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John Lee continues his purple patch, guests (Van Morrison, Santana, Booker T) abound...
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One of his finest 1990s recordings, Chill Out balances the guitar-glitz of Carlos Santana's guest shot on the karmic title cut with a handful of profoundly deep Hooker solo performances. Among those are new versions of his standards "Tupelo" and "Annie Mae", and the soulful "If You've Never Been in Love", where expert slide-man Roy Rogers provides subtle accompaniment to Hooker's spontaneous storytelling. The band numbers that bookend the album are weak, relying on Hooker's strong vocal presence to overcome sketchy writing. Van Morrison, pianist Charles Brown, and MG's leader Booker T Jones also lend a hand. But Hooker doesn't need anybody's help to get to the passionate heart of his blues. One last note: Anton Corbijn's CD-booklet photographs of ol' Johnny Lee are terrific. --Ted Drozdowski
Amanda Bartlett
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2023
Great delivery and in excellent condition. Just great to listen to something very different I like it ...
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2022
If you like John Lee Hooker, this a great Blues CD!
Kunde
Reviewed in Germany on June 3, 2021
Alles bestens.. schnelle Lieferung. Gerne wieder. Danke
LHB
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018
What do you expect? Yet another great John Lee Hooker album, but this one tends to be overlooked.The master of Boogie Woogie turns in one of the darkest blues tunes ever in "Tupelo": Just JLH and his acoustic gutar. As a matter of fact, Tupelo isn't even The Blues, it's The Blacks. As quiet and dark as death itself.The rest of the album is fantastic as well especially Deep Blue Sea where "Johnny" gives the impression he has a direct connection to everybody from pilots to the guys in the control tower, talking about getting out of a stormy place to get home to see his baby when the jets won't be flying "for three or four days."Classic.
spigomars
Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2016
If i wrote THIS IS JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER JOHN LEE HOOKER disc you might think that i was being disparaging or talking down in regards to this collection of songs. However when i comes to John Lee there could be no greater compliment than to say that this is just as i had said before. John Lee has been on my radar ever since I was 15 when he did a rather smoky disc with Fleetwood mac, Steve miller, and a rather large amount of other people in Chicago. called Boogie Chillun, or House Rent Boogie, it was a rather laid back smoky double disc with all the artists i mentioned before and many others and it really was done in Chicago in 1969, and it really was a big hit on the blues market and it set a benchmark for a great many other Blues artists to reach for many years to follow. It was not until the time when SANTANA came along and joined up with John Lee that things changed once more and now John Lee is moving into another slower and more relaxed direction once again....Spigomars
rory richards
Reviewed in France on February 13, 2016
comme à son habitude,john lee nous régale avec son blues intemporel ,avec une "nouvelle" version de son standard"one bourbon,one scotch,one beer" et une intrusion chicanos en la personne de carlos santana...le résultat est excellent!
れろ
Reviewed in Japan on July 7, 2011
英語の説明にもあるように「CARLOS SANTANA」が参加しています。01. CHILL OUT です。writ, prod, g で参加しています。SANTANAなので、ラテンぽいです。04. MEDLEY: SERVES ME RIGHT TO SUFFER / SYNDICATORVAN MORRISON (vo, g) 参加これには BOOKER T.JONES (org) も参加しています。
Curtis J. George
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2001
CHILL OUT was Hooker's fourth album since his triumphant comeback began in 1989 with THE HEALER. CHILL OUT also won a Grammy in 1995 for the Best Traditional Blues Album. The title track features long time supporter Carlos Santana and his band. Van Morrison further cements their long-standing friendship with a duet on" Medley: Serves Me Right To Suffer/Syndicator." Charles Brown and his band join in on "Kiddio" and "Annie Mae." Unlike some blues CDs filled with guest performers, the guests on this CD do not dominate the songs. John Lee certainly is the front man. In fact, of all the Hooker albums I have heard, and there are hundreds, I would have to say the best display of his vocal talents of all his contemporary recordings.I had the privilege of seeing Hooker two years before his death during his last performance on the East Coast. The CD's last track is slower blues ballad; "We'll Meet Again." If there is blues in heaven, hopefully we will indeed, meet again.
Martin Lemos
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2001
This is a very good album from one of the greatest men in all of music history, John Lee Hooker. This album has a mellow mood to it that makes it perfect to listen too when you want to Chill Out. The title track, is a collaboration with Carlos Santana, a long-time fan of JLH. That song is a classic and was the reason I bought the album in the first place. Other stand out songs here are KIDDIO, ANNIE MAE, TOO YOUNG, ONE BOURBON ONE SCOTCH ONE BEER, and MEDLEY: SERVES ME RIGHT TO SUFFER/SYNDICATOR. Many songs here are updated classics that will sound fresh to new fans. I think that some of the songs on this album where it is JLH and his guitar are without a doubt, the songs that we are able to see how great his talent really voice. He had that perfect voice for his storytelling type of blues music that kept the listener hooked.
Mark Sacher
Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2000
Though true JLH fans probably have found some of his earlier CDs to be a better reflection of his talents, this is a fun blues CD for those who are just getting into Blues. After just a few plays, you'll be humming "Kiddio" as if you've known it for years. Hooker's rendition of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" is more likely to get you doing "air-band" than George Thorogood's version. Finally, the title cut ("Chill Out") is a great piece that should have received substantially greater attention. Much of the CD is just Hooker's voice, a guitar and a tapping shoe, with an occassional piano thrown in, but a few cuts have a bit more. Don't let that scare you... this is a good buy.
Node Rogue
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2000
Even though John Lee Hooker does not need any help when he talks the blues, he brought in some excellent backup: Santana, Booker T., and Van Morrison, which alone should pique your interests to at least take a listen to this disc, if not buy it outright. Overall, the disc has a fairly mellow/slow feel to it with tracks like "Too Young" and "We'll Meet Again"; however it does pick up a bit with "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" and "Kiddio."If you need a relaxing, laid back, excellent blues CD to add to your collection, I highly recommend you make room for this one in your library. You won't be disappointed.
Tim Weber
Reviewed in Canada on April 24, 2000
There's nice stuff here, but most of these songs are retreads of numbers he's done much better on superior albums much earlier in his career. DO NOT MAKE ANY HOOKER RELEASED AFTER 1980 YOUR FIRST PURCHASE (or second, or third, or fourth, or fifth, or..) Earlier Hooker is much, much better. Trust me.
Kymbolina2@aol.com
Reviewed in Canada on August 29, 1999
This album is the first John Lee Hooker album i've ever listened to and I am indeed, a 'Hooked' fan. His words and his music moved me and still do into a realm of blues that I havent had matched with any other yet. This album is without a doubt inspirable. As an aspiring blues singer, I am without a doubt, inspired.
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