MOG Editorial Review

One of the most intense blues singers of all time, Chester Arthur Burnett more than earned his moniker. From the outset, Howlin' Wolf's trademark yowl and steamy guitar style set the standard for blues musicians across the country. His first two albums, packaged together in this reissue, offer a fitting introduction, with blazing riffs, harrowing vocals, and the kind of slow, methodical song structures that came to define his career. Ultimately, the album is proof that the wild side of the blues was as vital as the more restrained - a lesson that would later be embraced by everyone from Eric Clapton to the Rolling Stones.