The Jukebox Rebel

Arriving in September, this set was following on from “The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker”, and continued in a not too dis-similar vein, retaining the female backing singers and the sax, with the organ making way for the piano. “I Want To Ramble” sees John Lee up to his old tricks by messin’ around with the whole Boogie Chillun / Walkin The Boogie theme; I’m a sucker for it every time. To be fair, it’s pretty cool; the upfront focus is on acoustic guitar and drums and it has a real swingin’ beat. All in all this is another consistently decent offering, but less vital than the preceding LP.

The Jukebox Rebel
18–Jun–2012

A1	[02:13] John Lee Hooker - I’m Leaving Baby (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A2	[02:42] John Lee Hooker - Love Is A Burning Thing (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A3	[02:55] John Lee Hooker - Birmingham Blues (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A4	[02:26] John Lee Hooker - I Want To Shout (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A5	[02:54] John Lee Hooker - Don’t Look Back [1963 stereo version] (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A6	[02:42] John Lee Hooker - I Want To Hug You (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B1	[03:12] John Lee Hooker - Poor Me (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B2	[02:29] John Lee Hooker - I Want To Ramble (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B3	[04:24] John Lee Hooker - Half A Stranger (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B4	[03:13] John Lee Hooker - My Grinding Mill (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B5	[02:26] John Lee Hooker - Bottle Up And Go [1963 version] (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B6	[03:29] John Lee Hooker - One Way Ticket (John Lee Hooker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues

ratings by TJR