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John Lee Hooker — Spellbound
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stevendejong
Posted: May 04, 2013 - 02:53
 
Apparently the lyrics don't matter. Why else would he sing them as annoyingly unpronounced as this.

Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 12:28
 
 kingart wrote:
This piece has a vague familiarity about it...hmmmm.....where have I heard it before? Or did that other two-man band hear it from John Lee? Or did John Lee hear it from another? Is it all a big karmic circle of going around and coming back? 
 
It's sort of a similar blues/boogie rhythm to Hooker's "Boogie Chillen", but it's probably considered a standard blues rhythm by now.

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 12:29
 
This piece has a vague familiarity about it...hmmmm.....where have I heard it before? Or did that other two-man band hear it from John Lee? Or did John Lee hear it from another? Is it all a big karmic circle of going around and coming back? 

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 12:34
 
 Cynaera wrote:
So, I'm driving my 1974 Plymouth Satellite, packed full of very conservative people, and the John Lee Hooker song "I'm In the Mood" starts playing on the radio (AM - no FM on this rig), which was cranked up because of Katrina and the Waves, and suddenly, the whole car-group goes silent. Apparently, they didn't understand "THE BLUES."

I still have a hard time (no pun intended) listening to JLH, because his music just offends me. I KNOW that "the blues" don't just include being in the mood for love, but it seems to me that sex is the primary topic in most of his stuff.

I know I'll wake up tomorrow after having been haunted by nightmares of people posting their anger/outrage/hostility at me.
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...
 

uilekiek
Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 12:21
 
 suesblues wrote:
this is the great thing about the Blues - great rhythm just gets you dancing, best music to dance to! thanks JLH, good song {#Motor}

 
Classic blues
cShaggy
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 03:08
 
 oldsaxon wrote:
my my my my...I find find find...this this this...repetitive repetitive repetitive....

 

..seems more like ya find it echo-ey..?..
oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 10:31
 
my my my my...I find find find...this this this...repetitive repetitive repetitive....

jhorton
(Trailer Park on Cape Cod)
Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 16:56
 
Oh goody, blues hour. This is when everyone in my trailer park traipses over to 7-11 for a fresh suitcase of Old Milwaukee.

suesblues
(Sydney, Australia)
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 19:44
 
this is the great thing about the Blues - great rhythm just gets you dancing, best music to dance to! thanks JLH, good song {#Motor}

Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 14:28
 
 nalle wrote:

 1974 Plymouth Satellite, no kidding. For sale?
 
I gave it away about ten years ago, to someone who needed a vehicle more than I did.  Not sorry about it, but I do miss it sometimes. It had bench seats and four doors and an A.M. radio (no stereo.) It was given to me when my other car shot craps.  I'd sure be interested in knowing where that ol' girl ended up...


nalle
(Malmo, Sweden)
Posted: Aug 28, 2011 - 09:21
 
 Cynaera wrote:
So, I'm driving my 1974 Plymouth Satellite, packed full of very conservative people, and the John Lee Hooker song "I'm In the Mood" starts playing on the radio (AM - no FM on this rig), which was cranked up because of Katrina and the Waves, and suddenly, the whole car-group goes silent. Apparently, they didn't understand "THE BLUES."

I still have a hard time (no pun intended) listening to JLH, because his music just offends me. I KNOW that "the blues" don't just include being in the mood for love, but it seems to me that sex is the primary topic in most of his stuff.

I know I'll wake up tomorrow after having been haunted by nightmares of people posting their anger/outrage/hostility at me.
 
 1974 Plymouth Satellite, no kidding. For sale?

Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 15:29
 
So, I'm driving my 1974 Plymouth Satellite, packed full of very conservative people, and the John Lee Hooker song "I'm In the Mood" starts playing on the radio (AM - no FM on this rig), which was cranked up because of Katrina and the Waves, and suddenly, the whole car-group goes silent. Apparently, they didn't understand "THE BLUES."

I still have a hard time (no pun intended) listening to JLH, because his music just offends me. I KNOW that "the blues" don't just include being in the mood for love, but it seems to me that sex is the primary topic in most of his stuff.

I know I'll wake up tomorrow after having been haunted by nightmares of people posting their anger/outrage/hostility at me.

whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 14:48
 
Been lovein the smoken blues for the last few days... how about some Freddy King!!!

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 14:47
 
 tpa29970 wrote:
My teenage son was listening with me this morning, and he said "What a stupid song."  It's difficult to frame a cogent argument which supports the proposition:  "No, this song is bad-ass."   I guess he'll figure it out in about 10 years.
 Your excellent proposition is argument enough, quod erat demonstrandum.
Congrats cc_rider! reel' em in!


dc_zee
Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 14:47
 
 cc_rider wrote:
Wait, what?

I heard this, and just figured this 'John Lee Hooker' guy, whoever he his, stole the riff from ZZ Top.

I'm wrong? My bad.
 
I think you may have just committed a crime by Austin standards.  Good news is, there's redemption available... a wonderful world of JLH music awaits you.

ch83575
Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 09:15
 
This and 'The Waterfront' from Hooker's The Real Folk Blues are both amazing.

nicolewe
Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 17:24
 
JL Hooker's got me spellbound...{#Cowboy} {#Motor}


Skyhawk
(Tallahassee, FL)
Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 17:23
 
Perfect for a rainy afternoon.{#Biggrin}


michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 15:56
 
 tpa29970 wrote:
My teenage son was listening with me this morning, and he said "What a stupid song."  It's difficult to frame a cogent argument which supports the proposition:  "No, this song is bad-ass."   I guess he'll figure it out in about 10 years.
 
Give him 5


sonofpick
(SoCal, Small College, My Office)
Posted: Oct 01, 2010 - 08:09
 
 cc_rider wrote:
Wait, what?

I heard this, and just figured this 'John Lee Hooker' guy, whoever he his, stole the riff from ZZ Top.

I'm wrong? My bad.
 
Wait. What?  Wait. What?  "this 'John Lee Hooker' guy, whoever he his"  Wait. What?  Wait. What?

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 08:15
 
 jruhnke wrote:
ZZ Top's "La Grange" is a song about the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

"Spellbound", from which the great guitar lick comes from, is a John Lee Hooker song.

Hooker...whorehouse....  Coincidence?  I think not.

Those ZZ Top boys.  Layers upon layers of meaning with those guys....  ; )
  Wait, what?

I heard this, and just figured this 'John Lee Hooker' guy, whoever he his, stole the riff from ZZ Top.

I'm wrong? My bad.



k_trout
(Dream State)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 14:55
 
grind grind grind away

nelsonha
(Sacramento, CA USA)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 14:49
 
Only on RP would you hear Depeche Mode then John Lee Hooker.  Truly eclectic. Love it.

tpa29970
Posted: Jun 27, 2010 - 11:14
 
My teenage son was listening with me this morning, and he said "What a stupid song."  It's difficult to frame a cogent argument which supports the proposition:  "No, this song is bad-ass."   I guess he'll figure it out in about 10 years.

nerakdon
(Colorado)
Posted: Jun 27, 2010 - 11:12
 
RP forces me to admit to myself that it's possible I don't completely hate some of the things I thought I hated.  10.

jruhnke
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 18:21
 
ZZ Top's "La Grange" is a song about the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

"Spellbound", from which the great guitar lick comes from, is a John Lee Hooker song.

Hooker...whorehouse....  Coincidence?  I think not.

Those ZZ Top boys.  Layers upon layers of meaning with those guys....  ; )

DaMoGan
(Body on the east coast, Mind on the west coast.)
Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 18:18
 

Only a 6 from me.  I love his stuff but this just doesn't even approach the brilliance of some of his other recordings.


Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 07:07
 
Had JLH on my mind. Fate . . .

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 07:09
 
 buddy wrote:
Excellent!  And now we know where Billy Gibbons got that "La Grange" lick from....
 
At least Billy acknowledges the original blues greats.  Don't know if Hooker got a co-writing credit on LaGrange. He probably should have.


j7
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 11:12
 
Take a look at that cool ass mofo.
What a blues stud.

calypsus_1
Posted: Aug 06, 2009 - 00:59
 


John Lee Hooker and Friends live 1984-1992




dBdwg
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 08:32
 
I love Fridays with RP!!!!!

Lets do this on Mondays too!

cochlear
(Kauai, Hawaii)
Posted: May 28, 2009 - 19:31
 
Dude!!!

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 15:39
 
This is different JLH ... I like it more than most. Most of his other stuff I like but it sounds so much the same to me; this doesn't. 



petesku
(Cologne, Germany)
Posted: Jan 22, 2009 - 12:27
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:
no comment   -   9.
 
yeah


kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 17:47
 
I don't know what it is, but John Lee Hooker's sound has always struck me as more "modern" than most other blues singers, almost more like rock music.  Or maybe the pieces I've heard from him have all been recent recordings.

oppositelock
(On the road)
Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 10:00
 
cool...

namesbenny
(West Kootenays)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 22:20
 
 andrewimft wrote:

I agree completely... I think he's awful. Not sure about his early career, perhaps he wrote some good songs, but the last 20 years is just coasting, incredibly repetitive style, awful.

Others have been forgotten, somehow Hooker gets the press and accolades— Willie Dixon for example is a fantastic song writer, and was a fine elderly performer. I saw him in his '70's and he was still terrific.
 

Sorry you both feel that way.  I understand that from a melodic or versatile perspective, JLH is limited.  Yet from a pure telling sound of the blues, few can compare.  So I think he deserves his fame, even if many others don't get their due.

peyotecoyote
(Home of Sir Frederick Banting)
Posted: Nov 20, 2008 - 07:55
 
 robco1 wrote:
All I can say is "my my my my! Hey hey hey hey"
 
and, bow bow bow bow !

calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 03, 2008 - 20:06
 
no comment   -   9.

andrewimft
(North Californie)
Posted: Sep 02, 2008 - 03:49
 
 madaxeman wrote:
Am I the only person who finds J.L.H.'s one chord boogies boring? The man is soooooooo overrated.
 
I agree completely... I think he's awful. Not sure about his early career, perhaps he wrote some good songs, but the last 20 years is just coasting, incredibly repetitive style, awful.

Others have been forgotten, somehow Hooker gets the press and accolades— Willie Dixon for example is a fantastic song writer, and was a fine elderly performer. I saw him in his '70's and he was still terrific.



madaxeman
(Scottish west coast)
Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 12:08
 
Am I the only person who finds J.L.H.'s one chord boogies boring? The man is soooooooo overrated.

kinAy
(Onthepalouse, Washington)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 12:34
 
aristoteles wrote:
That hammond plays way too much, this would be much more enjoyable if it was more intimate and delicate, that voice is pure blues....

Deacon Jones on the hammond always sought the spotlight...I agree he gets too much of it here. A "raw" sound, though, rather than intimate, seems more apropos...
gobits
(New York, NY)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 12:22
 
Good song for the Speed Triple - Turn it up loud and drive fast!

robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 12:21
 
All I can say is "my my my my! Hey hey hey hey"
oppositelock
(Centennial, CO)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 12:21
 
felam wrote:
Rock on in heaven JLH!

felam
(City By The Bay, Ca)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 12:20
 
Rock on in heaven JLH!
massimo
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 23:32
 
JLH is a blues master...he will be missed
crinky
(New England)
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 07:53
 
This song may have the fewest lyrics of any song I've ever heard...that has lyrics.
cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 07:52
 
I must admit this isn't my fave Mr. Hooker material, but the fact it's the foundation for so much later work, some good ('Hot For Teacher'), some awesome (ZZ Top's LaGrange), gives it an 8.