Greasy Grimey Gopher Guts

The genesis of this volume was an experiment to channel both brothers back towards Gutbucket basics after a year of drifting in different directions, with only one joint venture somewhat related to the gutbucket genre. In this case, each brother set out to make a list of their absolute gutbuckiest artists, with the intent of whittling it down to the greasiest 25 each. After a week or so, Brother Funky had about 40 in his master list; Brother Do-It-All Doowad had about 94 and counting before they called time. When lists were compared, each of the brothers laid claim to their highest ranked 25. Any artist who showed up on both lists (nearly all of them, as to be expected) was assigned to whichever brother ranked them highest.

Brother Funky says: I could have tinkered with my list for months and still easily forgotten some arguably essential artists, or not been completely happy with my rankings. But I'm content enough with my final track selections to live with them.

Brother Doowad says: I did keep Brother Funky abreast of the liberties I was taking as I sequenced the mix (basically by sound, the rankings were quickly set aside) and we agreed to allow some flexibility with regards to replacements, doubling-up picks, and consolidation of artists to contribute to the overall flow. And the trade of Waits for Stones was to gutbucketry what the Rogers Hornsby-Frankie Frisch trade was to depression-era Cardinals baseball. Oh, and Doowadette (not pictured) came up with the title.

Disk 1
1. Bob Dylan – Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence (The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3, 1991
2. Them – Baby Please Don’t Go (Them featuring Van Morrison, 1987
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Before You Accuse Me (Chronicle, Vol. 2, 1986
4. The Black Keys – Give Your Heart Away (Magic Potion, 2006
5. Steve Earle with Emmylou Harris – Taneytown (El Corazón, 1997
6. The White Stripes – Little Bird (De Stijl, 2002
7. Hound Dog Taylor – Give Me Back My Wig (Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, 1971
8. Johnny Winter – Black Cat Bone (Progressive Blues Experiment, 1969
9. The Allmann Joys – Crossroads (Dreams, 1997
10. Derek & The Dominoes – Evil (Crossroads, 1968
11. The Rolling Stones – Stray Cat Blues (Beggars Banquet, 1968
12. Jeff Beck – I Ain’t Superstitious (Truth, 1968
13. Sir Douglas Quintet – In the Pines (Crazy Cajun Recordings Disc 1, 1999
14. Howlin’ Wolf – Tell Me What I’ve Done (The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues, 2002
15. Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm – Dead Letter Blues (The Sun Sessions, 2001
16. B.B. King – B.B. Blues (The Sun Records Collection, 1994
17. Sonny Boy Williamson – Keep It To Yourself (His Best, 1997
18. New York Dolls – Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Too Much Too Soon, 1974
19. Iggy & the Stooges – Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (Raw Power, 1973
20. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Slip Slidin’ Slim (Soul To Soul,
21. El Tri – Todo me sale mal (Fin de Siglo, 1988
22. J. Geils Band – Hard Drivin’ Man (Full House Live, 1972

Disk 2
1. Muddy Waters – The Blues Had a Baby and They Rock and Roll #2 (Hard Again, 1977
2. Chuck Berry – Thirty Days (His Best, Vol. 1, 1997
3. Big Brother & the Holding Company – Women Is Losers (Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1967
4. Etta James – You Shook Me (Blues to the Bone, 2004
5. Albert King – Down Don't Bother Me (Born Under a Bad Sign, 1967
6. Waylon Jennings & the Waymore Blues Band – Closing In On the Fire (Never Say Die – LIVE!, 2007
7. Johnny Thunders – Daddy Rollin' Stone (So Alone, 1978
8. Bo Diddley – She’s Fine, She’s Mine (I’m A Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958, 2007
9. Tom Waits – Chocolate Jesus (Mule Variations, 1999
10. Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars – Memphis Blues (Mister Crump) (Satch Blows the Blues, 2002
11. John Lee Hooker – Boogie Chillen (The Very Best of John Lee Hooker , 1995
12. Leadbelly – Turn Yo’ Radio On (Leadbelly, Vol.6, 1947
13. Ray Charles – It's Alright (The Birth of Soul, 1991
14. Memphis Slim – Someday Baby (Chicago Blues Masters: Vol.1, 1995
15. Jerry Lee Lewis with Keith Richards – That Kind of Fool (Last Man Standing, 2006
16. Hank Williams, Sr. – Ramblin’ Man (20 of Hank Williams’ Greatest Hits, 1990
17. Robert Johnson – Hell Hound On My Trail (King of the Delta Blues Singers, 1966
18. Lightnin' Hopkins – Trouble in Mind (The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins, 1999
19. Son House – Levee Camp Moan (Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions, 1992
20. Son Volt – Open All Night (Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, 2005
21. Kris Kristofferson – Holy Creation (This Old Road, 2006
22. John Prine – The Torch Singer (Diamonds In The Rough, 1972