Track Listing

1. Mississippi Boll Weevil
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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8135 in Music
• Released on: 2005-09-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.com
Blues revivalists? Jam band? Power trio? Psychedelic tripsters? Southern rockers? While previous releases have found the pride of North Mississippi exploring various manifestations of their musical identity, on Electric Blue Watermelon they pull everything together and bring their artistic progression full circle. While acknowledging the seminal influence of Delta bluesman Charley Patton ("Mississippi Bollweevil") and fife master Otha Turner ("Teasin' Brown," "Bounce Ball"), the album finds common spirit in contemporary hip-hop on "No Mo" and "Stompin' My Foot," with guest rapper Al Kapone helping the band bridge past and future. Lucinda Williams teams with guitarist Luther Dickinson for a playful duet on "Hurry Up Sunrise," while steel guitarist Robert Randolph and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band extend the album's aural palette. Over the course of almost seven and a half minutes, "Mean Ol' World Wind Down" takes the listener on a musical journey from fife-and-drum roots through Bo Diddley insistence to Allman Brothers expansiveness. No matter how far they extend their musical vistas, the Allstars are always bringing it all back home. --Don McLeese