Howlin Wolf Built For Comfort

From 1968. Howlin Wolf released a whole album of psychadelic funk-rock type tunes, this is one of my favourites.

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Music

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• Howlin Wolf
• Built For Comfort
• psychadelic funk
• funk
• rock
• marshall chess
• pete cosey
• phil upchurch

[johnwaynesfoot]

Anyway, I had a really long beard during those days; it was like down to the navel and Id sometimes braid it. So on one occasion during the session, Wolf walks up to me and says in that raspy voice of his, Why dont you take them wah-wahs and all that other shit and go throw it off into the lake on your way to the barbershop? I mean, he just wiped me out with one stroke, man! Covered all the territory—the long hair, the beard, the wah-wahs and the whole deal.

[johnwaynesfoot]

As (Pete) Cosey says of that memorable session: Wolf was outraged when we were cutting. Muddy only showed a bit of doubt during his sessions but the Wolf was furious. I had all my gadgets at the session—a Jordan Bosstone distortion pedal, a couple of wah-wah pedals and an Echoplex—and, man, he didnt want to hear that at all! I have some pictures of that session and he was scowling pretty bad at me in a few. "

[designermite]

...cause I built For comfort...I ain't built for speed...

[MICHULA54]

okay..so as much as i love music..i am baffled..i 1st heard Hoyt Axton do this song in the movie "Heart Like a Wheel" the true story of Shirley Cha-Cha Muldowney, 1st woman to drive funny cars..out of New York..Bonnie Bedelia played her part. Awesome movie..but I could never find this song anywhere. Now i have found it, & feel quite embarrassed. ugh!!! Loving Z.Z. Hill, B.B. King etc. should have known it would of been a natural blues song...lol

[jjislaw]

Howlin' Wolf might of hated it but I think it's amazing, this whole album has such a good groove to it, like the Black Keys but over 40 years before.

[tedwyer]

This some good music! 

[grinsonyou]

When I was 14 this was one of my favorite albums, along with East West (Butterfield) and Absolutely Free (Zappa). Still love em!

[dukeuke1]

I NEED & WANT a FUZZ Pedal like this ! The Electric Bass was around in the 1930`s ala Electro-String Co. & Doc Kaufman

[GeorgeHarrysSon]

It's hard to believe Wolf hated the music this much and still put so much into his singing, 'cuz it's wonderful as usual. But I could sure imagine him having mixed feelings on going this way. And I've heard parts of Electric Mudd that are pretty damn good. These two guys were brilliant at adapting to new stuff. Coming up from the south, I doubt if they ever heard of an electric guitar, for one example. The electric bass hadn't been invented yet (1948, Leo Fender.) It's just hard to imagine.

[albertinkstain]

never argue with a wot-viler !!!

or a wolf !

[albertinkstain]

never argue with a wot-viler !!!

[dengie75]

this is great blues, i love the london sessions too, if you like this check out muddy waters after the rain a real gem ( and avoid electricmud at all cost )