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Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger [Bonus Tracks]:
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![Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger [Bonus Tracks]](http://entimg.msn.com/img/prov_a/150_80/pop/cov200/drg200/g295/g29504xinzr.jpg) |
| Artist: Bo Diddley |
| Release Date: Apr 13, 2004 |
| Label: Chess/Geffen/MCA |
| Genre: Rock |
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The most flamboyantly packaged and distinctively themed of Bo Diddley's original albums, this record has always had unusual appeal, freely mixing truly wild R&B originals and distinctive covers (Bo even cops a legitimate arranging credit on "Sixteen Tons"). In this remastered edition, his and Peggy Jones' guitars have a resonant, bell-like clarity on top of their patented crunchiness, and the voices are up-front and in your face (check out the remastered "Do What I Say" for the combined virtues). Additionally, the record has been expanded over the original CD release with eight minutes of outtakes from the same January-February 1960 sessions -- the soulful "Prisoner of Love," showing off Bo's singing on a subtle, sultry level that he wasn't often given a chance to display; the doo wop-influenced "Googlia Moo," which shows how effective Bo's sound works in a slow, loping beat; and "Better Watch Yourself," a Chicago-style blues piece that shows Bo striding across Muddy Waters' territory, not far from (and not much less interesting than) "I'm a Man." ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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