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'Electric mud' was Muddy Waters' 1968 attempt to create a psychedelic record to connect with the youth of the day. He did not even play guitar on the record. D
by markrages 6y ago
'Electric mud' was Muddy Waters' 1968 attempt to create a psychedelic record to connect with the youth of the day. He did not even play guitar on the record.
Despite the sneering of blues traditionalists, it is a great record.
- Loughla 6y agoOh wow. I didn't know that existed. That sounds like a fascinating cultural experience. I don't know why those odd-ball one-offs are so fascinating, but they are.
- BolexNOLA 6y agoOften they have a great story behind them. I like it when artists take some risks even when I don’t love the results.
- ksm1717 6y agoCheck out Dukes of the Stratosphere. It’s an alter ego of XTC, a British alt pop band from the 80s, making classic/psychedelic rock. Some of XTCs other work is great too, especially Skylarking.
- EVdotIO 6y agoOne of my favorites: Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The Bryds were decidedly psychedelic, and for whatever reason let Gram Parsons make an album for them. Well worth the listen even if you're not into country music.
- gnat 6y agoThey barely let Gram Parsons make an album for them -- they fought with him during its creation, and he left before it was released. Because he immediately formed The Flying Burrito Brothers with Chris Hillman, another Byrd, I suspect Hillman was an ally in trying country after five psychedelic albums. Remember, this was an era when musicians were fleshing out what rock music could be (you can see this in the Beatles' 1960s albums from simple poppy songs to Indian drones, jazz chords, and multitrack madness) and seeing what else you could cut it with (Indian, folk, etc.).
- ksm1717 6y agoSuper insightful comment
- grasshopperpurp 6y agoIn that spirit, the self-titled album, The Great Speckled Bird, is worth checking out. The songwriters and vocalists are Ian and Sylvia, probably most famous for Four Strong Winds. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Speckled_Bird_(album) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Speckled_Bird_(album)
- ende 6y agoEnglish Settlement is a really interesting eclectic mix of XTC’s various sounds.
- kpgraham 6y agoI saw the title and thought that it was about Muddy Waters and was disappointed when I clicked through. BTW. The Electric Mud album was recorded using Muddy's regular band and then the psychedelic tracks were remixed in. If you listen carefully you can hear Pinetop Perkins, Willy Smith and the rest of the band. I remember hearing a remastered version without the psychedelic tracks and it was much better.
- markrages 6y agoIt was Marshall Chess taking daddy's record label out for a spin.
- c00ls0sa 6y agoSurely you weren't actually disappointed this was about electron conductive bacteria as opposed to the psychedelic folk album?
- kpgraham 6y agoI am a blues guy. Sure, electron conductive bacteria are cool, but not as cool as Muddy singing "I've got my mojo working".
- bookofjoe 6y agoI wonder if those responsible for the story's headline knew about this. I'm betting not.
- grasshopperpurp 6y agoAt the other end of the spectrum, his acoustic album, Folk Singer, with Buddy Guy is some of my absolute favorite Muddy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Singer_(album) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Singer_(album)
- e40 6y agoListening now, thanks. https://open.spotify.com/album/7cDLEVoIhkfKqaiKAPp7vL?si=0pFxuJ6VRci4hoMI1PDQGg https://open.spotify.com/album/7cDLEVoIhkfKqaiKAPp7vL?si=0pF...