Name: Snakebite
Brand: Blind Pig
SKU: 88105
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Snakebite

Rating

Album: Snakebite

Song Title

Time

What's Wrong

Snakebite

Please Don't Dog Me

Key to Your Door

Shake It

I Ain't Lookin for No Love

Country Boy

Lump on Your Stump

Lonesome Trouble

10)

Man You Need, The

11)

Mind Your Own Business

Performer Notes

Magic Slim & The Teardrops: Magic Slim (vocals, guitar); Michael Dotson (vocals, electric & slide guitars); Nick Holt (bass, background vocals); Allen Kirk (drums).
Recorded at Hot Ham & Cheese, Chicago, Illinois. Includes liner notes by Beverly Zeldin-Palmer.
Personnel: Magic Slim (vocals, guitar); Michael Dotson (vocals, guitar); Fred Breitberg (recorder); Allen Kirk (drums); Nick Holt (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Fred Breitberg.
Photographer: Mark Smalling.
Snakebite is the best and most cohesive Magic Slim album to date, where all the things he does best come together in one place. Expertly produced by Dick Shurman, this spotlights all the groove that makes Slim a bandstand favorite, with none of the rough edges that mar his other studio or live efforts. The songs are top-notch (seven of the 11 tunes here are Slim originals), and this version of the Teardrops -- Nick Holt on bass, Allen Kirk on drums, and Michael Dotson on second guitar -- lay a greasy pocket down behind their leader that fits perfectly. Slim's vocals are spot-on, and his guitar work is his most focused yet. A truly inspired session, this is the perfect introduction to Magic Slim. ~ Cub Koda

Professional Reviews

CMJ (5/8/00, p.29) - "...A solid blues album full of piss, vinegar and that toejammin' sting to make you scream 'Lord have mercy!'..."