Courts reviewed Can't Be Satisfied by Robert Gordon
Well Researched, Tedious to Read
4 stars
I got to admit, it's hard for me to rate this book. On the one hand, it seems very well researched and gives a balanced view of one of the main characters that made the Blues popular. It shows the good, the bad and the plain ugly and does not put Muddy on a pedestal, but instead also shows many of his character flaws.
Nonetheless, it was hard to read sometimes. I guess mainly because of all the research that went into it and the fact that it was written about 15 years after Muddy's death, it does not feel very personal, but more like an arrangement of facts and stories that were only experienced second hand by the author, and thereby third-hand by the reader.
Still, if you want to learn something about one of the major influences of the Blues and all that came thereafter (like the Rolling …
I got to admit, it's hard for me to rate this book. On the one hand, it seems very well researched and gives a balanced view of one of the main characters that made the Blues popular. It shows the good, the bad and the plain ugly and does not put Muddy on a pedestal, but instead also shows many of his character flaws.
Nonetheless, it was hard to read sometimes. I guess mainly because of all the research that went into it and the fact that it was written about 15 years after Muddy's death, it does not feel very personal, but more like an arrangement of facts and stories that were only experienced second hand by the author, and thereby third-hand by the reader.
Still, if you want to learn something about one of the major influences of the Blues and all that came thereafter (like the Rolling Stones whose name was chosen from a verse of one of Muddy Water's songs) then this is a good read and recommended.
