Ain't That a Bitch

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review by: mattjoplin date: 2006-12-06 rating:
the dude
Johnny Guitar Watson may be familiar to lovers of blues music and maybe also to fans of Frank Zappa - Frank said that listening to his Three Hours Past Midnight made him pick up the guitar for the first time, and Johnny subsequently guested on several FZ albums. But this is Watson's best album of the 70s, a period where he successfully brought funk, soul and jazz to the blues sound.

Quite simply, this man was one of the coolest musicians ever to walk to the planet. He took blues song forms and lyrics and combined them with Curtis/Stevie/Sly-influenced grooves to create something completely new. Horns, clavinets and wah-wah Fender Rhodes meet ice-pick Telecaster solos and extremely insinuating, sleazy vocals.

If the title track or Superman Lover don't raise a smile, there's something seriously wrong. We're No Exception is a superb ballad which could have been a show-stopper for Sinatra. I Need It veers a little close to disco for my liking but is redeemed by a brilliant vocal performance and spicy horn arrangements. Since I Met You is a breezy finger-snapper reminiscent of Bill Withers' best work.

When I was getting into soul music as a teenager, this album was on constantly along with Sly's Fresh, Stevie's Innervisions and Isley Brothers' 3+3. It certainly deserves to be considered in the same bracket as those three.

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