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- A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey
- - 30,777 plays
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R.L. Burnside
Released 1996

Snake Drive
03:45
3,052 plays

Poor Boy
03:38
2,763 plays

Boogie Chillen
02:18
2,508 plays

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- 1
- Goin' Down South
- 04:49
- 10,205 plays

- 2
- Boogie Chillen
- 02:18
- 2,508 plays

- 3
- Poor Boy
- 03:38
- 2,763 plays

- 4
- Brothers
- 02:16
- 1,952 plays

- 5
- Snake Drive
- 03:45
- 3,052 plays

- 6
- Shake 'em On Down
- 05:50
- 2,336 plays

- 7
- The Criminal Inside Me
- 05:53
- 2,402 plays

- 8
- Walkin' Blues
- 04:19
- 1,851 plays

- 9
- Tojo Told Hitler
- 03:01
- 2,187 plays

- 10
- Have You Ever Been Lonely?
- 05:40
- 1,521 plays

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album review

Although he had been playing for years, it wasn't until the 1990s that R.L. Burnside's raw electrified Delta blues were heard by a wide audience. His new fans celebrated his wild, unbridled energy, so it made sense for him to team with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the warped indie rock band that's all about energy. However, the very purists who celebrate Burnside hate Spencer, believing that the latter mocks the blues. As the blistering Ass Pocket of Whiskey proves, Spencer may not treat the blues with reverence, but he and his band capture the wild essence of juke-joint blues. And that makes them the perfect match for Burnside, who knows his history but isn't burdened by it. Together, Burnside and the Blues Explosion make raw, scintillating, unvarnished blues that positively burns. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide