nice warm Montreux welcome as we bring on the stage the king of the boogie, the prophet of soul, and the godfather of blues, Mr. John Lee Hooker!” A glutton for late-night radio and black and white movies, I find solace in yesteryears glorious sleepers such as the newly released John Lee Hooker: Live at Montreux 1983 & 1990. This is a fine moment for both old and young since the blues is timeless and it seems to circle back when rock becomes lacklustre and loses its flare within pop-rock shenanigans, which you could argue has happened recently. If the rats don’t get ya, the dogs will. “I Didn’t Know” teaches a kid anot...

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