First Pull Up, Then Pull Down

Artist: Papa John Creach
Label: RCA
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 078636687322
EAN: 0078636687322
ASIN: B000002WXY

Release Date: 1996-07-02

First Pull Up, Then Pull Down

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Tracks:

John's Other
Candy Man
Been So Long
Want You To Know
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning
Never Happen No More
Come Back Baby

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Customer Reviews:

All-levels post-graduate seminar on the jammin' blues .......2005-01-09

I first heard this album (vinyl days) on my first day at college when my roommate pulled it out of her stack of LP's and put it on the turntable. She had won it from a radio contest and hadn't listened to it much. When "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" came on, my jaw just dropped and I realized that until that moment that I had known NOTHING about what music could be. It was the introduction to a life-long love of the blues, acoustic and electric. Listen and love it, folks -- this is a post-graduate seminar on bluesy jammin' music! PS -- my 5th grade Sunday school class last year also loved "Keep Your Lamps" when we studied the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.

Only okay.......2002-03-29

Starting off with the promise of "John's Other", an original by funky violinist Papa John Creech, this album slides into mediocrity pretty quickly. "Never Happen No More" is a great song, but is over busy with harpist Will Scarlett and Papa John competing for space around Jorma, Jack and drummer Sammy Piazza. "Been So Long" is a great piece, but was tinkered with in the studio a bit. "I Want You to Know" is just another blues piece, and Papa John just overpowers the rest of the band on it. "Keep Your Lamps" is okay, but Jorma doing it solo on Double Dose knoock all other versions in the dirt, and again, Creech just overplays.

And maybe that's my problem with the whole set: Papa John. Don't misunderstand, I think he added a distinct flavor, ESPECIALLY on Burgers but on the live electric sets (this and Classic Hot Tuna Electric) he gets annoying and repetitive after about two songs.

If you're just discovering Tuna, I still recommend Burgers or the first Hot Tuna Live as starting points.

Hot Tuna's best album.......2001-11-28

I remember the first time I heard this on vinyl in 1971 or 72 it just blew me away. I have other Hot Tuna albums and Jorma albums but this is the best. This is my all time favorite.

Best sampling of 70's Hot Tuna.......1999-06-09

Diverse compilation of studio & live favorites from the Acadamy of Music days of the mid 70's. Hot Tuna, one of the best jammin' rock & roll bands in the universe, is captured live in true form. Great for first time listeners, and favorite of hard core TUNA aficionados! Also, contains the best version of "Come Back Baby" ever recorded!

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