„I Smell A Rat“ sucht genauso wie sein Vorgänger „Roll Your Moneymaker“ nach den rohen Ursprüngen des Genres, konzentriert sich auf die eher düstere, Blues-besoffene und moralisch anrüchige Seite des schwarzen Rock`n Roll, die vom Popmarkt oft wenig beachtet wurde, aber spätestens mit der Invasion britischer weißer Rocker zur geheiligten Quelle aller Rock`n Roll-Rebellion aufstieg.
Zusammengestellt, kommentiert und herausgegeben von: Jonathan Fischer
„Whatever you call it, it’s wonderful, spirited stuff, ranging from the primal blues spirit of Howlin‘ Wolf to the rocking gospel of cover star Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the most influential female guitarist since the legendary Memphis Minnie. Fischer’s selection focuses on the seamier R&B which swept away the eunuch sentimentality of 1950s white pop „like a window being opened to let out the stale air“, as Nik Cohn characterised it: the lascivious snarls of Big Mama Thornton and Little Esther Phillips, the latter’s complaint of „Hound Dog“; the lothario charm of Johnny Guitar Watson; the automotive sex metaphors of Chuck Berry and Billy The Kid Emerson; the hypnotic-exotic rhythms of Rosco Gordon, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley; the black rockabilly of Tarheel Slim; and the downright weird, borderline tasteless fantasies of Andre Williams and Sly Fox.“ – The Independent, UK (4 von 5 Sternen)
- 1. Howlin' Wolf Poor Boy 02:27
- 2. Big Mama Thornton I Smell A Rat 02:39
- 3. Guitar Slim Well I Done Got Over It 02:28
- 4. Billy the kid Emerson Every Woman I Know 02:42
- 5. Johnny Guitar Watson One More Kiss 02:17
- 6. The Coasters Three Cool Cats 02:28
- 7. Chuck Willis I Feel So Bad 02:55
- 8. Tarheel Slim Number Nine Train 03:01
- 9. Little Esther Phillips Hound Dog 02:34
- 10. Robert Hockwood Jr Dig Myself A Hole 02:38
- 11. John Lee Hooker Baby Lee 02:58
- 12. Junior Wells Little By Little 02:34
- 13. Amos Milburn Juice Juice Juice 01:55
- 14. Lonnie the cat I Ain`t Drunk 02:28
- 15. Etta James Nobody Loves You Like Me 02:26
- 16. The 5 Royales Think 02:37
- 17. Little Willie John All Around The World 02:56
- 18. Sister Rosetta Tharpe Can`t No Grave Hold My Body Down 02:43
- 19. Big Maybelle Oceans Of Tears 02:30
- 20. Sandra Meade Fever 02:41
- 21. Bo Diddley She`s Fine, She`s Mine 02:42
- 22. Sly Fox My Four Women 03:07
- 23. Andre Williams Bacon Fat 03:04
- 24. Rosco Gordon Throwin`My Money Away 03:23
- 25. Chuck Berry No Money Down 02:58
- 26. Jimmy Mccracklin Gonna Tell Your Mother 02:33