Search - Mike Bloomfield :: Live at the Old Waldorf

Big disappointment

Big Jess | New York | 06/05/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"First, let me say I am a huge Bloomfield fan; I think he was one of the best electric blues guitarists ever. His "Don't Say that I Ain't Your Man" is an absolute classic, desert-island choice, and a great over-view of his playing. I have also played guitar for close to 40 years. I regret saying that I find this record absolutely unlistenable. I thought I must have missed something, so I went back and listened carefully. Same conclusion. I think someone had these tapes from a bad night during not a great period for him and decided to make some money. I have no doubt that if Mike had lived, and someone had come to him years later with these tapes, he would have buried them."

Bloomfield one of the greatest, but not presented here.

F. Fox | 02/04/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"First I need to start off with I feel Michael Bloomfield is one of the greatest blues guitar players of all time. Without a doubt his precision and dedication to playing the blues is unsurpassed. But that being said I cannot say I enjoyed the majority of this CD. His slide guitar playing was at times very sloppy and disorganized. As soon as Michael would put down the slide his true brilliance would resurface instantly. The problem is he was playing slide on a good chunk of this recording."