If you listen to the CD on, it is crucial to whether you know or not Robert Johnson. Despite his short life had Johnson an overwhelming influence on the blues and rock later. On the original recording Johnson accompanied his gifted voice only with a guitar. Almost every one of his only 29 pieces (with the second takes to get to 41) has been covered. The list of imitators ranging from Led Zeppelin to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Rolling Stones (Love in Vain) and the Blues Brothers (Sweet Home Chicago). It seems that only a matter of time to have been until EC classifies in this list. This EC has re-enacted with "Rambling On My Mind" already in the 70's Robert Johnson. "Me and Mr. Johnson," is played by musicians perfectly perfect. What is there on the window to suspend? Some, if you have the originals in the ear. Good succeeds EC "They're Red Hot". The fast played 2/4 and the accompaniment starts the original Johnson a very good - a rapidly played ragtime. The remaining pieces barely reach the atmosphere of the original recordings. The tricky rhythm changes from "Kind Hearted Women" in the original has been leveled and thus the fascination of the original EC. In "Come on in My Kitchen" (also covered by the Allman Bros) sounds ironed softened and with backing vocals of typical blues disposal ("it's going to be rainig outdoors"). The joke of the original was in its evocative Medlodie, with the Johnson someone wanted to lure you into his kitchen. "Hellhound On My Trail" rumbles at EC to himself, while the original sounds mystical and duster. From these and other subtleties can be found on the work of EC little. If you want to do without it (music is fortunately not an elitist event), then the inclusion of EC is certainly succeeded. Other imitators have much worse did their job. However, the author has "Me and Mr. Johnson" encouraged once again to listen to the original.
