Visit Rolling Stone this morning to hear Benjamin Booker and his band let loose on "Chippewa" during his Live at Third Man Records set last September, then head on over to thirdmanstore.com and pre-order the LP, because you just can't get enough.
Here's what Booker has to say about the record...
"This record is the result of a year on the road. Its the best nights of my life and nights I would give anything to take back. It's sleeping in parking lots and sleeping with people for beds. It's eating bad food with good folks. It's makeups and breakups. It's missing home and never wanting to go back.
Somehow I'm still here. Somehow the boys and I managed to keep things going. We learned from each other. We grew tighter as a band. The songs changed and on the night of September 24th we stepped into that building in Nashville to capture that.
Thank you Mr. White and everyone at Third Man Records for welcoming me into your home and giving me a chance to share something I'm proud of, the live show." — Benjamin Booker
We're proud too.
lol! Oh I plan on it, Kali. Benjamin’s infectious tunes are just too good. I’m not a giver upper :-D I always need to know the words…
ARLABAR: Benjamin’s singing is like Charley Patton’s in that respect(though mellow rather than menacing)— Gotta just keep giving it one more try til it clicks.
Ahh, maybe I need to clarify. The recording is excellent!! Crisp and clear. Love the guitar, the songs, the beat, the music MOVES me!! It’s just frustrating that these ol’ ears can’t make out his breathy-type of singing, sexy as it is. My (hearing) loss.
Man, I wish I’d been there for this, and not just to see Benjamin in those sexy stockings. This album is great, takes me right back to the shows I saw him open for Jack. And I will never ever not be in awe of the fantastic sound of every Blue Room recording, this one’s just as beautifully clear and immediate as every other one I’ve heard so far. I’m sure you’ve heard this before but, damn, y’all really set that room up right.
Love the ROCKIN bluesy boogie of Benjamin’s music, and the “sound” of his voice. Cant make out the lyrics, but the songs are so good the album will be worth buying to find out!
Man I don’t get to Nashville until tonight , too bad that would have been too cool .
Yeah… TMR is so dope that they are always droppin the best artists down front in the Blue Room for us…. Check out Booker’s photos in the Past Event Archives especially if you havent seen him play live yet… You dont wanna miss him again… http://thirdmanrecords.com/calendar/past-events/benjamin-booker-live-at-third-man/ When i saw Booker live he definitely killed it in Milwaukee even though i suspect he kills it wherever he goes… The crowd tried getting antsy with the guy by interrupting his guitar work to yell for Jack and he let it rip with a double dose and then some … YOU ROCK BENJAMIN BOOKER!!!
Fantastic. Saw him at the Chicago show. Already got tix to see him again when he come through in March. This will get me amped for the show. Thanks TM
Yay B B! His show was fantastic at the Masonic in Detroit! Great live performer!!
Thanks TMR can’t wait to hear this one. Also thanks Jack for introducing me to Benjamin Booker at the show in Detroit!