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Alligator Records 35x35 (Audio CD)
by Various Artists

(6 customer reviews)

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35 X 35 is not just another best-of compilation. Alligator founder and president Bruce Iglauer and staff chose to spotlight songs from the Alligator debut release from each featured artist. From "She's Gone" (the very first track on the very first Alligator album, 1971's Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers) to the legendary Mavis Staples' chilling "A Dying Man's Plea," 35 X 35 is effectively a chronological history of Alligator, a story told in music highlighting every style of blues and roots music the company has released. From the searing hard blues of Hound Dog Taylor, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Koko Taylor and Buddy Guy to harmonica-driven workouts from Big Walter Horton, Carey Bell, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite and William Clarke to the Gulf Coast piano blues of Professor Longhair, Katie Webster and Marcia Ball to the acoustic music of Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women and Corey Harris, it is clear that Alligator Records has been, and will remain, at the forefront of modern blues music in all of its many shades. With personal notes on each track from Iglauer in the accompanying 40-page booklet, 35 X 35 is proof of the staunchly independent label's single-minded vision for all these years: to record nothing but deeply rooted "Genuine Houserockin' Music."

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Product Details

Audio CD Release Date:	April 04, 2006
Studio:	Alligator Records
Number Of Discs:	2
Average Customer Rating:	based on 6 reviews

Track Listing

Disc: 1
1.	She's Gone - Hound Dog Taylor
2.	Have A Good Time - Big Walter Horton
3.	Your Love Is Like A Cancer - Son Seals
4.	Texas Flood - Fenton Robinson
5.	I Got What It Takes - Koko Taylor
6.	Honey Hush (Talking Woman Blues) - Albert Collins
7.	Voodoo Daddy - Lonnie Brooks
8.	In The Wee Wee Hours - Professor Longhair
9.	Are You Losing Your Mind? - Buddy Guy
10.	Don't Take Advantage Of Me - Johnny Winter
11.	High Compression - James Cotton
12.	Satisfy Suzie - Lonnie Mack
13.	When A Guitar Plays The Blues - Roy Buchanan
14.	Pride and Joy - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
15.	She Winked Her Eye - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
16.	Poor Tarzan - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
17.	Can't You Lie - Tinsley Ellis

Disc: 2
1.	Lord, I Wonder - Katie Webster
2.	Don't Lie To Me - Elvin Bishop
3.	Lollipop Mama - William Clarke
4.	Wild Women Don't Have The Blues - Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women
5.	River Hip Mama - Charlie Musselwhite
6.	Short Fuse Blues - Dave Hole
7.	Lonesome Stranger - Carey Bell
8.	Bad Love - Luther Allison
9.	Bad Luck - C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
10.	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - Corey Harris
11.	Salt In My Wounds - Shemekia Copeland
12.	I Need Your Love In My Life - Coco Montoya
13.	Mean Old Lady - Michael Burks
14.	Speaking In Tongues - The Holmes Brothers
15.	Let The Tears Roll Down - Marcia Ball
16.	That's Right! - Roomful of Blues
17.	Old School - Guitar Shorty
18.	A Dying Man's Plea - Mavis Staples

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Average Customer Review: 4.5

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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:

Genuine Soul Rockin' Music Sep 07, 2006 By doomsdayer520
Even though this package only compiles material from Alligator Records, you probably won't find a more fascinating tour through the history of the Blues over the last 35 years. Of course, Alligator has a knack for signing up the most interesting Blues maestros. This compilation shows the development of cutting-edge Blues over the namesake era, ever since Alligator's inaugural release with Hound Dog Taylor in 1971. During much of this era, the Blues was still progressing, before settling into the respectful revivalism of recent years. In the 70s, Alligator was at the forefront with new artists who added flavor to tried-and-true styles, like the sinister Son Seals or the groovy Lonnie Brooks. Also during that decade, Alligator brought several veteran masters back into prominence, with powerful new material by the likes of Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, and Professor Longhair (noteworthy for his authoritative New Orleans style). As this compilation rumbles along, we hear a surprising amount of experimentation and progression in the 1980s, as interesting new artists expanded the basic template of the Blues, including some great finds like Lil' Mo & the Blues Imperials and Little Charlie & the Nightcats. The songs here from the 90s and 00s show that even the genius artists at Alligator followed the trend in Blues to solidify the classic template, with technical chops becoming more important than innovation - notwithstanding intriguing gospel-inflected works from the Holmes Brothers and the queenly Mavis Staples. But thanks to the impeccable expertise and taste exercised by Alligator when signing masters both new and old, this compilation is a must for any fan or historian of modern Blues. [~doomsdayer520~]

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A great collection for anyone Apr 26, 2006 By Music Fan
If you're just getting into contemporary blues or you've been listening for awhile, you're going to love this collection. Alligator has been one of the class acts of the indie labels for a long time and these discs give you an idea why they are so well thought of. 35 artists doing the first track from their first Alligator release. Marica Ball, Coco Montoya, Lonnie Mack, Johnny Winter, William Clarke and the list goes on with not a weak cut in the carload. These type of samplers are great if you're just getting into this type of music since you do get a wide selection of artists and styles. Alligator has released double disc anniversary sets in honor of yeas 20, 25, 30 and now, 35. They're all great to listen to, so grab one or all of them and have yourself a party with genuine houserocking music from people who know how to do it.

9 of 9 found the following review helpful:

A great range of great artists Jun 01, 2006 By Scott Woods
This double-CD set has great artists, great selections from the artists, and a killer set of liner packaging. You get some choice information and showings by legendary cats as well as non-household names, with explanations as to why they were great (as if the music wasn't doing that job already). And at the price, you can't beat the value.

A fabulous bargain Feb 25, 2007 By MT57
You're paying about 35 cents a song for great contemporary blues performances. I don't think there's a better bargain on Amazon. Very guitar centric, some good harmonica solos too. Grab it if you like electric guitars playing blues.

1 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Just what the doctor ordered! Jun 01, 2007 By Thomas H. Brooks, III
great retrospective. true blues - soulful, raw & edgy, fun, smooth, heartbreaking - it's all here. highly recommended!

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