Fat Possum
established themselves with the raw, hypnotic Mississippi
electric blues
of folks like the late, great
Junior Kimbrough
and
R.L. Burnside
, but that isn't their only stock in trade, as evidenced by their third label compilation,
Not the Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 3
.
appears a couple times, once in a nice acoustic setting and once in a more modern setting featuring rapper
Lyrics Born
. Not exactly what you'd expect from
, but it works! In addition to the
blues
offerings, there are some solid rockers, too, from the raw
rock
of
the Black Keys
to
Iggy & the Stooges
covering
. Both
Thee Shams
Paul Westerberg
's
Grandpaboy
channel the swaggering spirit of
the Rolling Stones
in their '70s heyday, with
singer
Zach Gabbard
sounding uncannily like a young
Mick Jagger
. Either you like
Bob Log III
or you don't, but regardless, he continues with his boob fetish in probably the weakest moment of the album. The real treasure trove is to be found in the recordings of
George Mitchell
, which
acquired the rights to, featuring unreleased performances from the likes of
Furry Lewis
Mississippi Fred McDowell
surely lives up to its moniker, and coupled with a budget price, it makes it a good way to check out what
is all about. ~ Sean Westergaard