The American band Canned Heat, which was founded in the second half of the 60s when the understanding of group music began to change, and reflects the classical blues music as it is without any unnecessary modernization efforts, is a band that has succeeded in creating the most successful examples of the genre. Founded by Bob “The Bear” Hite and Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, the group is still active today.
Hite, nicknamed The Bear, due to his appearance, and Alan Wilson, nicknamed Blind Owl, or Blind Owl, due to his severe visual impairment. They became a well-known popular band with their debut album Canned Heat, which was released shortly after they played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, which is defined as legendary in rock culture.
Taking their name from the Canned Heat Blues piece recorded by Tommy Johnson in 1928, when the band had two blues-addicted founders, the works they created naturally became very satisfying and prominent works for the blues.
In the album, which started with the very lively Rollin' and Tumblin', this first piece stands out with its harmonic structure as well as its melodic nature. Bullfrog Blues, which followed immediately, has a similar structure, but it makes a name for itself with its clean guitar melody, reared by the bass guitar.
Evil is Going On, which ranked third, is a song about bad situations, as the name suggests, and deserves to be one of the best of the album with its classical blues understanding, guitars and inspiring harmonica, as in many similar songs.
Catfish Blues, which follows Going Down Slow with its heavy rhythm that takes the listener from blues to blues (depression), draws attention with its intro blended with the blues of the 20s and 30s, and then turns into group music.
Big Road Blues, which doesn't draw my attention personally, followed by the average Dust My Broom and the only song Alan Wilson sang in the album, Help Me, and listens to itself with its melodic structure, rhythmic drums and Hite's occasionally fierce vocals, is also the best part of the album. is among the best.
Story Of My Life, which is one of the best examples of guitar-vocal union, and The Road Song, which draws attention with its bass, and Rich Woman, which you can perceive as a tribute to Rock'n Roll, are the last 3 tracks in the album.
Members
Alan Wilson (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 1965-70), Bob Hite (vocals, 1965-81), Michael Perlowin (guitar, 1965), Keith Sawyer (drums, 1965), Kenny Edwards (guitar, 1965), Ron Holmes (drums, 1965), Henry Vestine (guitar, 1966-69, 1970-75, 1980-81, 1985-87, 1992-97), Stuart Brotman (bass, 1966-67), Frank Cook (drums, 1966-67), Larry Taylor (bass, 1967-70, 1978-80, 1987-92, 1996-97, 2010-present), Adolfo de la Parra (drums, 1967-present), Harvey Mandel (guitar, 1969-70, 1990-92, 2010-14), Joel Hill (guitar, 1970-75), Antonio de la Barreda (bass, 1970-73), Richard Hite (bass, 1972-77), James Shane (guitar, 1972-74), Ed Beyer (keyboards, 1973-74), Gene Taylor (keyboards, 1974-76), Chris Morgan (guitar, 1974-77), Mark Skyer (guitar, 1976-77), Richard Exley (bass, 1977-78), Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann (guitar, 1978-80), Ronnie Barron (piano, 1978, 1987-88), Jay Spell (piano, 1978-80), Mike Halby (guitar, 1980-84), Jon Lamb (bass, 1979-80), Ernie Rodriguez (bass, 1980-85), Walter Trout (guitar, 1981-85), Richard Kellogg (vocals, harmonica, 1981-85), Skip Jones (bass guitar, 1985-86), James Thornbury (guitar, 1985-95), Junior Watson (guitar, 1987-90, 1992-95), Ron Shumake (bass, 1990-96), Becky Barksdale (guitar, 1992), Smokey Hormel (guitar, 1992), Robert Lucas (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 1995-2000, 2005-08), Tim "Bird" Pigeon (double bass, 1996), Greg Kage (bass, vocals, 1996-2010), Paul Bryant (guitar, 1997-2000), Stanley "The Baron" Behrens (saxophone, flute, 2000-05), Dallas Hodge (vocals, guitar, 2000-05), Barry Levenson (guitar, 2006-10), Dale Spalding (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 2008-present), John Paulus (guitar, 2012-present)
Track Listing
1. Rollin' and Tumblin' (3:05)
2. Bullfrog Blues (2:15)
3. Evil Is Going On (2:20)
4. Goin' Down Slow (3:44)
5. Catfish Blues (6:42)
6. Dust My Broom (3:14)
7. Help Me (3:10)
8. Big Road Blues (3:09)
9. The Story of My Life (3:36)
10. The Road Song (3:09)
11. Rich Woman (2:50)
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