Hound Dog Taylor: Tribute
This collection features both new and previously issued tracks of Alligator artists performing various Taylor creations. Taylor ... is not the easiest musician to evoke successfully. With his raucous slide, busted amp, and whiskey-and-gristle vocals, he epitomized the primal, juke-joint bluesman ... laying down the kind of no-holds-barred blues exuberance that simply cannot be recreated in an artificial setting. That said, a lot of these folks come pretty damn close.... Despite its weak points, this is a righteous, solid effort deserving of attention and support. --Living Blues