The masterpiece of the soundtrack is the cover of Howling Wolfs – Smokestack Lightnin’ by mostly unknown actor Eamonn Walker. Walker literally stole the show during the movie, playing one of the most mysterious bluesman of the 50^th and the same thing happened in the soundtrack. Also it is hard not to mention spectacular vocal talents of Beyoncé who sung such Etta James classics as At Last, I’d Rather Go Blind and All I Could Do Was Cry. She really gave them some modern energy, while preserving the original spirit of the good old soul music. Famous rapper Mos Def who played Chuck Berry also gave a good twist to oldies like Maybellene and No Particular Place To Go. And of course one of the main stars – famous Muddy Waters, played by Jeffrey Wright, has half a dozen songs on the soundtrack, with hits like I’m A Man, Hoochie Coochie Man and I Can’t Be Satisfied.

And oh… if you are already running of to the CD shop don’t forget to lay your hands on the Deluxe Version, it’s the one worth buying.

How Do You Like The Sound Of That is a spectacular work filled with early rock-n-roll vibe (even boogie) and early metal similar to Rush and Black Sabbath. Not forgetting a good twist of modern garage bands and vocal style similar to Creedence Clearwater Revival and at some points to Jim Morrison.

If you will some day lay your hands on How Do You Like The Sound Of That expect ten songs and one small interlude, 36 minutes of good old whiskey soaked blues rock.

His debut solo album We Sing Of Only Blood Or Love, released in 2007, is one of the very underrated plates. It has everything that a good album needs. Dax is a great singer with a very interesting voice and adult interesting lyrics. He creates some mystic atmosphere on his record, it’s not normal for blues but it works for me. As for the music it varies from acoustic blues to blues rock to even some Nine Inch Nails influenced parts not loosing the main thing – the groove. Also the guitar work is great all the riffs are catchy as hell, my own favorite is Radiation Blues.

The only bad thing is that the album has no weak songs and after you listen it for three four times you will be singing all the songs.

Their work Bye Bye Blues is like the compilation of best things made in blues, rockabilly and early rock-n-roll, add to this a bit country, swing and surf and you will get an awesome record. The whole production is retro so you will get awesome experience while listening to this record, its like hanging out in a pub somewhere in Texas or riding a 50^th Chevy. Of course the combination is a bit strange because early rockers were not very bit fans of swing, but in this case it works. I hope Quentin Tarantino will read this and put them on the soundtrack of one of his new movies.

Yes this post will be about a movie. No better to say about a Movie.

I’m personally a fan of some southern-stuff: music, bit of a culture and the other entire “South Will Rise Again” thing. This movie caught my attention with its real southern groove but in fact it is a blues movie.

Lot of people are arguing bout where does modern music came from. Some cite the middle-age orchestras, I personally give credit to the pirate ships where the black rhymes and European melodies first collided. But one thing is definite the first style of music as we know it is Delta Blues. Played by poor black people in Mississippi delta it quickly became something more than just music. Later together with jazz they formed rock and roll and it was the blues that gave the melody.

This movie is about blues. Samuel Jackson is playing and old blues-guitarist and his badass voice is exactly what you need for a badass blues. I think he really should record a blues album. Other stuff in the soundtrack is performed by mostly unknown bands like The Black Keys, Outrageous Cherry, North Mississippi Allstars and some real bluesy dudes like R.L. Burnside.

Want to experience the blues? Get this movie and get this soundtrack!