Passion of the Weiss Muxtape #9-The I’ve Either Got Mono Or I’m Just Really Bored Blues
Still waylaid by this mysterious illness, going on five days and counting. Not fishing for sympathy but it’s been a rather nasty combination of fatigue, aches, pains and weird red welts all over my legs (No Hives). My infinitely apathetic doctor couldn’t tell me much more than “you have a virus,” get some rest, drink some chicken soup, watch the rest of your Simpsons Season 9 on DVD.” Needless to say, last night the Beer Baron saved the day. Up yours Rex Banner.
My other primary diversions have been the haunted and hypnotic alchemy of Light in August and pre-WWII Delta hell-hound blues. The sort of stuff that reminds you as bad as it gets, it’s still pretty good. After all, I could be blogging under the stage name, Blind Jeffrey Weiss, an alias originally slated to be my pen name, but unfortunately previously taken by a popular Israeli Ophthalmological blogger. I’m no expert on the Blues but I know a little and hopefully you’ll enjoy the mix. It sounds right to me in the middle of this fierce August haze.
Passion of the Weiss Muxtape #9- The I’ve Either Got Mono Or I’m Just Really Bored Blues
Tracklisting After the Jump
1.Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues
2.Blind Willie Davis-When The Saints Go Marching
3.Blind Willie Johnson-Lord I Just Can’t Keep from Crying
4.Thomas A. Dorsey-How About You?
5.Frank Palmes- Troubled ‘Bout My Soul
6. Skip James-Devil Got My Woman
7. Son House-Death Letter
8. Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie- When The Levee Breaks
9. Leadbelly-Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
10.Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues
11. Jaybird Coleman- Man Trouble Blues
12. Bukka White -Shake ‘Em On Down
Stumble It!
August 15th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Feel better, Weiss… I know it won’t squash a virus, but a little Emergen-C in the Kool-Aid always brightens me up.
At least your mixing faculties are still intact - you’ve got a nice one here.
August 15th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I didn’t even need to click through to know “Death Letter” would be on this. Bueno.
August 15th, 2008 at 7:52 am
You need some of nature’s medicine. I always feel better with some BTs.
August 15th, 2008 at 9:20 am
at my store, we sell a tea called “take it easy.” i should send you some.
ah, “death letter.” god bless the white stripes for covering that song and showing me the wonders of son house.
August 15th, 2008 at 10:42 am
watch out for mysterious pus oozing from your dick. that could indicate a problem.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:01 am
“Doctor, check this rash, look how red it’s been”
“It’s probably AIDS!” Forget it then
August 15th, 2008 at 11:35 am
This is what I get for kissing Baby.
August 16th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Dope mix, I’ve actually been bumping The Stones’ Exile on Mainstreet ever since I got back and this is the perfect stuff to use as a transition to the hardcore stuff.
August 16th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
When will the Smoking Gun blow the lid on this whole “Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil” thing? I’ve long had suspicions he and the devil were never really “walking side by side.”