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The Best Of Taj Mahal


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Taj Mahal’s been chasing the blues around the world for years, but rarely with the passion, energy, and clarity he brought to his first three albums. Taj Mahal, The Natch’l Blues and The Real Thing are the sound of the artist, who was born in 1942, defining himself and his music. On his self-titled 1967 debut, he not only honors the sound of the Delta masters with his driving National steel guitar and hard vocal shout, but ladles in elements of rock and country with the help… More >>

The Best Of Taj Mahal

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  1. #1 by Vinton S. Fountain on July 29, 2010 - 11:47 pm

    Great cd although the added tracks interrupted the flow of the original cd. My biggest beef is that it says “original Recordings Remastered”, which holds true for all of the original tracks except for “Farther On Down The Road” which is NOT the same as the original on “The Best Of”. The backup vocals…”spidoo-spidee” are not on this version and it’s not as funky either. Honestly, that track is the whole reason I bought the cd and was very disappointed in the false advertising. Who is to blame for this? If anyone knows where to get the original version please let me know……
    Rating: 4 / 5

  2. #2 by N. Chandran on July 30, 2010 - 2:46 am

    … a collection to complement this?

    this album covers TJ’s late 60s and early 70s – this is as musical as blues can get. imo taj mahal is first a musician then a bluesman – there’s a difference, you know?

    now how about another collection (maybe double disk) to complement this collection – which covers his later 70s and 80s and 90s …
    Rating: 5 / 5

  3. #3 by Toni L. Carter on July 30, 2010 - 3:22 am

    He never lets us down. These old favorites are blues at the roots. Taj Mahal is one of the great blues men.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. #4 by Anne M. Whitehurst on July 30, 2010 - 5:32 am

    Taj Mahal exudes the essence of music. He could enthrall an audience with a comb and a piece of wax paper if he felt like it. This man is a griot, a National Treasure. This album effortlessly imparts an education in the background of the blues. One jewel of a song after another.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. #5 by Ricardo Neves Gonzalez on July 30, 2010 - 5:42 am

    The capacity of Taj Mahal to go from rock’n roll to New Orleans blues in this cd is clearly evidence of his great versatile style to play.The interpretation of Statesboro Blues is a psychodelic way to play,sometimes remembering The Doors.The 4th.and 5th.tracks remembers New Orleans nights and…the 6th.some Dylan’s tunes!!Great cd for those blues and early rock’n roll fans.The 7th.track,is something from Stones…ohhh!!!!….Is he a versatile bluesman or no???
    What must be said is that all the tracks are from that early years of fertile sinergy between blues and rock’n roll..67;68;71;72;What more we can say???Nothing more…Just sit down and play this fantastic cd with the begining of Mahal’s
    career!!!
    Rating: 5 / 5