- blues, delta blues, electric delta blues
- 42 min
- 10 tracks
- Fat Possum Records
A Ass Pocket of Whiskey is the seventh studio album by the American hill country blues musician R. L. Burnside, recorded in conjunction with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. It was released on June 18, 1996, through Matador Records. Unusually, The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings gave the album two contrasting ratings, indicating divided critical opinion.
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Character
Classical in form, intimate, character-led and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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Tracks
- 1Goin’ Down South4:49
- 2Boogie Chillen2:18
- 3Poor Boy3:39
- 42 Brothers2:16
- 5Snake Drive3:46
- 6Shake ’em On Down5:51
- 7The Criminal Inside Me5:53
- 8Walkin’ Blues4:20
- 9Tojo Told Hitler3:02
- 10Have You Ever Been Lonely?5:43
10 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- R.L. Burnside
- Label
- Fat Possum Records
- Released
- 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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