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Track Listing
1. Mississippi Bollweevil
2. No Mo
3. Teasin' Brown
4. Moonshine
5. Hurry up Sunrise
6. Stompin' My Foot
7. Bang Bang Lulu
8. Deep Blue Sea
9. Mean Ol' Wind Died Down
10. Horseshoe
11. Bounce Ball
Album Notes
North Mississippi Allstars: Chris Chew (guitar); Cody Dickinson (drums); Luther Dickinson.
Additional personnel: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, East Memphis Slim, Jim Spake, Jimbo Mathus, Jimmy Davis , John Stubblefield, Al Kapone, Lucinda Williams, Otha Turner, R.L. Boyce, Robert Randolph, Rod Evans, Steve Selvidge, Susan Marshall, Ben Nichols, Jim Crosthwait, Mary Lindsay Dickinson.
Recording information: Sam Phillips Recording, Memphis, Tennessee; Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee (2005).
ELECTRIC BLUE WATERMELON furthers the notion that the North Mississippi Allstars have become something of a rolling history of 20th-century musical forms. Deeply rooted in Delta blues of the heavily rhythmic, modal variety pioneered by Charlie Patton (the band covers Patton's "Mississippi Bollweevil" here) and practiced by latter-century artists like R.L. Burnside, the Allstars spread their wings to encompass old-school rock & roll, country, electrified blues rock, '60s psychedelia, hip-hop, and a dash of alt-rock sensibility.
Typically uneasy musical partners go remarkably well together in the Allstars world. Even the deepest roots music (there are two Otha Turner compositions, originally written for fife and drums) and a nod to contemporary country (Dickinson's duet with Lucinda Williams on "Hurry Up Sunrise") make it into the mix, proving the Allstars to be one of the most versatile and wide-ranging bands around.
Industry Reviews
...[H]ealthy dollops of hip-hop, funk, soul, and country.... - Grade: B plus
[They] celebrate the joys of juke joint blues. The trio's roots-heavy, Otha Turner-meets-Furry Lewis sound is augmented by guests...
3 stars out of 5 -- [I]t's the uptempo hip hop of 'No Mo' and playful pop of 'Hurry Up Sunrise', featuring Lucinda Williams, that shine brightest.
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