A Walk on the Blues Side [Compendia] (2006)

About this title: This two-disc set traces through the roots rock side of the blues, with a handful of gospel-inflected blues pieces thrown in, and the end result feels a bit like listening to an Americana block on an AOR radio station, which is great if you like that sort of thing, and less than great if you don't. Among the highlights are the Fabulous Thunderbirds' furiously rocking "Hard Knock," Robert Lockwood, Jr.'s assured acoustic version of "Bring It on Home," and Bobby Womack singing his classic "It's All Over Now." A latter-day version of the Band doing "Last Train to Memphis" is also worth noting, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Hard Knock [Wilson/Nicholson]
2. 'Til I Found You [Hambridge/Tedeschi]
3. Blues Power [Clapton/Russell]
4. Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band [Vegas/Vegas/Ford]
5. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry [Dylan]
6. The Weight [Robertson]
7. Last Train to Memphis [Charles]
8. Slow Moving Train [Sandler/Tucker Sr.]
9. Before You Accuse Me [McDaniel]
10. One Good Man [Joplin]
11. Custard Pie [Page/Plant]
12. No Dope [Fountain]
13. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues [Arlen/Koehler]
14. What Good Can Drinkin' Do [Joplin]
15. When a Man Loves a Woman [Lewis/Right]
16. White Cadillac (Ode to Ronnie Hawkins) [Ciarlante/Weider/He]
17. Bold as Love [Osborne]
18. I Need Your Love So Bad [Little Willie John]
19. Watching the River Flow [Dylan]
20. How Sweet It Is [Dozier/Holland/Holl]
21. I Believe I'm Gonna Make It [Tex]
22. Trampled Underfoot [Jones/Page/Plant/Bo]
23. Bring It on Home, Pt. 1 [Dixon]
24. Ventilator Blues [Jagger/Richards/Tay]
25. A Touch of Love [Burns]
26. We Can Win [Winter/Russell]
27. Turtle Blues [Joplin]
28. It's All Over Now [Womack/Womack]
29. People Get Ready [Mayfield]
30. Trouble in Mind [Jones]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.