David Johansen and The Harry Smiths – David Johansen and The Harry Smiths (2000)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:29 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chesky Records
David Johansen is a true musical chameleon. Whether fronting the influential punk band the New York Dolls, lounging it up as Buster Poindexter or invoking the blues with the Harry Smiths, he has always demonstrated his unique talent for taking a musical style and making it his own. On David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, David and his first-rate band summon the spirit of the blues through American musicologist/folklorist Harry Smith. Featuring gripping performances of songs by Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt and Bob Dylan, this 96-kHz/24-bit recording sounds so real you’ll think you’re in the Delta.
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David Johansen and The Harry Smiths – Shaker (2002)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:02 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chesky Records
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths’ Shaker is more than just a tribute to great blues legends and the infamous anthologist of folk music. This work effectively brings together a profound understanding of the folk/blues genre, Johansen’s own gritty style, and a band of seasoned musicians to bring an enticingly accessible creation with traces of rock and jazz sprinkled throughout. Building on the folk accuracy of their first album, Shaker elevates this artistic concept to a new level, casting another set of classic tunes that glow with a coat of that unique Johansen character.
“[Johansen’s] chipped-granite yowl hangs with modal drama over bottleneck guitar and percussion sabotage” – Rolling Stone
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