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Most Things Haven't Worked Out (CD)

By: Junior Kimbrough (Artist)

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Junior Kimbrough Artist Snapshot:

Although he didn't record until he was in his 60s, Junior Kimbrough is one of the most important blues guitarists of the latter half of the 20th century. In addition to performing his incredibly influential brand of rhythmic hill-country blues--a style that placed the musical focus on the groove rather than on six-string pyrotechnics--Kimbrough also owned one of the last true juke joints, which provided a venue for, among others, the great R.L. Burnside. Kimbrough (whose impact on young 1990s garage rockers is comparable to B.B. King's on '60s British blues boom guitarists like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page) passed away in 1998.

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DISC 1 for Most Things Haven't Worked Out (CD) Album By Junior Kimbrough (Artist)
1   Lonesome Road
2   I'm In Love
3   Everywhere I Go
4   Burn In Hell
5   Most Things Haven't Worked Out
6   Leave Her Alone
7   I Love Ya Baby
8   I'm Leaving You Baby
 

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Review

Down Beat (7/97, p.63) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...Kimbrough's rambling single-note lines and nearly garbled singing about libido stick to you like sweat....raw, rude, rousing."

Title Note

Principally recorded at Kimbrough's Joint, Chulahoma, Mississippi.

The unlikely blues revival that occurred during the '90s, based around Fat Possum Records and supported by various indie punks and die-hard garage rockers, spurred an interest in a second wave of elderly near-death bluesmen. Chief among these legends was Holly Springs, Mississippi's Junior Kimbrough. While many blues musicians from the original '60s revival were worshipped for their dazzling skills and heartfelt vocals, Kimbrough was all about raw gutbucket emotion.

MOST THINGS HAVEN'T WORKED OUT, Kimbrough's third album for Fat Possum, contains all the key elements of the man's haunting sound. His signature droning guitar lines on the tracks "Lonesome Road" and "I'm Leaving You Baby" howl like banshees in the delta night, while on "Burn in Hell" his able backing band lays down quintessential Hill Country rhythms that increase the heat and turn things downright evil. And though Junior wasn't the best singer that ever picked up a guitar, he could say more about life's misery with a simple cry of "baby" than singers with a notebook full of deep thoughts ever could. MOST THINGS HAVEN'T WORKED OUT is not only an excellent introduction to Junior Kimbrough, it's one of the best blues records of the late 20th century.

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