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Silas Hogan was typical of the Excello Records blues artists in following the template set by the great Slim Harpo, who took the laconic approach of Jimmy Reed and slowed it down even more, resulting in a loose, swampy sound that is as recognizable as it is infectious. How much of this so-called swamp blues genre is actually due to producer Jay Miller is open to conjecture, but whoever designed the Excello sound, it was enduring, and Hogan did it as well as anyone. So Long Blues collects all his singles for the label, and the result is a wonderfully cohesive album that feels as thick and bottomless as a Louisiana bayou. Every track here fits the pattern, and there isn't much of a variance in tempo, which is fine since it helps build a smoky, trance-like feel, and Hogan is wisely in no hurry to break out of it. The accumulative effect is powerful, but individual tracks do stand out, including his signature tune, "I'm Gonna Quit You Baby," "Lonesome La La" (which features an odd, sprung Cajun rhythm), the organ-fueled "So Glad," and the slowest exercise in the Bo Diddley beat you'll ever hear, "Just Give Me a Chance." This is a marvelous collection, but Excello's own Trouble anthology might be even better since it includes everything here plus alternate takes of "Lonesome La La," "I'm in Love With You Baby," "Sittin' Here Wondering," and "I'm Going in the Valley." ~Review by Steve Leggett

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Tracks:

01 - I'm Gonna Quit You Pretty Baby.mp3
02 - Trouble At Home Blues.mp3
03 - You're Too Late Baby.mp3
04 - Airport Blues.mp3
05 - Go On Pretty Baby.mp3
06 - Here They Are Again.mp3
07 - Lonesome La La.mp3
08 - Roamin' Woman Blues.mp3
09 - I'm Goin' In The Valley.mp3
10 - Everybody Needs Somebody.mp3
11 - Just Give Me A Chance.mp3
12 - Dark Clouds Rollin'.mp3
13 - Early One Morning.mp3
14 - I'm In Love With You Baby.mp3
15 - More Trouble At Home.mp3
16 - Sittin' Here Wondering.mp3
17 - So Glad.mp3
18 - Every Saturday Night.mp3
19 - Baby Please Come Back To Me.mp3
20 - If I Ever Needed You Baby.mp3
21 - Out And Down Blues.mp3
22 - So Long Blues.mp3

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