from Outside the Box

In the digital age, much of our information comes from inside the box of our computers. The view from the outside into this box is what fascinates me as I read the words of writers and see the world through the lens of a photographer's camera.
August 1
But it did on R. L. Burnside’s “A Ass Pocket of Whiskey,” which was recorded and released in ‘96 when the Mississippi native was 70 years old. Unlike Waters and Wolf, Burnside wasn’t compelled to modify his style to accommodate the other musicians. The backing band here was the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, who Burnside had toured with, and their sloppy style of punk blues, sometimes called scuzz blues, suited his barking, sharp-tongued style. Snarling and profane, “Pocket” sounds like it was cut during a night of hard drinking with neither the singer nor the band giving quarter to anybody else’s vision of how these nasty blues ought to go. (via R.L. Burnside’s “A Ass Pocket of Whiskey”: Catching Up - Speakeasy - WSJ )

But it did on R. L. Burnside’s “A Ass Pocket of Whiskey,” which was recorded and released in ‘96 when the Mississippi native was 70 years old. Unlike Waters and Wolf, Burnside wasn’t compelled to modify his style to accommodate the other musicians. The backing band here was the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, who Burnside had toured with, and their sloppy style of punk blues, sometimes called scuzz blues, suited his barking, sharp-tongued style. Snarling and profane, “Pocket” sounds like it was cut during a night of hard drinking with neither the singer nor the band giving quarter to anybody else’s vision of how these nasty blues ought to go. (via R.L. Burnside’s “A Ass Pocket of Whiskey”: Catching Up - Speakeasy - WSJ

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