Blue Eyed Monster

Blues · 1996 · 13 tracks · 47m

Blue Eyed Monster

Otis Taylor's raw 1996 debut of hypnotic, skeletal acoustic blues. Driven by a gravelly baritone, sparse banjo, and a dark, haunting atmosphere.

1996 · Shoelace Records/Music

A dark, hypnotic, and deeply solitary journey through raw acoustic blues and spectral storytelling.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 47m

01

Black Betty

0:39

02

Harry, Turn the Music Up

3:19

03

Hungry for Love

6:56

04

Nobody Knows My Name

3:44

05

Sito's Banjo Rag

0:33

06

Odie's Train Time

4:51

07

Coffee Woman

4:18

08

Sito's Banjo Rag

0:33

09

Ham Bones

1:38

10

Hey Joe

7:17

11

Sleepwalking Monster

4:56

12

Crawlin' Kingsnake

6:18

13

Laughing at the Moonlight

2:15

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden, jarring transition from the brief opening chant of Black Betty into the raw acoustic stomp of Harry, Turn the Music Up.

The slow, hypnotic unspooling of Hey Joe, where the familiar progression is stripped down to a tense, skeletal crawl.

The brief, bright respite of Sito's Banjo Rag, cutting through the heavy, dark atmosphere with rapid, traditional picking.

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